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- BICYCLE TUNE-UP
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- A Step-By-Step Tutorial
- big2L/20/53/
- 1. Adjust the Headset.
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- While the bike is on the
- floor, use two tests to check your
- headset. First, lift the front
- wheel off the ground by holding
- the top tube of the frame. If the
- headset is loose enough, the
- handlebar and front wheel will
- flop to one side or the other.
- Next, apply the front brake or
- hold the front wheel from turning,
- and push the bike back and forth
- an inch or two on the floor. A
- loose headset will click a little.
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- The headset adjusts like most
- bike bearings, there is an
- adjustable cup or cone at the top,
- and a locknut above that. By
- screwing the adjustable cone or
- cup closer to the bearings, the
- adjustment gets tighter. On many
- headsets there is an interlocking
- mechanism that means you will have
- to loosen the locknut several
- turns. On some there are actually
- two locknuts that must be loosened
- before you can make the
- adjustment.
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