Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Silence a Noisy Bike

Spokes and Valve Stem
TEST Check for loose spokes and valve stems. Otherwise, spokes may be rubbing the nipples.
FIX True your wheel. (For a video tutorial, click here.) Grease the nipples and spots where spokes cross. Matte-black spokes are apt to creak. If the valve stem wiggles, wrap it with electrical tape.

 

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Source: http://www.bicycling.com/maintenance/repair-maintenance/silence-noisy-bike

John J. Stephenson Dennis D. Coleman Jamie E. Davis Erin N. Gemmill Jerry P. Dwyer Maria B. Moore

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