Bicycle Repairing
Contents
- Covers essential tools and shop layout for bicycle repair at three budget levels, with advice on arrangement and stock.
- Describes various stands and fixtures for holding bicycles upright or inverted during repair work.
- Explains brazing furnaces, flux, and spelter, with detailed instructions for joining bicycle frame parts using high-temperature soldering.
- Describes methods for hardening and tempering steel bicycle components to restore or increase their durability.
- Covers fitting, brazing, truing, and testing bicycle frames, including methods for detecting and correcting bends or misalignment.
- Explains how to restore, true, and test bicycle forks that have been bent or damaged.
- Describes stringing up, truing, and drilling rims, with instructions for building and adjusting wheels to run true.
- Covers repair of single tube and inner tube pneumatic tires, including patching punctures and reseating tires.
- Explains how to replace and repair valves on pneumatic tires to restore airtight seals.
- Describes techniques for bending and reshaping handle bars that have been twisted or damaged.
- A collection of practical tips covering ball bearings, chain links, brakes, and other small repairs not covered elsewhere.
- Explains liquid enameling, oven construction, and step-by-step directions for refinishing bicycle frames.
- Covers setting up a nickel plating bath, preparing surfaces, and plating bicycle parts to restore bright finishes.
- Describes shop account systems and methods for charging customers, ensuring repairs are tracked and billed accurately.