Cables; Adjusting The Brakes And Gears; Lubricating The Chain; Tires - Babboe Curve Maintenance

Cables

Cables w ill s tretch d uring r egular u se o f t he b ike. W e a dvise y ou t o r egularly
readjust a nd l ubricate t he c ables t o o ptimize t heir e ffectiveness. Y ou s hould
preferably l ubricate y our b rake c ables b efore t he w eather b ecomes t oo c old a nd
starts f reezing. T his w ill p revent t he i nner c able f rom f reezing t o t he o uter c able,
which w ill r educe t he e ffectiveness o f t he c ables.
Adjusting t he b rakes a nd g ears
Adjusting t he b rakes c an e asily b e d one y ourself u sing t he a djusting b olts o f t he
disc b rakes. T o a djust t he r ear b rake, t urn t he a djusting b olt a way f rom t he b rake
hub. B y d oing t his, y ou i ncrease t he p ressure o n t he b rake c able. T he p arking
brake i s l inked t o t he f ront b rakes. T o i mprove t he e ffectiveness o f t he p arking
brake y ou s hould t ighten b oth f ront b rakes. Y ou c an d o t his b y t urning t he
adjusting b olts a way f rom t he b rake h ub. M ake s ure t o a djust b oth f ront b rakes
equally. Y ou c an a djust t he g ears b y t urning t he e nd o f t he b rake c able, w hich i s
attached t o t he h andle b ars. T o a djust t he h ighest g ear y ou s hould t ighten t he
adjusting b olt, b y t he w heel, a nd t o a djust t he l owest g ear y ou s hould l oosen t he
adjusting b olt.
Lubricating t he c hain
You s hould m aintain y our b ike c hain b y u sing a c hain l ubricant. S lowly t urn t he
crank ( just t urn t he b ike p edal) b ackwards w hile l ubricating t he c hain. W hen
using l ubricant, y ou s hould d rip i t o nto t he c hain o ne l ink a t a t ime. W hen y ou
have l ubricated t he c hain, t urn t he c rank f orwards a nd b ackwards t o e nsure t hat
the l ubricant i s w ell s pread o ut o ver t he c hain. T hen u se a d ry p iece o f c loth t o
remove e xcess l ubricant f rom t he c hain. T he l ubricant s hould b e o n t he i nside o f
the c hain, n ot o n t he o utside.

Tires

You s hould c arefully m onitor t he a ir p ressure o f y our t ires. B y r egularly i nflating
the t ires, t he b icycle w ill c ontinue t o f eel l ight w hen r iding a nd t he t ires w ill l ast
longer. T he t ires c an b e i nflated u sing a b icycle p ump w ith a w oods v alve
adaptor. T he t ires o n a B abboe a re D utch a nd a re n ot s tandard t ires. W oods v alve
adaptors c an b e p urchased i n m ost l ocal b ike s hops.