How oneself to make minor repairs of the bicycleHacking off the chainIt is worthwhile learning yourself to hack the chain off because it can be very useful during longer trips. It can happen that many kilometres from the house the chain will break and we will not be able to go back on a bike. If only to hack the chain off you should put the last undamaged cell with outside flat pieces of metal in handcuffer to the chain, to cut away remained unnecessary or destroyed links through tightening the hand vice.It is necessary to do it cautiously so that the bolt of the chain stops in the outside flat piece of metal. Best to do it slowly and to check what a few rotations with hand vice where the bolt is found. Next we are linking altogether prepared ends of the chain through pressing the bolt handcuffer to the chain. As the cell hacked off will be stiffer than stayed we should in the place of hacking off bend the chain to sides several times. Thanks to that the chain won't be stiff in the place of joining. Patching the tubeAt first you should uncover where the tube is broken. The gap is often so small that it is hard to uncover it. You should lightly inflate the tube. It is possible to sense the breeze of leaking air moving the tube slowly in front of your nose. You should check whether there is the second similar hole next to the found hole because this is often met damage. Next you should clean the place of damage with the abrasive paper. You should mark the tube to the thin layer of glue on the surface and wait about one minute. Next you must remove the aluminium protective foil from the small patch and exactly press the small patch to the tube. After a few minutes it is possible to establish the tube to the tyre.Main Page |