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From: curl@wjvax.UUCP (Jim Curl)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Fixing inexpensive bikes
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Date: Mon, 2-Dec-85 21:02:34 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  2 21:02:34 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Dec-85 05:45:18 EST
Organization: Watkins Johnson Co., San Jose Ca. USA
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A question for you experienced bicycle mechanics:

I am currently overhauling a relatively inexpensive ($250) bike and have
discovered that it is sometimes impossible to adjust the hubs or the
bottom bracket as desired.  The manual that I am using says to adjust
until there is no (or *very* little) play and no tightness or binding.
With my less than perfect machine, however, I find that I am having to
compromise between one of two evils:  A little more play than I would
ideally like, or some tightness/binding.

I realize that either one of these situations leads to early wearing out of
the associated components, but given the alternatives, which is preferable?

Answer by mail or by posting a response.


        ( "This looks like a job for Bicycle Repairman!" )

                                                  -- jim curl, san jose