How to repair the bicycle handle

How to repair the bicycle handle

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The bicycle is one of the most popular vehicles. Simple and reliable, it allows to go successfully both on the city, and on narrow forest footpaths and rural roads. That the bicycle always regularly brought you to the destination, it needs periodic adjustment and timely repair. One of knots with which there can be problems from time to time is the wheel handle.

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Instruction

1. In the simplest case the plastic or rubber handle of the wheel can just begin to be turned and fly that prevents management. To solve such problem, remove the handle from the wheel, smooth out metal in the place of its stay by the file or emery cloth. After that grease metal and the internal surface of the handle with glue and establish it into place. After drying up gluing the wheel again will strongly stay put intended to it.

2. Pay attention that at this repair it is impossible to use contact adhesives – that is such which demand to sustain previously 10-15 minutes greased with surface glue. The usual stiffening glue capable to stick together different materials is required. It is possible to use also epoxy glue.

3. If one of the reasons of the provorachivaniye of the handle are its mechanical damages, for example, anguishes, the handle needs to be put on glue and something in addition to record from above. In the simplest case it can be the layer of the insulating tape, however it is rather fragile and is quickly used up. It is better to use stronger materials – for example, the thin leather thong. He should be put on glue too, palm off the end of the thong under extreme rounds and tighten, accurately cut off surplus. The handles which are wrapped up in the leather thong are very convenient, hands on them don't sweat and don't slide.

4. Sometimes problems arise with the brake handle – as a rule, they are connected with its wrong course. It is very simple to adjust the correct tension of the rope of the emergency brake, for this purpose find the tension nut or the wheel on the handle. Having twisted it in any given party, adjust the course of the handle of the emergency brake, convenient for you. If it isn't possible to make it, then the cable, most likely, needs substitute.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team

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