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3I. BRAKES
/ƚƐǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚƐƐĂĨĞƚLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJůĞĂƌŶĂŶĚƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌǁŚŝĐŚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐǁŚŝĐŚďƌĂŬĞŽŶLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞdƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJƚŚĞ
ůĞŌďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƌďƌĂŬĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚďƌĂŬĞďƵƚƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚƐďŝŬĞƐďƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞƐĞƚƵƉ
ƚŚŝƐǁĂLJƐƋƵĞĞnjĞŽŶĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĂŶĚůŽŽŬƚŽƐĞĞǁŚŝĐŚďƌĂŬĞĨƌŽŶƚŽƌƌĞĂƌĞŶŐĂŐĞƐEŽǁĚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌ
DĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚƐĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚĂŶĚƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ/ĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƚŽŽƐŵĂůůƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞůĞǀĞƌƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚLJŽƵƌůŽĐĂůďŝŬĞƐŚŽƉďĞĨŽƌĞƌŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞďŝŬĞdŚĞůĞǀĞƌƌĞĂĐŚŵĂLJďĞĂĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞŽƌLJŽƵŵĂLJŶĞĞĚĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶ
,ŽǁďƌĂŬĞƐǁŽƌŬ
dŚĞ ďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂďŝĐLJĐůĞ ŝƐĂ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝĐƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ ďƌĂŬŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐdŽ ŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŵĂdžŝŵƵŵ ĨƌŝĐƟŽŶ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŬĞĞƉLJŽƵƌǁŚĞĞůƌŝŵƐĂŶĚďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐĨƌĞĞŽĨĚŝƌƚůƵďƌŝĐĂŶƚƐǁĂdžĞƐŽƌƉŽůŝƐŚĞƐ
ƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŽůLJŽƵƌƐƉĞĞĚŶŽƚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƚŽƉƚŚĞďŝŬĞDĂdžŝŵƵŵďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚǁŚĞĞůŽĐĐƵƌƐĂƚƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚũƵƐƚďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞ
ǁŚĞĞůůŽĐŬƐƵƉ;ƐƚŽƉƐƌŽƚĂƟŶŐͿĂŶĚƐƚĂƌƚƐƚŽƐŬŝĚKŶĐĞƚŚĞƚLJƌĞƐŬŝĚƐLJŽƵĂĐƚƵĂůůLJůŽƐĞŵŽƐƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĚĂůůĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶƚƌŽů
zŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐůŽǁŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƐŵŽŽƚŚůLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚůŽĐŬŝŶŐƵƉĂǁŚĞĞů
dŚĞƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞŝƐĐĂůůĞĚƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞďƌĂŬĞŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶ/ŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨũĞƌŬŝŶŐƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬLJŽƵůůŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞ
ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞůĞǀĞƌƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞůLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞ
/ĨLJŽƵĨĞĞůƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůďĞŐŝŶƚŽůŽĐŬƵƉƌĞůĞĂƐĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞũƵƐƚĂůŝƩůĞƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůƌŽƚĂƟŶŐũƵƐƚƐŚŽƌƚŽĨůŽĐŬƵƉ/ƚƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂ
ĨĞĞůĨŽƌƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌĞĂĐŚǁŚĞĞůĂƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƉĞĞĚƐĂŶĚŽŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐdŽďĞƩĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ
ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůŝƩůĞďLJǁĂůŬŝŶŐLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞĂŶĚĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂŵŽƵŶƚƐŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽĞĂĐŚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƵŶƟůƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůůŽĐŬƐ
tŚĞŶLJŽƵĂƉƉůLJŽŶĞŽƌďŽƚŚďƌĂŬĞƐƚŚĞďŝŬĞďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽƐůŽǁďƵƚLJŽƵƌďŽĚLJǁĂŶƚƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƉĞĞĚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƚǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐdŚŝƐĐĂƵƐĞƐĂ
ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽĨǁĞŝŐŚƚƚŽƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚǁŚĞĞů;ŽƌƵŶĚĞƌŚĞĂǀLJďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚǁŚĞĞůŚƵďǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚƐĞŶĚLJŽƵŇLJŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌƐͿ
ǁŚĞĞůǁŝƚŚŵŽƌĞǁĞŝŐŚƚŽŶŝƚǁŝůůĂĐĐĞƉƚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌďƌĂŬĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞďĞĨŽƌĞůŽĐŬƵƉĂǁŚĞĞůǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐǁĞŝŐŚƚǁŝůůůŽĐŬƵƉǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐďƌĂŬĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ
^ŽĂƐLJŽƵĂƉƉůLJďƌĂŬĞƐĂŶĚLJŽƵƌǁĞŝŐŚƚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌĞĚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽƐŚŝŌLJŽƵƌďŽĚLJƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌŽĨƚŚĞďŝŬĞƚŽƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌǁĞŝŐŚƚ
ďĂĐŬŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌǁŚĞĞůĂŶĚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽďŽƚŚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞƌĞĂƌďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĨƌŽŶƚďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞdŚŝƐŝƐĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƐƐŚŝŌǁĞŝŐŚƚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ
dǁŽŬĞLJƐƚŽĞīĞĐƟǀĞƐƉĞĞĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐǁŚĞĞů ůŽĐŬƵƉĂŶĚǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ dŚŝƐǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ
ƉƌŽŶŽƵŶĐĞĚŝĨLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŚĂƐĂĨƌŽŶƚƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶĨŽƌŬ&ƌŽŶƚƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶĚŝƉƐƵŶĚĞƌďƌĂŬŝŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌWƌĂĐƟĐĞďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚƌĂĸĐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌŚĂnjĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƌŝĚĞŽŶůŽŽƐĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŽƌŝŶǁĞƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ/ƚǁŝůůƚĂŬĞůŽŶŐĞƌƚŽƐƚŽƉŽŶůŽŽƐĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŽƌŝŶǁĞƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌdŝƌĞ
ĂĚŚĞƐŝŽŶŝƐƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƐŽƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůƐŚĂǀĞůĞƐƐĐŽƌŶĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚďƌĂŬŝŶŐƚƌĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĐĂŶůŽĐŬƵƉǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐďƌĂŬĞĨŽƌĐĞDŽŝƐƚƵƌĞŽƌĚŝƌƚŽŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞ
ƉĂĚƐƌĞĚƵĐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŐƌŝƉdŚĞǁĂLJƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽŶůŽŽƐĞŽƌǁĞƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŝƐƚŽŐŽŵŽƌĞƐůŽǁůLJ
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^ĞƫŶŐŐĞĂƌƐŽŶĂĨƌŽŶƚĚĞƌĂŝůůĞƵƌ
tŚŝůƐƚƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĞĚĂůƐƐĞƚƚŚĞůĞŌŚĂŶĚŐĞĂƌƐŚŝŌĞƌƚŽ
ƚŚĞůŽǁĞƐƚŐĞĂƌ;ƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĐŽŐ ĂƚƚŚĞ ĨƌŽŶƚͿĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ
ŚĂŶĚƐŚŝŌĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŐĞĂƌ;ƐŵĂůůĞƐƚĐŽŐĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬͿ
zŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶŝƐƌƵŶŶŝŶŐĨƌĞĞůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƚŚĞ ĐĂŐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŽŶƚ ĚĞƌĂŝůůĞƵƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ /Ĩ ŝƚ
ĐĂƚĐŚĞƐLJŽƵĐĂŶŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĐĂŐĞďLJƐůŝŐŚƚůLJĂĚũƵƐƟŶŐƚŚĞ>
ƐĐƌĞǁ
>ĞĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĞůĞŌŚĂŶĚŐĞĂƌƐŚŝŌĞƌǁŚĞƌĞŝƚŝƐƐĞƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ
ŚĂŶĚ ƐŚŝŌĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁĞƐƚ ŐĞĂƌ ;ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŐͿ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚ
ƐƚĞƉii
ŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞůĞŌŚĂŶĚƐŚŝŌĞƌƵƉŽŶĞŐĞĂƌ/ĨƚŚĞŐĞĂƌĚŽĞƐŶƚ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƐŵŽŽƚŚůLJ ŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ĐŽŐ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂĚũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ
ĐĂďůĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐĐƌĞǁ&ŽƌƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚĚĞƌĂŝůůĞƵƌƚŚŝƐ ŝƐĨŽƵŶĚ
ĞŝƚŚĞƌŽŶƚŚĞŐĞĂƌƐŚŝŌĞƌ;ĐŚĞĐŬǁŚŝĐŚŽŶĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŝŶƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƐĞĐƟŽŶͿŽƌŽŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƌŽĂĚďŝŬĞƐŝƚŝƐĨŽƵŶĚŽŶƚŚĞ
ĚŽǁŶƚƵďĞŽĨƚŚĞ ĨƌĂŵĞũƵƐƚĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞŐĞĂƌĐĂďůĞŐƵŝĚĞ
dƵƌŶƐůŝŐŚƚůLJĂŶĚŬĞĞƉƚĞƐƟŶŐƵŶƟůLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚƚŚĞ
ĚĞƐŝƌĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚ
KŶĐĞƚŚĞ ŐĞĂƌƐĂƌĞĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůLJƐŚŝŌ ƚŚĞůĞŌ ŚĂŶĚ
ƐŚŝŌĞƌŽŶƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŐĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶĐĂŶŶŽƚ
ĐůĞĂƌƚŚĞĐĂŐĞĂŶĚĐŽŵĞŽīƚŚĞĐŽŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚŽƉ/ĨŝƚĐĂŶ
LJŽƵĐĂŶ ĂĚũƵƐƚŝƚ ďLJ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ , ƐĐƌĞǁ ǁŝƚŚĂ
ƉŚŝůůŝƉƐƐĐƌĞǁĚƌŝǀĞƌ
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LIMITER SCREWS
These are marked ‘H’ & ‘L’,
and are sometimes found
in dierent positions on
the derailleur
CAGE
This guides the
chain between
the cogs
CABLE TENSION SCREW
This may be located on the
shifter. On some road bikes
however it is found on the
frame
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Replacing an innertube
tĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚLJŽƵĂůǁĂLJƐĐĂƌƌLJĂƐƉĂƌĞŝŶŶĞƌƚƵďĞǁŚĞŶŽƵƚŽŶLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞWƵŶĐƚƵƌĞƌĞƉĂŝƌƐĂƌĞŽŬĨŽƌĂŶĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJĮdžďƵƚĂŶ
ŝŶƉƌŽƉĞƌƌĞƉĂŝƌŽƌƚŽŽŵĂŶLJƌĞƉĂŝƌƐŵĂLJĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞŝŶŶĞƌƚƵďĞƚŽĨĂŝůƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐŝŶLJŽƵůŽƐŝŶŐĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚĨĂůůŝŶŐ
ZĞŵŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚĞĞů ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ
ďŝĐLJĐůĞLJŽƵĐĂŶĨŽůůŽǁƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůƐ
ƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐŵĂŶƵĂůŝĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞ
ĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞŽŶŚŽǁƚŽĚŽƚŚŝƐ
>ĞƚĂůůƚŚĞĂŝƌŽƵĨƚŚĞƚƵďĞ
Then insert two tyre levers
between the rim and the tyre to
ƉƌŝƐĞƚŚĞƚLJƌĞŽīƚŚĞƌŝŵďĞĨŽƌĞ
ƌĞŵŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŶĞƌƚƵďĞ ĨƌŽŵ
ŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƚLJƌĞ
WƵŵƉ ũƵƐƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ Ăŝƌ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ŶĞǁ ƚƵďĞ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ƚŽ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ƚĂŬĞ
ƐŚĂƉĞĂŶĚŝŶƐĞƌƚŝƚŝŶƚŚĞƚLJƌĞ
ĞĨŽƌĞ ƉƵƫŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĞ ďĂĐŬ ŽŶ
ƚŚĞ ƌŝŵ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůǀĞ ŐŽĞƐ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŵ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ
ůǁĂLJƐĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌŝŵƚĂƉĞŝƐ
ĞǀĞŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŵ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞĐŬ
ƚŚĞƌŝŵĨŽƌĂŶLJĚĂŵĂŐĞ
ZĞƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƌĞ ŽŶĞ ƐŝĚĞ Ăƚ Ă
ƟŵĞŽƌŝƚǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞǀĞƌLJƟŐŚƚ
KŶĐĞŝƚ ŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚ ĂůůƚŚĞ ǁĂLJŽŶ
LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƵƐĞ LJŽƵƌ ƚLJƌĞ ůĞǀĞƌƐ ƚŽ
ĨŽƌĐĞďĂĐŬŝŶƉůĂĐĞ
ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŽ ƉƵŵƉ ƚŚĞ ǁŚĞĞů
up to the recommended pressure
ƐĞƫŶŐ
Note: Never use screwdrivers
in place of tyre levers as sharp
edges may dammage the rim.
You can however use the handles
of metal kitchen spoons as long
has these no have sharp edges.