This document provides an agenda for a road ready clinic to help riders prepare their bikes. The agenda includes sessions on tires, brakes, cables, drivetrain, bearings, and bolts led by Sam and Tom. The goal is to help riders know what to look for and maintain on their bikes and to have fun. The clinic will end at 8:00 pm so riders can get home.
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Road Ready Clinic 2012
1.
2. ROAD READY CLINIC
Welcome
How to get road-ready:
7.10p Sam Parts that stop and go
7.20p Tom Parts that power, move
7:30p ALL
8:00p End Home!
3. INTRO
Our goal for tonight:
• Know what to look for
• Know what to maintain
• HAVE FUN
4. READY : YOUR TIRES
What you are looking for:
• Trouble spots: Cracks, dry
rot, movement from wheel
rim, cuts, debris
• Know your PSI (tire
pressure)
5. READY : YOUR BRAKES
What you are looking for:
SAM
• Check for wear / wear line
• Glazing
• Dry
• Don’t want it scraping the
wheel rim
6. READY : YOUR CABLES
What you are looking for:
SAM
• Rust and corrosion
• Fraying on the cable or
housing
7. READY : YOUR DRIVETRAIN
Give cranks, chain, rings
TOM
the once over
• Check for visible surface
rust
• Clean and lube it
• Shift the gears- shifts ok?
8. READY : YOUR BEARINGS
Check where parts move:
sounds or rattling in...
• In headset
• In cranks
• In hubs
9. READY : YOUR BOLTS
Check where parts connect.
No wobbling of:
• Stem
• Handlebars
• Seatpost
• Brake and shift levers
• Quick releases (seat,
wheels)
10. AND NOW: GO RIDE!
Upcoming events
• Red Hook Criterium - Next Saturday
• Sidewalk sale - This weekend
• Kids Club fundraiser - 3/26
• How to choose a bike - 4/3
HAVE FUN!