Bicycles
A bicycle is a two-wheeled, man-powered vehicle. Any questions about purchasing, riding, or maintaining a bicycle can be asked here.
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First you need to know the brand. It could be a MONARK or a SILVER KING, etc. (Just like Pontiac and Chevrolet are both made by...
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Bicycle crashes can result in serious injury. In 1997, more than half a million persons were injured badly enough to need...
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I have recently purchased a Monark Super Deluxe Bike in the Chicago area. It is absolutly the best riding bike I have ever owned....
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what year this western flyer was made 55x10-416007 This answer makes NO sense
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They are carried at loads of places. Walmart, Zellers, etc. . I was rather surprised at how many places actually sell them....
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There are League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors who can help new first time or experienced riders ride safely and...
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There is two ways. 1. Buy new brake pads for the calipers, they may be worn. (Sometimes you can turn the pads around to be...
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Number of Bicycles WorldwideThree wildly different answers have been given: 1,421,000,001 512,145,754,102 Probably about...
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Kevlar (Aromatic Polyamides) is used in tire reinforcement. Polybutadiene (Butadiene Rubber, BR) is used for the carcass and...
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Use a socket wrench to unscrew the pegs then once they are off, put all the parts back the way you found them.
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The answer to that would differ a lot depending on what tire you're thinking about, and what the pressure is. Tires come in very...
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1 piece cranks need the 1/2 inch pedals while 2-3 piece cranks use 9/16th
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Special paint for metal. Ask at the paint shop.
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It means that if you put that tire on the right kind of rim it can be used w/o an inner tube.
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That's all down to how much custom work you're willing to put into it. You can get 33 different combinations with stuff that's...
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Magna bicycles are pretty cheap to begin with. They make fully featured, yet poorly constructed, bicycles that sell new under...
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Just take off your stem and undo the brake wires that conect to the gyro on both sides, then just take off the brake handle off...
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Bike tires are available in a wide variety of sizes, and you need the right one for it to be of any use for you, so not much...
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Probably b/c the fit of the bike. Putting too much weight on the hands can cause that. Things to try: shifting saddle...
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In the US - tireIn the UK - tyre
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Bicycle Moto X, with X being short for Cross. Basically riding a bike as if it was a dirt bike motorcycle.
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You need a special tool called a crank puller. Then, depending on your bottom bracket you might need another special splined tool...
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Loosen rear wheel axle nuts on both sides, slide wheel slightly forward. Set chain in place on chainwheel and sprocket. Slide...
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The male BMX rider in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was Liam Phillips. He did not advance to the semifinals after placing...
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You certainly can, but if you ever intend to ride on roads brakes are really good to have. Im most places they're even required...
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There's something strange here. Tachometers usually count the RPMs(Revolutions-per-minute) of engines, and bicycles as a rule...
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Watts are basically a measure of effort, or how hard you're working. Keeping track of how many watts you can generate, and for...
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The penny farthing had no gearing between the pedals and the front/drive wheel, so the front/drive wheel had to be made really...
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In motor-driven vehicles it's often best to use a high gear, as it reduces the likelihood of the wheels spinning loose.For a...
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WD stands for Water Displacement, so it's not really intended as a lube. It's better than nothing, but not as good as a real...
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Depends on what you want from it. Single speed bikes are as a rule very robust, and the drivetrain components tends to last a...
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because oil reduces friction, makes things more slippery, which is good for moving parts.
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Bicycles rarely turn into valuable collectibles, so probably not a lot. Your best bet is to look for similar bikes on eBay or...
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Both, and several inbetween. The gear is chosen to get the same pedalling effort regardless if the course is uphill, flat or...
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http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=283367
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My boyfriend recently bought one of these for me. The company seems new but the product came exactly as advertised - Colorful,...
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With some care and attention. It's a bit long to go into here, so I'll add a link where you can read more.
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i guess you should try and hit it with hammer or ax?
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There's no set answer to that question, as it would depend on how fast you're going. And that would depend on quite a lot of...
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get good at riding get noticed, by competing, posting films of your riding on youtube etc keep riding well enough to maintain...
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The bicycle has been around for quite awhile now, and remained looking pretty much the same. Much of the design is given by the...
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Several. wrong, there are actually 375,352,425 people that ride to work each week:)
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Like this: Do you want to go faster, but can't spin the cranks any faster? Get a smaller one.Do you feel like it's hard to get...
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You would use very, thin tires. This really makes your bicycle go faster.
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You shouldn't really need to assemble the derailleur at all, only mount it to the bike.I'll add some links below.
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The overwhelming majority of bike chains are made of steel alloys, although a few are made of titanium.
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The bicycle was the forst affordable vehicle for personal transportation, allowing regular people to work, study and socialize...
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You should always wear a helmet not matter what age you are.
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Battery operated ones are pretty much like flashlights, only in a different packaging. Dynamo operated ones simply are connected...
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Why, Spin Master, of course! The same company that brought you Tech Deck (mini Skateboards) and Air Hogs (mini RC planes and...
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Depends on the type of crank, there are a couple of options available. Most have square taper cranks, in which case you need a...
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The most obvious difference is that the 20" bike has 20" wheels and the 26" bike has 26" wheels. After that it's details like how...
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Extensive research has shown that there is surprisingly little difference in rider performance between different crank lengths....
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Asking how they compare is like comparing a snowmobile and a 4 wheel ATV. They both serve a purpose. Each have their followers....
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Depends on rear hub design. Some specials can take 9. 11 is quite common, another smallest is 14.
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To power bicycle lights w/o having to rely on batteries.
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The ticking comes from the pawls in the freewheel mechanism that allows you to coast.If you want a more quiet bike you can pack...
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Usually mainly plastic
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Depends on the type of valves the bicycle wheels have. Many use Schrader, which is the same as for cars, but quite a few use a...
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The movement of another body is transmitted to a rectangular coil of wire that is inside a U-Shaped magnet. The motion of this...
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The Penny-Farthing was too expensive and too impractical to be very important by itself, but it was important in a roundabout way...
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two people on the bike
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There's really no telling. Can be noname eBay frames for a few hundred dollars to well known brands for thousands.
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The movement of another body is transmitted to a rectangular coil of wire that is inside a U-Shaped magnet. The motion of this...
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Depends on how hard you're using it - but, yes.
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The are a number of very highly rated Road Bicycles most of the top makes and models are ridden by professional cycle teams....
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Basically the same stuff that torches are made of, usually plastic although aluminum is still an option.
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First off, give up this 18/21 speed nonsense. Tha may be how many dealers label their bikes, but if you gonna mix n' match you're...
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No. 700C translates to a Bead Seat Diameter(where the tire contacts the rim) of 622 mm, and the most common 26 inch is 559 mm -...
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Depends on the traffic situation, not on the vehicle.
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IT is on the unerneath of the main Pedal gear assembly. Starts with a letter,then 6 numeric digits. there is a 4 digit numeric...
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For handlebars, "center to center" means the center of the bar (the tube) on one side to the center of the bar on the other side....
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Some chains are looped together using a special quck-connect link that can be opened by hand, or with the aid of a vise grip or...
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F.R.I.M (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia) has a couple of intermediate tracks. Bukit Kiara has a various array of track...
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Probably, but you're best off measuring the bars first. A BMX bar is 7/8" (22-something mm) by the grips.
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The bicycle was the first widely affordable means of personal transportation, making it possible for people to work, study and...
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What we know as the modern bicycle was not invented until the 1860's, but there were earlier types of inventions that resembled...
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A bicycle helmet can be anything from USD 30 to USD 200. As long as the comply to the same standard, more expensive doesn't have...
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the best pump 4 your money is nike you can find it at all retail stores
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You can get a DK 2009 reaction for $100 on the akron/canton craigslist.
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Depends. If it's a regular tandem that's steered from the front handlebar he'd be a stoker. If it's one of those rare tandems...
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Way too many variations to answer here, and it also depends on what's wrong with it. I'll post a couple of links to bike...
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The hub desings aren't special to the brand of the bicycle, but there are a couple of different ones to chose from. If the...
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A dynamo is a type of electrical generator. On a bicycle it is in contact with the wheels, so that it spins when the bike is...
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Cycling is definitely picking up popularity in the US. As for Europe, I'm not sure. If you ever want to know how much popularity...
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Probably for the same reason that most right handers prefer pulling into a parking lot on the left ;)
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Really depends on who you ask. Some people care a lot about where their stuff is made, others consider quality, value-for-money...
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Different BMXes have different axle sizes. Easiest is to measure what you've got.
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If the questioner is asking why a bicycle does not easily fall over while someone is riding one, it is because the swiftly...
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Yes but it is hard you may want to take it to a welding shop because they might be able to fix it but they may not know how to so...
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It drives the rear wheel. Used on newer/more expensive bikes instead of a freewheel.
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The clothes pin doesn't necessarily symbolize anything in particular. It is used to keep the cuff of your pants from getting...
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It depends on local laws. In most cities, universities, etc. it is illegal to chain a bike to a handrail, tree, signpost,...
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I want to do this with my bike too. I think you need to cut the top tube off, then find a tube of metal the same width as the old...
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