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I would recommend getting the wheels trued and the derailluer adjusted at a bike shop.

55 posted on 06/08/2015 5:48:59 AM PDT by IamConservative (If fighting fire with fire is a good idea, why do the pros use water?)

To: IamConservative

My son's bike is at the bike shop 🚲, his derailleur needs adjustment and his wheel is slightly bent. I do lots of repair myself, but truing is not my forte. The bike shop I use is about 100 years old. Good shop.

62 posted on 06/08/2015 8:56:14 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)

To: IamConservative

Well I adjusted the front derailleurs today. Between two sprockets, it wouldn’t go into the high one, so I had to tighten it up. That part was easy.
The hard part was adjusting the front brake so the cable would go through a fitting that was designed for it, took a while.

Took it for a quick 3 miler up to the lake.

Finally found my old Schwinn receipt. For a V43, back in 85, it cost 600 bucks. But that bike was seriously tripped out - quick release on the brakes, quick release on the wheels, you name it!

But it was LIGHT compared to this bike.

And since I have now over 100 invested in this bike, I’m thinking about backing off and buying a GOOD touring bike... time will tell...

70 posted on 06/15/2015 2:40:02 AM PDT by djf (OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)

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