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The BBB-2 Table of Contents

Chapter 1: BASIC BICYCLE MECHANICAL SKILLS
Chapter 2: TIRE AND TUBES
Chapter 3: REAR SPROCKETS
Chapter 4: HUBS
Chapter 5: WHEEL TRUING
Chapter 6: PEDALS
Chapter 7: CRANKSETS
Chapter 8: CHAINS
Chapter 9: DERAILLEUR SYSTEMS
Chapter 10: INTERNAL GEAR SYSTEMS
Chapter 11: CALIPER DISC BRAKE SYSTEMS
Chapter 12: RIM CALIPER BRAKE SYSTEMS
Chapter 13: HANDLEBARS, STEMS, SADDLES & SEAT POSTS
Chapter 14: HEADSETS
Chapter 15: FRAME AND FORK
Chapter 16: Suspension
Chapter 17: ON-THE-RIDE-REPAIRS
Chapter 18: BIKE WASHING
Appendixes: A, B, C, D

Chapter 1: Basic Bicycle Maintenance

  • Threaded Fastener Tension and Torque
  • Lubrication, Thread lockers, & Cleaners
  • Diagnoising Mechanical Problems
  • Tools and Tool Selection
  • Repair Stands
  • Home Shop Set Up

Chapter 2: Tires and Tubes

  • Remvoing Wheels
  • Removing Tire & Tube from Rim
  • Inspecting the Inner Tube
  • Inspecting the Tire
  • Rim Strip
  • Repairing Inner Tubes
  • Pre-Glued Patch Repair
  • Repairing Inner Tube with Self-Vulcanizing Patches
  • Inner Tube Sealant
  • Tire Liners
  • Tempory Repair of Tire with Boot
  • Inner Tube Valves
  • Tire & Tube Sizing
  • Installing Tire & Tube on Wheel
  • Installing Wheels on Bike
  • Intalling Front Wheels with Disc Brakes
  • Solid Axle
  • Through Axle System
  • Tubeless System

Chapter 3: REAR SPROCKETS

  • Cassette Sprocket Removal & Installation
  • Freewheel Sprocket Removal & Installaton
  • Rear Sprocket Inspection & Cleaning
  • Fixed Gear
  • Top of Page

Chapter 4: HUBS

  • Bearing Service-cup and cone adjustable
  • Dissassembly- cup and cone adjustable hubs
  • Parts Inspection- cup and cone adjustable hubs
  • Assembly- cup and cone adjustable hubs
  • Hub Adjustment- cup and cone adjustable hubs
  • Hub Adjustment- Solid Axle- cup and cone
  • Campagnolo and Shimano Dura-Ace 7800 and 7801 Oversize Hub Service
  • Freehub Removal and Installation
  • Cartridge Bearing Service

Chapter 5: WHEEL TRUING

  • Truing Truing Overview
  • Truing Procedure
  • Lateral Truing
  • Radial Truing
  • Wheel Centering (Dish)
  • Spoke Tension
  • Replacing Broken or Damaged Spokes
  • Wheel Wear, Repair & Damage

Chapter 6: PEDALS

  • Pedal Removal
  • Pedal Installation
  • Damage to Crank Pedal Threads
  • Pedal Bearing Service
  • Shimano® Pedals-axle-bearing assembly type
  • Shimano® Pedals-lockring and cup type
  • Cartridge Bearing Pedal Service-Crank Brothers®

Chapter 7: CRANKSETS

  • Crank Removal (three piece cranks)
  • Crank Removal: Octalink® or ISIS® Drive spline
  • Crank Installation—Octalink® or ISIS Drive® Splined
  • Crank Installation: 3-piece Square Spindle
  • External Bearing Crankset Systems
  • Bearing Cup Installation
  • Crank Installation & Removal of Compression Slotted Arm Cranks: Shimano® & FSA®
  • Installation & Removal of Shimano® Octalink External Bearing Crank
  • Installation & Removal of Race Face® X-type Cranks
  • Campagnolo® & Fulcrum®: Ultra-Torque Crank
  • Non-Threaded Crankset-BB30 & BB90
  • Bottom Bracket Bearing System
  • Bottom Bracket Tool Selection
  • Cartridge Bottom Brackets
  • Cartridge Bottom Bracket Removal & Installation
  • Adjustable Bottom Brackets
  • Adjustable Bottom Bracket Removal
  • Adjustable Bottom Bracket Installation
  • Adjustable Bottom Bracket Adjustment
  • Chainrings
  • Chainring Replacement Chainring Wear & Damage

 

Chapter 8: CHAINS
  • Chain Sizing for Derailleur Bikes
  • Shimano® Chain with Connecting Rivet
  • Campagnolo® 10-speed Chain
  • Chain with “Master-link”
  • Chain with Reusable Rivets
  • New Chain Installation on Derailleur Bikes
  • Tight Link Repair
  • Chain Sizing and Tension Adjustment: Two-Sprocket Bicycles
  • Chain Tension-Two Sprocket Bikes without Tension Idler Device
  • Chain Tension Using Idler Chain Tension Device
  • Chain Tension: Eccentric Bottom Brackets on Tandem and Single Speeds
  • Chain Wear and Damage
  • Chain Cleaning
  • Chain Lubrication

Chapter 9: DERAILLEUR SYSTEMS

  • Cable System
  • Cable Housing Lengths
  • Cable Lubrication
  • Shift Levers
  • Flat Bar Shifters
  • Twist-Grip Shifters
  • Above-The-Bar Shifters
  • Drop Bar Integral Brake & Gear Shifters
  • Down Tube Shifters
  • Bar End Shifters
  • Front Derailler
  • Derailleur Cable Attachment
  • Height Adjustment
  • Rotation Adjustment
  • Limit Screw Adjustment
  • L-limit Screw
  • H-limit Screw
  • Index Adjustment-Three Chainring Bikes
  • Index Adjustment-Two Chainring Bikes
  • Front Derailleur Performance
  • Rear Derailleur
  • Derailleur Capacity & Maximum Sprocket Size
  • Derailleur Cable Attachment
  • Limit Screw Adjustment
  • H-limit Screw
  • L-limit Screw
  • B-limit Screw
  • Index Adjustment
  • Shimano® “Rapid Rise™” Derailleur—Indexing Adjustment
  • Chainline
  • Derailleur Hanger Alignment & Repair
  • Derailleur Wear & Service
  • Troubleshooting Derailleur Systems
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Chapter 10: INTERNAL GEAR SYSTEMS

  • SRAM DUALDRIVE®
  • SRAM® I-Motion 9
  • Shimano® Inter-7 or Inter-8 H 8-1 Brake Levers
  • 8-2 Cable System
  • 8-21 Cable Lubrication
  • 8-3 Caliper Rim Brakes
  • 8-31 Cantilever Caliper Adjustment
  • 8-32 Linear Pull Caliper Adjustment
  • 8-33 Dual Pivot Caliper Adjustment

Chapter 11: CALIPER DISC BRAKE SYSTEMS

  • Caliper Types2
  • Rotors
  • Hydraulic Brake Levers
  • Hydraulic Disc Calipers
  • Hydraulic Brake Caliper Alignment
  • Shimano® Hydraulic Brakes
  • Magura® Hydraulic Caliper Brakes
  • Hayes® Hydraulic Caliper Brakes
  • Avid Hydraulic Caliper Brakes
  • Avid® Brake Bleeding
  • Mechanic Disc Calipers
  • Brake Levers
  • Caliper Pad Alignment & Clearance
  • Shimano® Mechanical Disc Calipers
  • Tektro® Mechanical Disc Calipers
  • Hayes® Mechanical Disc Calipers
  • Avid® Mechanical Brake

Chapter 12: Caliper Rim Brake Systems

  • Brake Levers
  • Upright Bar Brake Levers
  • Drop Bar Brake Levers
  • Cable System
  • Cable Lubrication
  • Cable Housing Length
  • Caliper Brakes
  • Brake Pads
  • Vertical Height Alignment
  • Tangent Alignment
  • Vertical Face Alignment
  • Pad Toeing
  • Cantilever Caliper Adjustment
  • Linear Pull Caliper Adjustment
  • Dual Pivot Caliper Adjustment
  • Side Pull Caliper Adjustment

CHAPTER 13: HANDLEBARS, STEMS, SADDLES & SEATPOSTS

  • Upright Bars
  • Drop Style Handlebars (Road Bars)
  • Stems
  • Quill Stems
  • Threadless Stems
  • Saddles
  • Seat Post

Chapter 14: HEADSETS

  • Headset Types
  • Headset Service
  • Threadless Headset Service
  • Threaded Headset Service
  • Headset Replacement & Installation
  • Headset Stack Height
  • Headset Removal
  • Pressed Headset Installation
  • Fork Crown Race Installation
  • Star Nut & Compression Plug Installation
  • Fork Sizing and Cutting
  • Unthreaded Steering Columns
  • Threaded Steering Columns

Chapter 15: FRAME AND FORK

  • Fork
  • Head Tube
  • Top Tube
  • Down Tube
  • Seat Tube
  • Chain Stay
  • Seat Stay
  • Dropouts
  • Bottom bracket shell
  • Swing arm
  • Frame Construction and Service
  • Steel
Chapter 16: SUSPENSION
  • Shocks (Dampers)
  • Suspension Linkages
  • Service and Tuning
  • Spring Preload
  • Fluid Viscosity
  • Valving
  • Linkage
  • Cyclist Posture
  • Tire Contact
  • Aluminum
  • Titanium
  • Carbong

Chapter 17: ON-THE-RIDE-REPAIRS

  • Tool Choices
  • Flat Tire
  • Cut or Ripped Tire
  • Broken Spoke
  • Dented Rim
  • Broken Chains
  • Chain Suck
  • Twisted Chain
  • Squeaky and Noisy Chain
  • Rear Derailleur Shifting into the Spokes or Frame
  • Derailleur not Indexing Properly
  • Broken Derailleur Body, Cage, or Hanger
  • Missing Derailleur Pulleys
  • Front Derailleur Cage Bent or Twisted
  • Crank Falling Off
  • Bent Crank
  • Bottom Bracket Loose or Falling Apart
  • Broken Derailleur Cable
  • Broken Brake Cable
  • Twisted or Bent Handlebars or Stem
  • Bent Frame or Fork
  • Bent Saddle or Seat Post

Chapter 18: BIKE WASH

Appendixes

  • Appendix A- Recommended Tool List
  • Appendix B- Glossary
  • Appendix C- Recommended Torque for Bicycle Components
  • Appendix D- Bike Map