i ride my bike a lot, to commute, exercise, etc. but i consider myself a newbie when it comes to maintenance. i usually roll it over to my local bike shop and pay their fees, but at the moment i'm close to flat broke (college). here goes...
sometimes when i go up a moderate hill (mostly street bridges here in chicago) or accelerate after a stoplight/sign, my gears shift on their own. i suspect they're loose. i was wondering if someone could point me towards a website that could help me -- or if someone could tell me how to remedy this. is this a really complicated thing to fix or can i fix it myself (in the interest of saving $). or if buying tools, etc., would be just as expensive as taking it in. i'd have to buy a new service contract for like $30+labor, etc. (it's kind of pathetic, but i could make this $30 go a long way otherwise). anybody?
sometimes when i go up a moderate hill (mostly street bridges here in chicago) or accelerate after a stoplight/sign, my gears shift on their own. i suspect they're loose. i was wondering if someone could point me towards a website that could help me -- or if someone could tell me how to remedy this. is this a really complicated thing to fix or can i fix it myself (in the interest of saving $). or if buying tools, etc., would be just as expensive as taking it in. i'd have to buy a new service contract for like $30+labor, etc. (it's kind of pathetic, but i could make this $30 go a long way otherwise). anybody?
