I have a Trek 800 that I would like to perform regular maintenence on. I am also having problems shifting it. It seems to be stuck in 1st gear on the large set of gears. As you can probably tell by reading this, I don't really know anything about bikes. Is there a resource online or a manual I can pruchase that can take me through it step by step. I would rather fix and maintain myself than pay a bike store.....thanks in advance!
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I have a Trek 800 that I would like to perform regular maintenence on. I
am
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also having problems shifting it. It seems to be stuck in 1st gear on the large set of gears. As you can probably tell by reading this, I don't really know anything about bikes. Is there a resource online or a manual I can
pruchase
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that can take me through it step by step. I would rather fix and maintain myself than pay a bike store.....thanks in
There is online help on bicycle maintenance, but somehow I get the feeling from your message that you may need more than just something to read. Without any basic mechanical knowledge to start from, perhaps it would be better if you signed up for some cycle maintenance classes or at least tried showing the bike to your local bike shop and asking them to tell you what they think needs doing. Indeed, given that it seems likely the bike has been out of use for some time, it may need more doing to it than just fixing stuck gears and it may be advisable to get them to do a full service to get it roadworthy - this time. Thereafter you can try fixing problems as they arise - these are likely to be smaller jobs and will help you to gain knowledge and confidence gradually.
Thanks for the reply...I took it in locally and it's going to cost me $50. I checked around and that's about average. This is for a complete tune-up. I am mildly annoyed that it's going to take all weekend, as it doesn't seem to have very many problems. But, Oh well. I will run instead. I did find some resources and will try and do maintenance to gain some knowledge. But this solution fixes the bike quicker anad doesn't cause me as much frustration.
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"GL" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I have a Trek 800 that I would like to perform regular maintenence on. I
am
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also having problems shifting it. It seems to be stuck in 1st gear on the large set of gears. As you can probably tell by reading this, I don't really know anything about bikes. Is there a resource online or a manual I can
pruchase
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that can take me through it step by step. I would rather fix and maintain myself than pay a bike store.....thanks
in
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There is online help on bicycle maintenance, but somehow I get the feeling from your message that you may need more than just something to read. Without any basic mechanical knowledge to start from, perhaps it would be better if you signed up for some cycle maintenance classes or at least
tried
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showing the bike to your local bike shop and asking them to tell you what they think needs doing. Indeed, given that it seems likely the bike has been out of use for some time, it may need more doing to it than just
fixing
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stuck gears and it may be advisable to get them to do a full service to
get
Quoted message said:
it roadworthy - this time. Thereafter you can try fixing problems as they arise - these are likely to be smaller jobs and will help you to gain knowledge and confidence gradually.
Thanks for the reply...I took it in locally and it's going to cost me $50. I checked around and that's about average. This is for a complete tune-up. I am mildly annoyed that it's going to take all weekend, as it doesn't seem to have very many problems. But, Oh well. I will run instead. I did find some resources and will try and do maintenance to gain some knowledge. But this solution fixes the bike quicker anad doesn't cause me as much frustration.
Thanks again
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