Lubrication
WARNING:
•Do not over lubricate. If oil gets on the wheel rims or the brake shoes, it will re- duce brake performance and a longer distance to stop the bicycle will be neces- sary. Injury to the rider or to others can occur.
•The chain can throw excess oil onto the wheel rim. Wipe excess oil off the chain.
•Keep all oil off the surfaces of the pedals where your feet rest.
•Using soap and hot water, wash all oil off the wheel rims, the brake shoes, the pedals, and the tires.
•Rinse with clean water and dry completely before you ride the bicycle.
•Using a light machine oil (20W), lubricate the bicycle according to the following table:
Maintenance
Lubrication Table
What | When | How |
Pedals | every six months | Put four drops of oil where the axles go into |
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| the pedals. |
Chain | every six months | Put one drop of oil on each roller of the chain. |
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| Wipe all excess oil off the chain. |
Derailleurs | every six months | Put one drop of oil on each pivot point of the |
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| derailleurs. |
Brake Levers | every six months | Put one drop of oil on the pivot point of each |
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| brake lever. |
Cantilever | every six months | Put one drop of oil on the pivot point of each |
Brakes |
| cantilever brake. |
Brake and | every six months | Put four drops of oil into both ends of each |
cable |
| cable. Allow oil to soak back along the cable |
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| wire. |
Rear Sprocket | every six months | Lay the bicycle on its left side. Slowly turn the |
Cluster |
| rear wheel clockwise. Put four drops of oil in |
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| the crack between the rear sprockets (which |
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| are stationary) and the freewheel body |
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| (which is turning clockwise). |
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