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2. Fourth hand (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A fourth hand is the name of a specialized bicycle tool for manipulating brake and derailleur cables. The fourth hand allows a mechanic to keep the cable in place while they adjust the tension. Generally the fourth hand contains a locking mechanism. The fourth hand is sometimes called a "cable puller" or "cable stretcher."

3. Bicycle tools - Wikipedia

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   There are various tools on the market ranging from less than US$100 to several hundreds of dollars. Headset wrenches are oversized (32 – 36 mm) flat open-end wrenches for tightening headset cups and lock nuts on threaded steering tubes. May be designed to contact 7 sides of an 8 sided (8-point) lock nut.

4. Spoke nipple - Wikipedia

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   A spoke nipple holds a bicycle wheel's rim to each spoke. The spoke nipple is a headed cylinder with threading on the inside through part of its length (there is an unthreaded lead-in nearest the "flats"). Traditionally, the nipples fit in holes in the rim, so that the head of the nipple is on the outermost part of the rim, while the other end ...

5. Bead breaker - Wikipedia

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   A tire bead is held in the groove by air pressure. A bead breaker is a tool used for separating tires from rims. The innermost diameter of the tire that interfaces with the rim of a wheel is called the tire bead. The bead is a thicker section of rubber, and is reinforced with braided steel cables, called the bead bundle. [1]

6. Quick release skewer - Wikipedia

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   The rod is inserted into the hollow axle of the wheel, a special nut is threaded on, and the lever is closed to tighten the cam and secure the wheel to the fork. Wheels equipped with quick release mechanisms can be removed from the bicycle frame and replaced without using tools by opening and closing the cam lever, thus more quickly than wheels ...

7. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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   Braze-on: a fitting protruding from a frame to provide attachment, typically for cable housings or tire pumps and similar accessories; Cable guide: a fitting below the bottom bracket which guides a piece of bare inner bowden cable around a corner; Cable: a metal cable enclosed in part by a metal and plastic housing that is used to connect a ...