Cycle Repairing and Adjusting
With a Chapter on building a Bicycle from a Set of Parts

TYRE COVER REPAIRING 5i down the centre first, working outwards to the edges. This is to avoid air being trapped between the cover and the lining. When the end has been reached it will be necessary to give the part where the joint is to be made three or four coats of solution, as being on the back or unproofed sur- face, the solution will sink in with the first two or three coats. When the joint has been made, turn the cover back right side out, and trim off the edges with scissors if there is any superfluous material here. It is only necessary to have sufficient to lap round the beads or wires without showing the lining when the cover is on. Before turning the edges over it will, of course, be necessary to clean the surface and give two coats of solution as far as the turned-over parts will come. The surface of the inside of the cover may now be given a brushing over with french chalk and the job is finished ; but do not use the cover for a day or two if possible. Some prefer to bring the lining to the edges of the cover only, trimming them off flush with the scissors, instead of bringing them right round the beads or wires. This makes a somewhat neater job, but is not so strong as if brought right round. Fixing Bands or Treads to Covers.—The life of a cover may be greatly prolonged by fixing a rubber band or tread, which may be applied to a new cover that is likely to get a deal of hard wear, or to a cover that has worn thin on the tread but has a sound casing. Bands are not particularly difficult to fit, and may be purchased cheaply either in the endless form or in the length to be