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

52 CYCLE REPAIRING joined up on the cover. The endless variety is most satisfactory when on, though somewhat more difficult to fit. Endless Bands.—The under surface of the band should be well cleaned with petrol, and roughened with a tyre rasp or wire brush. The surface of the tyre will require to be treated the same, and if the cover has a prominent pattern on its surface it will be necessary to rasp this off for the width of the hand to be fixed. This job is best done with the tyre on the wheel fully inflated. Before solutioning the cover or the band, try the band in place to see how much stretch there is in it, and be very careful when fixing it on finally that this stretch is not exceeded in any one part, or it will be found when the last part comes to be fixed down that there is a surplus which cannot be got rid of, except by cutting the band or removing all or part and beginning again. Turn the band inside out, and give at least two good coats of solution, and also to the cover. When the last coat is sufficiently dry, lay the half of the band on (still inside out), then reverse when the half is on and fix the other half. Only just the centre of the band should be pressed down until the whole of it is in position. Then work round gradually towards the edges ; but do not press these down until the solution appears to be almost dry. When fixing these bands the wheel should be held in the forks of the machine, or some other suitable support in which it can be held firmly and revolved as required. Roll Bawds.—First remove all the dirt and mud possible with a good stiff brush, rub a rag or cloth dipped in petrol round the cover, and roughen the tread of the cover with