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Use copper grease on the threads when installing anything titanium.

Line up your tyre labels with the inner tube valve to allow you to relate tyre and tube position. Why? So that you can easily search the inside of the tyre for the culprit after a puncture.

Always carry a spare inner tube to quickly fix punctures without getting the patches out.

Use hairspray to help keep grips in place.

Mountain bikers: get out on the road now and then.

Remove and grease cleat bolts regularly.

Never point a hosepipe directly at bearings.

Don't wait until it breaks to oil your chain.

Superglue works well for keeping cable ends tidy.

Keep your toolkit well stocked with zip ties.

Rounded off an allen bolt. Try hammering the largest star driver you can into the hole and using that instead.

Fitting a new headset is best done by your local bike shop to make sure the races are pressed in parallel. You do support your local bike shop don't you?

Jaffa cakes are great for bribing bike shop mechanics.

Keep your drinks bladder in the freezer to stop lurgy growing in it.

You can see a great singlespeed 'zine at The Outcast.

Grease your headset lower race every now and then.

Try releasing the brake cable to help get an inflated tyre past the brake blocks. Don't forget to replace it.

Ball ended allen keys are well worth the investment.

Pesto does not make a good chain lubricant.

Never lend out your tools.

Grease guns are great for keeping your hands clean.

Suspension seatposts help save your back.

A chaintug will stop your wheel pulling forward under torque.

It's nice to try walking up a hill instead of busting a gut.

The angry walkers who moan about cyclists not having bells get even angrier if you have one.