>>1226720>>1226717>>1226714ty for the explanation..the terminology is still a bit beyond me. will be googling a lot today.
>>1223499 for reference of what im working with. ive been riding blindly for about a month and a half now, not learning proper bike maintenance and not owning the proper tools etc first was a misstep i think, ive never owned a bike before this, thrift shop find. pic related is how it was when it was bought. ~100 miles in that time. will give it a shot once i think i have the proper tools. and ill also get an updated pic to show the state of it later