Mountain Bike Maintenance After Ride
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Mountain bike maintenance after ride. Here is some advice to help you keep your mountain bike in peak condition it is a good idea to try to follow these steps after every ride. Also don t overlook regular maintenance by a bike mechanic. If you want to work on any of the maintenance issues raised in this video check. Here are a few basic mountain bike maintenance tips.
You may need to do more in depth work every few years or after a particularly harsh ride for the bike. So it s safe to say that whatever bike you ride you will get more from it if you take the time to look after it. The article covers the entire bike from saddle to brakes to help you methodically follow through the checks. There s a reason that cyclocross pit.
Regular preventive mountain bike maintenance will keep your mountain bike rolling safely for longer. Bike maintenance is a wide ranging topic so in this article we start with the basics. Regular maintenance means cleaning and making sure they feel smooth. It all starts with the wash.
Clean your bike asap. With the proper maintenance your bike will last longer provide you with peace of mind on the trails and reduce your risk of injury. As soon as i can after the ride i wash my bike. The whole process should take about 35 40 minutes once you are familiar with it.
A pre ride inspection securing bolts and cleaning and lubricating key components. I will also live to ride another day. It s not mountain bike specific but bikeradar s article on hub service may be helpful. Doing your own bike maintenance also saves you labour costs and proves an invaluable skill to have in your back pocket in case a mechanical threatens to ruin your ride.
Completing pre and post ride maintenance checks can make all the difference between a bad ride. Set up a working area. So to avoid a serious mess a broken bike or even stained clothes take a look at these rainy day bike maintenance rules. Let me add checking your grips.
As you saw in a recent article about forest service road riding i had the perfect opportunity to dive into this with an extremely dirty niner m c r. Make sure they are not torn or moveable.