Winter is very good, mostly. If you still live in a place where you still have a random naughty snowstorm, I greet you. But for the rest, it is time to start removing bicycles from the garage, and it is time to start clearing the dust (and the last fall) and a shy mud from the fall) and are collected for spring driving.
Now I know what some of you are thinking: “It’s been good at my bicycle.” Now, if you want to have the brakes in the chain you are throwing this thinking – because if you want to have the path to delete all the stops.
1. Check your tires
Your tires are the only thing that protects you from the dirt and dirt (hopefully), so pay some attention. Start by checking dry rot, crack or pavement waves. If you see any of this, it’s time to replace them.
Then, swell them to your preferred pressure and let them sit slightly. Back and find them straight, there’s a slow leak. Now it’s time to deal with it, not when it is a few kilometers from the trol. If you work without an enchanment, if you refresh your sealant, otherwise it’s time to put a new tube.
2. Lift your suspension
If you have an air fork or shock, check your hanging pressure. If all winter sites, a little leaked. Up to the ordinary PSI. If you are at this time, keep in mind that each shock needs a regular basis for the regular maintenance. Check the manufacturer’s offered service intervals and if it was a while, you may want to order a suspension service before you start sending.
3. Give to delete
Even if you were washed before storing your bike, dust, rough and forgotten energy rod forgotten energy rod dressing, entered. Some bike wash and clean up the old towel (or home) and quickly clean up. Check the frame for any crack or damage while silin. Carbon risks, it means a real thing to crack hair lines.
4. Swube Your Chain
Your Drivetrain is the heart of your bike so take care. First, if you have one, check your chain for a dress with a chain checking tool. A wormchair can cause you to jump in your entire drivetrain. If it stretches, change your cassette and change your cassette before chaining with it.
Clean and rub it, regardless of the chain or not. A well-greased chain makes it smoother, slides, and it will not cause a terrible skinny voice that tells everyone in the path you are neglecting your bike.
5. Check your brakes
Make sure your brakes are actually working before you blow the first origin of the season. Pull each goal independently and check a strong feeling, also take a look at your brake bags. If they fall in love with anything, change them instead of finding the average walk you can’t slow down.
6. Scroll your tires
Give your tires a rotation and make sure you are true (not walking side by side). Check your spoken tension If you hear the leaking sealant from your corrected tires or spot dings, now it is time to rename or damaged parts are the time to change before the pathpoint turns into disasters.
7. Move through your gear
Pass your teeth one by one and make sure everything feels smooth. If you experience laggy change, jump or frightened dream change, you can adjust the cable tension or change the outdated cables.
8. Check your dropper
If you have a drop post, do the period several times. If not returning slow, sticky or full height, clean or worse can be re-installed if it can be reset. Don’t wait until the average walk to find the status of the “drop and stay” of your dropper.
9. Give a test trip
After doing all your checks, take your bike for a quick rotation of the block or around the local park. Move all your gears, try your brakes and listen to any strange noise. If something feels, now I’m not now after a rocky landing.
10. Last Touches: Pack Your Walking Kit
Spring is an excellent time to update your system to renew your vehicle to carry your warehouse, hip package or walking. Check if your spare pipe is still good, tire sleeves, mini pump or CO2, a very tool and maybe a fast connection for your chain. Nothing walks a faster walker than that is closed because you forget the basics.
If not everything is congratulating – you are ready to roll. If something feels, ignore it. It means less truntside tontrums for a little preventive care. If this appears outside your mechanical comfort zone, tap your local bike shop – they will be played to start sorting you. But don’t forget to come there quickly; When spring writes for real, everyone thinks the same. This is a busy season for bike shops.
