How to Maintain a Road Bike
Check your tire pressure before every ride.. Tighten any loose nuts or bolts with a wrench before you ride.. Look for cuts or tears in your tires between rides.
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Check your tire pressure before every ride.
Check your tire pressure before every ride.
Tighten any loose nuts or bolts with a wrench before you ride.
Tighten any loose nuts or bolts with a wrench before you ride.
Look for cuts or tears in your tires between rides.
Look for cuts or tears in your tires between rides.
Replace your bar tape if it's ripped, torn, or old.
Replace your bar tape if it's ripped, torn, or old.
Wipe your bike's drive chain with a clean cloth once a week.
Wipe your bike's drive chain with a clean cloth once a week.
Lubricate your drive chain after you clean it.
Lubricate your drive chain after you clean it.
Apply lubricant to any squeaky pulleys.
Apply lubricant to any squeaky pulleys.
Keep an eye out for loose or worn out pedals or loose cleats.
Keep an eye out for loose or worn out pedals or loose cleats.
Stand your bike up and squeeze the front brake handle.
Stand your bike up and squeeze the front brake handle.
Rock your bike back and forth to see if the headset is loose.
Rock your bike back and forth to see if the headset is loose.
Tighten the top cap bolt and stem bolts with an Allen wrench if they're loose.
Tighten the top cap bolt and stem bolts with an Allen wrench if they're loose.
Use a torque wrench to check your crank bolts once a month.
Use a torque wrench to check your crank bolts once a month.
Degrease the drive train of your bike.
Degrease the drive train of your bike.
Wash your bike with soap and water.
Wash your bike with soap and water.
Wipe down the bike with clean water to remove the soap.
Wipe down the bike with clean water to remove the soap.
Screw a bike hook into a wall or ceiling stud.
Screw a bike hook into a wall or ceiling stud.
Hang your bike from the hook by the front or rear tire.
Hang your bike from the hook by the front or rear tire.
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