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well i dont know what i should do to maintain my bike… what to look for and how to lube down by my cranks and wheel bearings just what do you guys do to mantain your bikes?
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here you go my friend, this link should bring you to the MTB Repair section, in which there are multiple topics on what you can mostly DIY, it’s nice because everything is explained so well.
http://www.singletracks.com/blog/category/mtb-repair/
A more direct answer to your question would be to follow this link [color=blue:1d6jq6n2]below[/color:1d6jq6n2].
http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-re … checklist/
If you still have questions about more specific things or anything that hasn’t been posted, let us know.
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"NismoFreak69" wrote
well i dont know what i should do to maintain my bike… what to look for and how to lube down by my cranks and wheel bearings just what do you guys do to mantain your bikes?
Cranks and wheel bearings get lubed maybe 1 time a year. Not normal everyday maintenance. Follow the guide they posted for regular maintenance and make sure you also regularly check your wheels for bent rims/dings/broken spokes/alignment.
It sounds like you are a newb to the "bike maintenance" game so you should spend $15 and buy a repair book. No shame in that; we all started somewhere and if you want to learn it helps to find a teacher.
I’d personally recommend Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance by Lennard Zinn.
It’s a fantastic book that has great diagrams and even rates the difficulty of different procedures to give you an idea if it’s even something you’d want to tackle in the first place. It’ll tell you about all the tools you’ll need as well.
A good reference website many people also use is the repair section of Park Tool’s website.
[url:bf555mq9]http://www.parktool.com/repair/[/url:bf555mq9]
It’s the same stuff you will find in most repair books but I sometimes wish it were organized a little better. You’ll figure it out.
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"Jeremy_Green" wrote
I’d personally recommend Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance by Lennard Zinn.
How ironic, my brother just gave me this book about 10 hours ago, I haven’t looked through it yet, but it comes with high expectations.
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"Asfyxiate" wrote
This website is very detailed and great, but do I really have to go out and buy a torque gage?
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It’s not a MUST but it’s a pretty big NEED. Especially on parts that have be screwed in with very high or very low torques.
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