Tips and tricks: caring for a bicycle
On the road, everything happens, and help canrequire your two-wheeled friend - a bicycle. Repair, of course, better done in a specialized workshop. To reduce any possible trouble on the way to zero, you should constantly and carefully look after your vehicle.
Daily care of the bicycle
See how well the cameras are pumped. If it is too strong, then it is fraught with tire punctures and, despite improved speed characteristics, reduced handling. Weakly inflated will also fail during the trip - can snack the camera and tear it. On half-empty wheels it is generally difficult to go. Examine the chain - did not it tear and how tight it is, and knots - how are the wheels tightened, seat post and steering wheel.
Bicycle care once a week
Gently rub with a soapy spongetransport, not allowing liquid to enter the bushes, transmission and other parts containing bearings. If water gets on them, the grease is washed very quickly, which invariably leads to a rapid wear of the parts. Dry and lubricate the chain. You can not wash it with water. Apply grease moderately. Because of the small number of knots will crunch, and the details will not survive until next season. If you apply a lot of grease, the chain will "overgrown" with dirt, and this is dangerous for the stars and chain links.
Once a month
Monthly care of the bike is simple. Most often during this period the vehicle rolls about two hundred kilometers. So, it's time to inspect the steering column, carriage, fork, frame, condition of bushes and chain.
Useful tips for repair and care
To remove the connecting rod, you need a special puller,screwed into it. On the road it may not be. Therefore, unscrew the bolt or nut with which the connecting rod is attached to the axis of the carriage, and at a small speed, not strongly pressing the pedals, drive a few hundred meters. After that, you can easily remove the part by tapping it with a hammer through a piece of wood.
Handling disc brakes with an aerosol car care cleaner will save you the sound of unpleasantly creaking discs. This is even a sin with constructions with clean and new pads.
On old bicycles the nuts of the wedges can be unscrewed on the move. To prevent trouble, put Grover washers and flat under each of them.
The constant care of the bike will allow to prolongterm of its service. But there are very effective procedures that are enough to do once. To steel frames do not rust from the inside, and aluminum does not "mold", arm yourself with a brush and "Moville". And cover the inside of the frame with protection against corrosion.
Small fasteners will not unscrew from vibration, if you drip onto the thread with nitro paint or varnish.
It is convenient to fasten all sorts of trifles to the pipe of the frame with worm clips, which can be bought in any kiosk of auto parts. And the instruments will not make noise if you wrap each key with a soft cloth.
Fasten the rear plastic wing with the saddle with a thin line, and on the potholes you will no longer hear pats on the tire.
Mountain bike care will not be complete ifDo not try to reduce the amount of dust and dirt that falls on various nodes. Put on the rings of oil resistant rubber on the cones from the outside. You can buy them in auto parts stores. And the mudguard from the luggage compartment attached to the front wheel will solve the problem of getting dirt on the sprocket.
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