Every winter I do what we call in aircraft a “B-check”. Clean, wax, check alignment of components, lubricate, check fastener integrity, inspect and rotate tires, etc. This is a lot more thorough than a pre-ride inspection, but I’m looking at the same things. It takes about a day to do.
Every 5 years (for me about 5000 miles) I do a “D-check”. Tear it down to the bare frame, fork, headset (including pulling the bottom bracket). Clean every individual part, lubricate every part that takes lube, replace the cables, wax the frame, put it all back together again, and adjust everything. This is also when I fix anything that’s been bugging me - like moving the bell to a location easier to use, re-wrap loose handlebar tape, etc. And since the key to the bike is wheels, check the spoke tension, true the wheels, lubricate the hubs, verify the tires are in good shape; that kind of thing. This generally takes me about a week. The rest of the year I can just check tire pressure and ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/849f83eb-6c67-479b-87ca-2406bbad2231n%40googlegroups.com.
