work of Robert Doisneau, photographer for the film of Jacques Tati
Well, it's winter for real! No way to ignore it, or save it, unless you fly and spinning away.
This is an opportunity to a small check-up "his horse to get it ready as soon as the warm weather returns. Of course, many blogs and sites dealing with the issue and it is easy to find information on the subject. So I would not leave in the "best" maintenance tips, as each has his method, his philosophy. As long as it works ...
But if you really want to know, there are two ways to do this: Do not break the head and bring his bike to his favorite mechanic to inspect is necessary adjustments or find such technical information and putting the hands-on, that is to say, doing it yourself. Thence suggests that there are two types of urban cyclists: those who do not want to dirty their hands and others. Yes, it's easy to say and a bit simplistic, but it is somewhat true.
In the group of "others", there are those who do their best to avoid so-called wasting time at the store and save money. It is not always the best solution, especially if you improvise a great connoisseur of the development. Of course, it's always good to learn on the job ", but this involves mostly trial and error ... But hey, you can always try and over time become the best mechanic for your own bike. This has the advantage that if once started there is a glitch, and if you have some experience, you do not find jammed by a minor break in the middle term.
There are those who eat too mechanical and like to understand by removing everything that comes into their hands. They already have a meaning and experience of the issue. They are the type to tear their bikes and restore each piece with love and care. I can understand, I was like that with my bike. The day I realized I could not understand, I set out to open the manuals (not the user, no, no, more serious than that!) And I undertook to tear my bike during the winter (a lot more parts than a bike!) to fully assemble and learn very fast the basics of mechanical and electrical. Besides the day I turned the ignition key, press the "starter" and the rumbling engine of happiness to relive, you could see the guy most proud of on the planet.
But it is not necessary to go that far. The only advice
winter maintenance that I could give you is to take care of your bike the rest of the year. Indeed, I see too many bikes that were eaten by jaws bicycle rack cars, bikes that are so dirty that their oil and grease form a strong and sticky mud which lubricates nothing, chains that have the range to be made of wood so they are tan and brown rust. Besides noise on a bike, be it a squeak rattle unusual is a reminder to do a little something that will enhance the pleasure of driving, and thereby the life of your bike.
It does not take hours and hours of maintenance, just respect and attention. Your bike will make you well. In fact it will give you what you give.
mechanics is like this: unbiased!
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