omgnoseat Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 i have been riding for 9 months now and i think that i aint maintaining my bike enoughi tried the search but couldnt find exactly what it needi want to know how you guys maintain your bike, either after a hard ride, and the things u check/clean weekly or whatver period of time you do..the only things i do are:- pumping up tires- check if all bolts are tightent, if not i tighten them- same as above for spokes and chain- drying my bike with a towel after a ride in the rainthe things i want to know are:- how to maintain disc brakes (front and rear)- maintaining freewheel and bbi think i forgot something but i can't rememberi would also like to know what spray to use and stuff, and which not to, i think i read that wd40 isnt good or something..i forget something please tell methanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 clean my king when it starts to skip....and replace parts on my bike that break.Thats about as much maintanance as i do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 clean my king when it starts to skip....and replace parts on my bike that break.Thats about as much maintanance as i do I look at mine.. pull the lever.. if it goes to bars put water in... then ride. I dont really do maintenance any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I fix whatever's broken, and don't tinker with whatever works.My chain never need's tightened because my snail cams are great Things like BB/hubs/headset don't get worked on unless they are actually causing problems, they are prepared before fitting and then forgotten about until they break.I am having hassle with my front disk at the moment though so i'm going to have to sort that out, the problem being I don't know where to start!It's good to check bolt's and stuff but it's really just a case of making sure that you screw stuff in properly in the first place.Im really loving my set-up at the minute apart from my disc giving me hassle, so im more inclined than ever to not touch the bike and just ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Spend a full day cleaning parts.Take the entire bike to bits, headset, cranks bb, everything.Clean all the dirt/grit and general crap off the parts and then re-grease everything and stick it back into the frame in whatever way neccessary for that particular component. Make sure everything is thoroughly greased and all bolts are done up tightly. Your bike is now fine till next year, unless something breaks or stops working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials_pimp Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I used to maintain mine.Full strip serive every month, allways kept it clean and well adjusted.Replaced the chain, cassette ad chainriung every 6 month like clockwork.Now I dont bother, just keep riding it until it stops moving, fix it a bit and keep riding.As long as it works Ill ride it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted November 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 thanks alot everyone what do you guys use to clean your bike?and what stuff should you use when greasing your bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 To clean my bike I use a tooth brush, a pot noodle pot full of warm water and lot's of bog roll. My bike is allways clean, starting to develop some scratches but there is no dirt on there at all.Wire wool to polish fork's and cranks,As far as grease goe's I tend to just use vaseline unless it has to be specific, in which case I use whatever is specified....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 GEEK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted November 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 To clean my bike I use a tooth brush, a pot noodle pot full of warm water and lot's of bog roll. My bike is allways clean, starting to develop some scratches but there is no dirt on there at all.Wire wool to polish fork's and cranks,As far as grease goe's I tend to just use vaseline unless it has to be specific, in which case I use whatever is specified.......i noticed that you help me out with alot of questions, thanks alot dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I am like the rest just fit it right and tinker with something if it goes wrong.the only thing I do often is oil my chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Oliver Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Quote jake: My chain never need's tightened because my snail cams are great tongue.gif Do you use a motorbike chain Or is this a slight exaggeration Because i think the chain is the most tinkering i do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy d Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I usually check my cranks bolts and headset are tight when i go out, mainly because both those things have given me trouble in the past. Oil the chain occasionally as has been said, and then as long as the tyres are hard and the brakes work I just ride.For the chain I use 3-in-1 oil, seems fine. If you ride in the rain you might want to oil it aftewards.Now I have a question: I ran out of my old grease, which was slimy translucent yellow stuff. Now I have a tube of stuff that calls itself Lithium Grease. Is this any different i.e. alright to use? I only ask cos it's thick white stuff instead of translucent yellow stuff and it doesn't say much on the tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 With not having a job now i end up building wheels but never really bothering to true them. As for the grease i use engine grease. Real thick black stuff. Doesn't disapear and works sweet apart from skatebaord bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An_toin3 Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I'm like a ot of people who replied here.., I just fix when it breaks, otherwise I don't touch my bike and I seem to have less problem than a mate who's working in a bike shop and is maintanning is bike often, he tells, you should clean this or that, i never do it, and I have no problem my rule : why change/maintain something when everything uis already working fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurston Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 i never touch anything that doesnt need fixing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 I fit everything properly, thick grease for headsets etc, copper grease or regular thin grease for most threads and other bits.I check my crank bolts as theyve got a habit of coming loose but other than that its a fix it if it breaks thing. If i get bored i might strip down my headset and regrease it, used to do that with wheels too before i had sealed bearings. Rarely wash my bike but if i do its a proper job. If i take something off for whatever reason i always clean it up and regrease/adjust.whatever before i put it back on. Degrease my rims to get the crap out of them every couple of weeks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 what do you guys use to clean your bike?do what to your bike?and what stuff should you use when greasing your bike?i got lithium grease because its white - it appears to work fine. i want some of that flourescent yellow stuff next time though.the only maintenance i get involved in is replacing tubes (i dont fix punctures anymore), tightening TPA or replacing whatever snaps off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 i got lithium grease because its white - it appears to work fine. i want some of that flourescent yellow stuff next time though.doesn't lithium react with water? I just use finish line cross country lube for chain, and finish line teflon grease for bearings and threads. Only thing I've needed to tamper with on my bike since its been put together are the brake pads :kiss: WD40 I found dissipates within a few days which is pretty annoying and thicker greases on my chain attract all the metal (+ dirt) when I'm grinding my rim...you know what, I just realised I'm such a fanny about all of this and i shouldn't really care bout greases and stuff :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 (edited) doesn't lithium react with water? Yes. But when lithuim particles are covered in grease it doesn't. Or soemthing. I dunno.All you need to know is that it doesn't blow up. there's potassium in Pot Noodles, that also 'reacts with water' and yet you eat it.EDIT: /drunk. Edited November 4, 2006 by N.Wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 I use a KMC Single speed chain and Monty Snail cam's I honestly don't have any chain tension issue's and only ver re-adjust when theback wheel is removed for grinding or something, but i've started doing it on the bike now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Yes. But when lithuim particles are covered in grease it doesn't. Or soemthing. I dunno.All you need to know is that it doesn't blow up. there's potassium in Pot Noodles, that also 'reacts with water' and yet you eat it.EDIT: /drunk.I guess that's why magnesium pedals don't sizzle when it's raining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 They're a magnesium alloy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted November 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 right i learned a valuable lesson about maintance today, don't try to fix anything when you don't exactly know how to do it had a very little bent in my rim, and my disc was making quite an annoying sound because of it, but still worked great thoughso i thought like ''hmm i should try tightening some loose spokes'',and that made it way worse now i'm not going to try to fix it now because im sure it will end up even worse a friend of mine is a bike mechanic so i'm gonna ask him about spoke tensioning next time we're gonna ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 right i learned a valuable lesson about maintance today, don't try to fix anything when drunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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