I have bought my Btwin Riverside bike 1 year and 4 months back, and it has been a smooth journey except for occassional punctures. But lately the brake shoes and tyres were worn out and I have not been doing self-maintenance.
The parts of a good geared bike are:
One thing that was making a creaking sound after riding long distance was the Bottom Bracket. The bottom bracket on a bicycle connects the crankset (chainset) to the bicycle and allows the crankset to rotate freely. It contains a spindle that the crankset attaches to, and the bearings that allow the spindle and cranks to rotate. The chainrings and pedals attach to the cranks. The bottom bracket fits inside the bottom bracket shell, which connects the seat tube, down tube and chain stays as part of the bicycle frame.
So, as I was looking to get my bike serviced at a good service center, I narrowed down to Crankmeister Bicycle Works and Cycling Boutique : Experience Center in Indiranagar. I got my bike serviced at Crankmeister and the guys there explained to me the importance of regular maintenance of bikes. He said that bike should be self-serviced once in two weeks, which takes only 5-10 minutes of your time. There are only few parts of the bike which require regular maintenance:
Things needed: Clean cloth and stiff brush and lube.
1. Clean jockey wheels with screwdriver
2. With stiff brush, clean the gear and the inside with the other end of brush
3. Take clean cloth with lube and clean the chain
4. Apply lube inside of chain
5. Clean extra lube with cloth
Tips:
1. Maintain a cadence of above 70 rpm
2. Use 1st and 2nd gear in the back when using 1st gear in front and use 5th to 8th gear in back when using 3rd gear in front
3. The height of the saddle should be such that there is an angle of 20 degree at the knee.
4. The optimum tyre pressure is 35-40 psi for front tyre and 40-45 psi for back tyre for a hybrid bike. The tyre pressure for a road bike is around 90-100 psi
The parts of a good geared bike are:
One thing that was making a creaking sound after riding long distance was the Bottom Bracket. The bottom bracket on a bicycle connects the crankset (chainset) to the bicycle and allows the crankset to rotate freely. It contains a spindle that the crankset attaches to, and the bearings that allow the spindle and cranks to rotate. The chainrings and pedals attach to the cranks. The bottom bracket fits inside the bottom bracket shell, which connects the seat tube, down tube and chain stays as part of the bicycle frame.
So, as I was looking to get my bike serviced at a good service center, I narrowed down to Crankmeister Bicycle Works and Cycling Boutique : Experience Center in Indiranagar. I got my bike serviced at Crankmeister and the guys there explained to me the importance of regular maintenance of bikes. He said that bike should be self-serviced once in two weeks, which takes only 5-10 minutes of your time. There are only few parts of the bike which require regular maintenance:
Things needed: Clean cloth and stiff brush and lube.
1. Clean jockey wheels with screwdriver
2. With stiff brush, clean the gear and the inside with the other end of brush
3. Take clean cloth with lube and clean the chain
4. Apply lube inside of chain
5. Clean extra lube with cloth
Tips:
1. Maintain a cadence of above 70 rpm
2. Use 1st and 2nd gear in the back when using 1st gear in front and use 5th to 8th gear in back when using 3rd gear in front
3. The height of the saddle should be such that there is an angle of 20 degree at the knee.
4. The optimum tyre pressure is 35-40 psi for front tyre and 40-45 psi for back tyre for a hybrid bike. The tyre pressure for a road bike is around 90-100 psi
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