Bike service - how often
happytofinish
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Get it serviced before your race and about every 6 months ( depends on how often you use it)
It only costs about £30 so is well worth it.
Your pads are probably worn - the factory set are never that good. Easy and cheap to replace them.
Make sure you go to your LBS too. Not somewhere like Halfrauds.
It only costs about £30 so is well worth it.
Your pads are probably worn - the factory set are never that good. Easy and cheap to replace them.
Make sure you go to your LBS too. Not somewhere like Halfrauds.
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Haven't done much maintence to it other than pump tyres up regularly and give it a wipe down now and then.
I am conscious that brakes are making a noise now and with a tri in a few weeks - should I get it serviced beforehand or are there simple things I can do myself to ensure it doesn't break down mid race?
I got my bike in Jan and have just had it serviced ahead of a race next week. A couple of little minor adjustments were needed.
A good bike shop should have told you this and would normally offer to give the bike a quick once over after a few weeks riding.
Sqeeky brakes are usually an alignment issue between pad and rim:
[ul][*]Clean the rims
[*]change the pads (if required)
[*]align the pad so its toe (front) touches fractionally before the rear.[/ul]
If spanners aren't your thing - get down to your LBS.
My LBS offered a free check up six weeks after buying it so its had that.
But I will book in for a service now so its in tip top condition - safer than me doing myself as not sure what I'm doing!