servicing

[downhilldude]

how often do you recomend to service your bike..and service your forks...how much is a good service..and where is a good shop to get it done in. as i damaged my headset i have to get it greased every 4 to 6 weeks....

[sxtrailrider95]

thats bacuse u ur a bad rider but a good biker

[downhilldude]

dont forget snap snap

[marko]

i never service my bike. just ride it until it is wrecked then fix her.

[downhilldude]

same here..i have never serviced any of my bikes as you said just fix it when it brakes lol..i think serviceing is a load of balls just money makeing

[bikepimps]

all depends what parts you have on yer rig ,and where you ride an how often,
also how often do you clean it , properly .
Due to the credit cruch hitting , people are getting there bikes serviced tho get maximum life out of them .
Personaly dry whether service and winter sevice is what i do with mine .

[Kona Rab]

I tend to give my bike a complete once over the night before I head out, and I would strip it clean and re-grease everything after a wet muddy ride.

Most of the stuff is very simple to do. The only parts that I can't service myself are the fork and shock.

[downhilldude]

basicly thats pretty much what i do...a big tin of spray grease and you cant go wrong lol..

[trailfox]

...until you get it on your rotors and then your brakes are screwed.. id say the same as bikepimps. LBS fees get cheaper as you learn how to fix things if and when they start to show signs of damage, not when they break. :-)

[downhilldude]

this sounds stupid but i put plastic bags over my rotors when oiling..just to be on the safe side.thanks

[trailfox]

i just take my wheels off..

[monty]

I do neither:o!
Need to get myself a tin of grease, headset's currently running completely dry as I'd no grease when I was putting on the forks!

[chucky]

No grease??

I really really hope its a cartridge headset. Even then...

[miniator]

i just take my wheels off..


how about not spraying the brakes?? works for me like :banghead::p

[Three_Fish]

It doesn't cover headset bearings (yet), but you may find this guide (http://steveukmtb.wordpress.com/basic-cleaning-and-maintenance-guide/) to basic cleaning/maintenance useful.

[trailfox]

how about not spraying the brakes?? works for me like :banghead::p
the spray greases and especially dry lubes make a very fine mist which can carry the lube so even though you didn't 'spray the brakes' some of the lube can fall on it, id rather take them off and cover up the calipers and then not worry/kick myself because im losing brake power coming down a run ;)
if an oily fingerrint can impede brake performance then lube is alot worse! been there done that.

[downhilldude]

ino it dosent cover headset bearings but i have to pay extra to have them greased..because some guy i winstanly bikes in england where i bought the bike forgot to put in a spacer and it dameged it headset so i have to get it greased every couple of weeks.anoying thow..thanks for geting back to me.