care your mountain bike

care your mountain bike google doc

 Cycling will feel comfortable if we drive the bike still in good shape, how to care for MTB mountain bike to keep the maximum performance. One way is to always wash, wash your mountain bike will make the bike clean from dirt that interfere with optimal performance and the performance of our mountain bikes.

Here are Tips and Tricks for treating a mountain bike by washing MTB correctly, these tips and tricks gives MTB cleaning techniques ranging from the saddle to the braking system. The entire process can be done no less than 35-40 minutes.

The following steps MTB bike wash properly:

1. Remove all the accessories
 that are in the handle bar (bar), eg: bell, lights, speedometer etc.. If you use a cable connecting V brakes off by pressing on both sides of the calipers. Mechanical unplug v brakes applies also if you use V brakes on the rear wheels.

2. Rewind your bike
to avoid blisters on the saddle and grips we can wear shoes that are not too hard and soft for example, we can use the mat with a thickness of 5mm.
How to flip your bike properly is standing next to the bike grasp the front suspension (down tube) and one hand holding the seat post (saddle seat). Then turn slowly until the bike upside down.

3. Remove the front and rear wheels
 the front axle fasteners open to open the locking clip if there is, if you do not use a bicycle clip, you need to use a wrench in accordance with the size of the bolts are used as locking the front axle.
To remove the rear wheel, rear axles loose fasteners, pull backward gear shifting system (RD) rear derailleur sufficiently so that the rear wheels can pull up and apart.

4. Clean the drive system (chain, gears, pedals, rear derailleur)
 Prepare a brush and soapy water. Start brushing RD with a brush soaked in soapy water, to clean the chain using a soft cloth, dampen the cloth with soapy water by turning the rotary chains you pedal forward so that the chain rotates. Hold the cloth against your bicycle chain so that the dirt that is attached to the last lap.
Continue with cleaning Crank (front gear, the pedal arm and the pedal) with a brush that was in the wet with soapy water, brush evenly and thoroughly so that all parts of the front drive hit regardless of soapy water and dirt, then wipe with a clean cloth.
Clean the pedal and the gear side with a brush soaked in soapy water, continue to dry with a clean cloth.

5. Clean the bottom of the frame
use a cloth and soapy water. Wipe evenly to all parts of the frame, handle bars (front handlebar), the top tube (top frame), and the seat ways (rear frame). Do not forget to clean the gear shifting cable and the brake puller.

6. Clean the Wheel System.
Use a cloth and soapy water front and rear wheels, you can use a liquid cleaner dirty if there is dirt that is difficult in the waste, eg using WD-40. Clean dirt on the axles, wheel hubs and a whole including the spokes of a wheel.
If you use the disc on the wheel you simply brush thoroughly in all parts of the disc.

7. Checking Wheel System
Replace the front and rear wheels, make sure the clip is attached premises pengenceng wheel well and can lock the wheels perfectly. Maybe we are a little difficulty to replace the rear wheels, the rear gear input tips in between the chain and press down so that it can enter into seat rear wheels perfectly, do it carefully.
After all wheels attached check the wheels both front and rear observe carefully whether or not rocking, rocking likely if the radius of the wheel need to be re sets. You can fix it yourself using jari2 wheel lock or bring it to a bicycle repair shop.

8. Check the braking system
Is one of the vital parts of the bicycle brakes, if it can not function properly our safety is at stake. To check the front wheel brake stand in front of your bike and hit the front wheel brake, then pull the bike forward when the frame and rear wheels means the front wheel brake is functioning properly, if not immediately replace the front brake is still good.
To the rear wheel brake, stand in front of your bike and hit the rear brake, if the front wheel between your legs possibility sidelines rear brakes are still functioning well, if not immediately check and replace the brake with a new one.
Both tips for checking the braking system can be applied both brakes with V brake or Disc brake. Check all of the cable or brake fluid (brake dish with oil).

9. Lubricants
Tip to lubricate the important parts of your mountain bike is part of a chain, shifters, pengerak system front and rear wheels (FD-RD), PEDAN and the pedal arm.
Use a good lubricant should not use used oil, use a special lubricant for chains, many in the market is the lubricant for the chain 2-wheel motorized vehicles.