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The 5 MTB maintenance you need to know how to do โ€“ TUTORIAL

If we want our bike to have a long life, here are the 5 things you need to know how to keep your mountain bike in order.

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Are you one of those guys who wash your bike in the bathtub, take your bike to the mechanic once a month or don't even put oil in the chain? Whatever your level, you need to know how to do basic maintenance for various reasons: not to always put your hand on your wallet and not always to be at your trusted mechanic for every problem that could be solved in a few minutes.

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WHO DOES ITSELF DOES IT FOR THREE

1. LUBRICATE THE CHAIN

The simplest operation in the world but which is often snubbed, making the chain work dry to the happiness of the shopkeepers given the greater wear of the crowns, sprockets and chains.

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It has been a while since this chain has been oiled

A lubricated chain is a chain that runs well, which passes fluidly between the various sprockets and crowns, which limits wear and improves the functioning of the system. The law "the more oil I add the better" is not exact: the chain must be cleaned, not oiled for months, otherwise we will end up with a very greasy and dirty chain which will work equally badly, risking damaging our gearbox.

2. ADJUST THE TRANSMISSION

A true cyclist must know how to adjust the gearbox: you cannot go to the mechanic for every small adjustment, both for a matter of time and practicality. And then it can happen that you find yourself with an unregulated exchange far from home: what do we do?

Here is the video tutorial for you. Watch it carefully and put the advice into practice.

WATCH THE VIDEO TUTORIAL


3. CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS

Braking is important (for obvious reasons) but it is also important not to completely wear out any pads (v-brake) and pads (disc brakes) otherwise we will brake iron on iron and it is not a pleasant operation for the components ( wheel rim or brake discs).

HOW TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS


4. ADJUST THE SUSPENSION

In the case of full-suspension bikes, it is an operation that helps to set up the bike perfectly and be able to get the best out of it, especially if it is a gravity inclined mtb (enduro / dh).

Considering that, in muddy and dry conditions, the suspension setting should be changed (with mud softer and slower return while in dry conditions you go towards opposite settings).

HOW TO ADJUST THE SUSPENSION IN MTB


5. RIDING CYCLING IN STYLE

It's ok to be a maintenance wizard, but knowing how to ride a bike in style means a lot: a technique course never hurts ๐Ÿ™‚

VIDEO LESSONS 365MOUNTAINBIKE



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[email protected] I am a fan of everything that has 2 wheels: at a young age I practiced road and track cycling (Italian Allievi champion). At the age of 18 I passed into the cross country competing at national/international level as an Under23. Past Elite, I made the choice to take things more lightly from a training point of view, and my love for gravity disciplines was born, training me as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made passion my profession by managing 2 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Bike Center Elba and Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').

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