Mountain Bike Maintenance Index - Mountain Bike Zen
Looking After Your Mountain Bike
Looking after your bike is important for several reasons. Firstly it will help keep you safe, regular care and correct and careful maintenance will ensure your bike remains safe. It will also help you to bond with your machine, you will have more respect for your bike and a better understanding of how it operates, this can promote a better awareness of the technical aspects of riding and give you greater confidence leading to a more enjoyable ride. It will also help reduce wear and tear and help your cycle sustain a higher residual value for when you may want to trade it in.