The Triathlon Optimist » road bike maintenance http://www.thetriathlonoptimist.com A novice triathlete with a can do attitude. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:33:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Road Bike Maintenance http://www.thetriathlonoptimist.com/2009/06/24/road-bike-maintenance/ http://www.thetriathlonoptimist.com/2009/06/24/road-bike-maintenance/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:45:05 +0000 Howie http://www.thetriathlonoptimist.com/?p=72 As I start to rack up some serious mileage on my bike it dawned on my that I am really unprepared to do the required bike maintenance. I am currently doing about 60 miles per week on my bike and I hope to increase this over time. Since this is moderate usage I need to start to implement a regular bike maintenance program. Since this is something that I never really did it was time I learned.

In looking online I found a few good resources that may help you as well.

eHow Video Series

Mickey Denoncourt put together a eHow video series on easy maintenance tips for road bikes in this free video series that covers the basics of how to become a knowledgeable road biker. Mickey is a Category 3 road racer, Semi-professional DH mountain bike racer and avid BMX bike racer. He also owns Spooky Bikes. I thought this was an excellent series and think you will too.

Maintenance Checklist

Dr. Edmund R. Burke, Ph. D. on Active.com put together a simple list of necessary maintenance items and recommended frequency of maintenance is designed to give a recreational or club cyclist or a commuter an outline for a schedule. This list is simple and straight to the point bike maintenance checklist.

Let me know any other good tips or resources.

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