Tuning Your Own Mountain Bike
If you have purchased a mountain bike, the important thing is to understand how to be able to tune up your own mountain bike parts. Some of them particularly you will like to know tune up are discussed here. You have to just keep up general maintenance.
Here we start with the chain. In case the chain of your bike needs grease on it then grease it. If the chain simply needs to be adjusted, this can be easily done by tightly pulling on the chain and then counting 20 links. Then measure the chain with ruler from pin to pin. If chain increased longer then 10 inches, then it is most likely to be changed with new chain.
If there is no problem with chain’s length, then clean it like a new one. The chain can be cleaned with some sort of citrus solvent and an old toothbrush. Rub and lubricate it as much as you believe you need to. Check out the bent teeth of chain while tuning up chain. If some teeth are bent, then an adjustable wrench can be used to straighten these teeth.
If you want to get the parts of your mountain bike in shape like the wheel and the breaks, there are some other things to keep in your mind. To check the wheels and breaks, simply apply the front brakes while rolling the bike upward and backward. While doing this play should not be occurred. If there is a play then you might need to tight the headset after loosing the bolts.
It is very simple to check the hubs. All you required is to push the front wheel harder enough to make it spin more or less two to three times. As much as the wheel spins freely, your bike is in good shape. Carefully check and make sure that there is no lateral movement as wheel spins.
If you generally want to know that how to keep your bike tuned up, stand at front of your bike and check the loose bolts and tighten them. In routine riding bolts come loose by the passage of time. Also check the other parts like bottle cage and the chain ring bolts.
Lubrication is very important to your bike, coat grease slightly and when you do this cleans it immediately. Also lubricate the front suspension for sliders. After doing this, take a moment to clean out grit that might be lodged next to the seal.