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How much km before major service on mtb


mrJohan

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Wait... Forks and shocks have their own intervals. Bearings, usually done as necessary when things stop rolling smoothly. Gears and brakes also adjusted and bled when necessary, not necessarily on an interval.

 

Normally most okes will allow a shop to check all bearings and related bits once a year, but most shops will hunt these down at any opportunity anyway...

 

Follow the fork and shock intervals closely, so as to avoid larger costs down the line, and the rest, learn what to look for and when it needs correction, then correct it.

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What is the rule of thumb on "hours" vs "km" ....

 

Just easier to keep track of the distance covered ... or maybe I must just dig a bit deeper into the computer stats ...

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Yeah agree. 50h riding jeeptrack/gravel roads vs 50h down a double black diamond trail are two very different kinds of 50h. Dont believe all the bs bike shops spew. Just be sensible.

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I normally remove my wheels when I give the bike a proper wash. You don't always get a good idea when the wheel is in the frame, especially rear wheel. Hold the axle by hand and give the wheel a spin. Feel on the axle if the wheel runs smoothly. Any shuddering or play of axle relative to wheel might need attention.

 

Agree with other guys, so many variables on riding style, terrain, water or dust that its very difficult to put a service interval on wheels (for other moving parts like BB and headset also).

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I normally remove my wheels when I give the bike a proper wash. You don't always get a good idea when the wheel is in the frame, especially rear wheel. Hold the axle by hand and give the wheel a spin. Feel on the axle if the wheel runs smoothly. Any shuddering or play of axle relative to wheel might need attention.

 

Agree with other guys, so many variables on riding style, terrain, water or dust that its very difficult to put a service interval on wheels (for other moving parts like BB and headset also).

Bearing(!) in mind with cup and cone you do need a slight bit of play, the clamping of the wheel to the frame then absorbs this without the bearings running tight...Once you get the hang of i with a couple of tools and a magnet servicing these hubs is a pretty quick job. For what its worth I do my bearings every 3 months or so...but I don't ride in rain and mud or drag the bike through rivers and I do have a quick feel of the wheels when I flip the bike over every few weeks to keep those foam wipers in the fork oiled up....

 

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html

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