Shiftless bum
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 2,691
Bikes: Apollo fixed winter bike, Gazelle Cross, Baboe Cargo bike, Linskey Rouleur Road, Bridgestone Picnica, Tern C7, 2nd gen Strida
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This time of year I give my bike a bath more often. There's a bit of road salt out there (Toronto salts the bejesus out of the roads in winter) and my bike has the quintessential crappy Italian paint job.
Other than that, checking the chain tension and a very occasional true check on the wheels from dropping off curbs is about it. When I had a Suzue Junior hub, I was repacking it every three months. As per Retems comments, I find better components have a better half life. But check the drive train periodically. I couldn't figure out why I had trouble tensioning my chain.
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Originally Posted by operator
truneo that tuned park internal nipple wrench work ??