Originally Posted by
indyfabz
+1. I did two rides last year. The bike I rode hadn’t been ridden in almost a year. Some air in the tires and a little of the world’s best chain lube and it was good to go.
I ride quite a bit more than that but...
I usually pick away (maintenance) at things here and there over the season as need and spot check a few things. If "now" is the time to prepare to get my bike ready for the summer season, that means I spent a whole season riding it and ignoring it.
I probably last rode my Trek Domane in October 2023. I'll grab it here soon and just start riding it without doing anything other than checking the tire pressure and lubing the chain. If nothing was wrong with the bike in October, nothing is going to be wrong with it now.