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Bike Friday Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance frequency depends on how much you ride and
under what conditions. Wet weather will hasten the need for
lubing your chain and greasing bearings, for instance.
Ongoing Maintenance:
• Keep chain lubed.
• Maintain recommended tire pressure (prevents flats and
provides the best ride feel).
• A few drops of oil around the hinges—where the bikes move
when folding--will keep your fold smooth.
Every Time You Fold or Unfold:
• Cable housing routing—ensure that there are no kinks, none
are pinched, or looped around a crank, etc.
• Bolts and quick releases are secure.
• Brake adjustment. Verify that the brake adjustment is
proper.
Areas Requiring the Occasional Application of Grease:
• In the steerer tube, where the stem fits in. At least once a
year, ideally twice a year. A light film of grease on the out-
side unpainted and exposed part of the steerer tube is also
recommended.
• Inside the Easy Pack seat tube.
• Inside the seat mast, where the seatpost fits in.
• Inside the tandem joints where the mid-tubes of the stoker
compartment are clamped.
• Inside the stoker’s adjustable stem, if you have one.
Overhauling the Bearings
The hubs and the headset are the last remaining components
on modern bicycles that can have their loose bearings replaced
with new ones and new grease. Most bottom brackets (and
many hubs and headsets) have cartridge bearings and have a
different procedure. For cartridge bearings, make sure they
are properly adjusted to ensure a long life. [CONTINUED ON
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