Webmaster posted on September 09, 2009 00:04
How many times have you turned up to a ride and one of the bikes wont start or if it does it wont do anything better than idle. Worse still, half an hour into the ride a bike brakes down.
9 times out of 10 these problems are caused by lack of maintenance. A broken chain because it is way past it’s use by date, a flat tyre due to a torn out valve stem because the owner did not take the time after the last ride to rotate the tyre or no bite on the sprocket due to worn teeth. By no means is this list guaranteed to stop a breakdown, although it does go someway to preventing one.
Remember, if your not keen on changing tubes use extra heavy duty tubes, we've been using EHD Bridgestones for years and touch wood have not had a puncture to date.
Make sure your crew members have well maintained equipment, nothing wrecks a ride quicker than trackside maintenace because of poorly maintained equipment.
Use our worry free checklist and be assured your on the right track:
download a copy here: http://www.eatmydirt.com.au/images/techtips/checksheet.pdf