Preventative Bicycle Maintenance the EASY WAY! Giant Anyroad gets a basic tune and a couple tweaks!

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This is something all cyclists should know how to do, at home, themselves! Aside from a flat tire and some loose bar tape, this Giant Anyroad is primed for some basic preventative maintenance with just a couple quick adjustments along the way.

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My 2 cents...as part of my post-ride routine maintenance, first thing I do for drivetrain cleaning is take a scrub brush (used dry, no solvent) and scrub the rear cassette. Gets off a lot of road grime, which prevents a dirty cassette from re-contaminating a freshly cleaned and lubed chain. Thanks for posting a good, sensible tune-up routine. I've been doing essentially the same routine as what you posted, for years. I get great mileage for my chains, cassettes, and rings. And I start every ride with a clean bike, pristine drivetrain, & tested brakes. Takes about 10 min to hit the important stuff post ride. Over time, you get to really know your bike well, and can catch problems early so they don't surprise you on a ride. Having a workstand really makes the routine easy. That was a good suggestion!

gregtitus
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It's a mantra with me, whether I'm talking to a customer at the shop, a fellow rider on the road or trail, or someone admiring my shiny clean bike at the coffee shop: keep your bike clean, and you'll find little problems before they become big problems. Even if you don't know how to fix it yourself, or don't have time, or don't want to be your own mechanic, keep it clean for the mechanic you trust to fix it for you. 😁

jefffixesit
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"slicker than snot on a door knob " that made me chuckle, new subscriber 👍

bennyhill
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Thanks for clarifying your confidence in budget Shimano components. I'm not a brand loyalist so it's nice to hear what "works" especially when one is flipping bikes.

ClintDowd
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Thank you. Despite some of the comments, this has to be the most concise, intelligent, and entertaining preventative maintenance videos I have ever listened to. I look forward to "flossing my nether regions" next time.

enriquevillasenor
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If you every come across LA's Totally Awesome wheel and Tire cleaner buy a bottle that stuff is great for tires revitalizes the grip and cleans it like new I swear by that stuff I love it.

zztp-eczu
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Went back on videos to watch this one. Excellent overview of basic tune up. Excellent Andy for many bikers of all skill levels. Another excellent job, keep up the good work. Explanations for all your doing👍.

stevemueller
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A better way to check for inner tube leaks is to fill a sink or a mop bucket with soapy water, inflate the tube, dunk it and rotate it until bubbles appear, where the bubbles are coming from is where the hole is, I've done it many times when patching tubes it can be done on the side of the road too if there's clear water in a pond or ditch.

nathanmead
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That rear derailleur cable guide loosening trick was really clever, gonna do that tomorrow!

FudFst
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I used to use Pledge furniture polish on my motorcycles as a final clean/wax. I didn't realize I could use it on my cycle. Awesome, thank you. 🙂
I've just finished watching the whole video and you're totally right. It's what I do with my bikes although I usually only do it once per year and adjust as needed. Once a month is a good idea and maybe I will change to a few times per year as I'm probably too lazy to be committed enough for every month. Life kind of gets in the way but a great idea.

davemeise
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I am sure it is obvious to you and me, and I imagine you have covered it in other videos, but before making derailleur adjustments, check the chain for wear; a worn chain will definitely impact shifting performance. Then, for the rear derailleur, it must be confirmed that the hanger is not bent, the hub bearings are not loose, and if it is a freehub, the cassette lockring is torqued so the cassette is not loose. Also, for a front derailleur, the bottom bracket must not have bearing play, and the cage is confirmed to be parallel and mounted at the proper height. It amazes me how many bikes come from the factory with the front derailleur improperly mounted.

trekkeruss
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He should show us home users, how to true a wheel while it's on the bike! That, would be amazing.

pentiuman
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Dawn power wash and furniture polish are new to me. Love it.

kondor
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Hot tip for disc brake bikes. Don't spray anything directly on the bike. Spray it onto the rag facing away from the bike, then wipe the rag on the bike. Will help prevent your brakes sounding like a Wookie.

CanonFirefly
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The main difference between the cheap and expensive shifting groups are nowadays mostly the weight benefits and the finish (looks). They almost perform at the same level. For daily users the weight difference (and looks) are unimportant.

IThee-hwoj
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Wouldn’t putting hairspray under the bar tape be a good thing so they don’t slip in the feature

paradeen
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@BikeFarmer: Andy, a question about the electrical tape you used: Have you ever thought about using hockey grip tape for finishing tape? I've used hockey grip tape before, and it works wonders for other things.

isaiahwelch
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Giant Anyroad. Had one for a few months. A good bike but just not thrilled with the geometry. The front center was much too long, and the engineers at Giant must have never read CON1. The dimensions and geometry were just not right. Amazingly, I find many of the old bikes for the late 1960s to the early 1980s to have excellent handling which comes from excellent geometry. Even the Schwinn Paramount was an excellent bike.

maxwellspeedwell
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Brother, that move at 13:30 to drop the rear shifter cable housing to lube the cable... Have I been living under a rock??? So nice, i ran out to the shop and did it on my gravel bike. Awesome new (to me) tip. Thank you!

matt.eggleton
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When studying the geometry of something like a 1972 Masi, Gran Criterium they were, well… boring. Then from the early 1980s-mid 1980’s we began to build bikes with much more aggressive geometry. Now that we are much more experienced, and much, much older, the bikes are being designed with geometry much like the bikes we grew up with.

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