Intro to Bike Upkeep | REI Co-op

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Your two-wheeled steed offers you a enjoyable solution to train, helps you run errands and spends high quality time with you open air. To your trusty bike to remain in good working order, you want to often return that love. On this class, you’ll be taught the fundamentals of motorcycle upkeep so you possibly can hold your bike in nice form for a few years. We’ll cowl all the pieces from a routine pre-ride inspection to the best way to hold your drivetrain clear, lubricated and buzzing alongside.

Watch the complete class video, or dive into particular subjects within the chapters beneath. To play alongside at dwelling, you’ll want just a few primary instruments, lots of which can already be in your device package.

 

Intro to Bike Upkeep: Full Class Video

 

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Chapter 1: Elements of a Bike

 

On this chapter, you’ll be taught:

Anatomy of a motorcycle
Bike terminology
How the components work collectively

 

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A graphic showing different parts of a bike

 

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Graphic: Valves, Brakes and Axles

 

 

Chapter 2: Pre-Experience Inspection

 

On this chapter, you’ll be taught:

Methods to correctly inflate your tires
Methods to do a easy brake check
Methods to verify your drivetrain
Methods to verify your wheel quick-releases

 

Downloadable PDF:

A graphic showing the ABCs of a pre-ride inspection

 

Extra Studying:

 

Buying Sources:

Bike Pumps

 

Chapter 3: Methods to Repair a Flat Tire

 

On this chapter, you’ll be taught:

Methods to take the wheel off your bike
Methods to take away the tire and tube from the rim
Methods to discover the supply of the flat
Methods to set up the tire and a brand new tube again onto the rim
Methods to reinstall the wheel in your bike

 

Downloadable PDF:

A graphic showing step-by-step instructions for fixing a flat bike tire

 

Extra Studying:

 

Buying Res ources:

Bike Tubes

 

Chapter 4: Drivetrain Upkeep

 

On this chapter, you’ll be taught:

Methods to verify the chain and drivetrain components for put on
Methods to do a primary drivetrain clear and lube
How and when to do a serious clear and lube

 

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