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How often do you disassemble your frame to clean moving parts? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Since wiping the dirt off of frame joints/bolts seems to push dirt around, how often do you unscrew the frame bolts and regrease the exterior of the bearing and deep clean? I'm not talking about opening the bearings themselves.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every couple weeks, or any time I'm going to was the bike with water. This is mainly because washing with water or very wet weather makes the main pivot point squeak. Probably partially because of old bearings, should replace those

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn that seems frequent. Do you ride every day? I avoid water washing and just try to keep dirt from getting into places.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah basically everything from commuting to trails, so almost daily