Just got my bike from a good old major service. It is really amazing what a difference it makes just to realign the whole group set, grease a few bearings and have a clean bike to ride with. It is so smooth and quite, it just makes me want to get on it and go for a good long ride.
I am just wondering how often people service their bikes. The way I look at it, one should get the bike serviced every 200km or so. As I have seen that after about 200km the chain gets sticky and noisy from all the gunk stuck to it. The gear change are getting jerky and just doesn't feel as smooth in general. But there is a catch to this, my service wasn't exactly cheap. It cost me R800 for a major service and replacement of a cable housing, so servicing your bike every 200km or so can become expensive.
Only thing to do then is do some minor service checks by yourself. Try and clean the chain, cassette and crank set from gunk and re lube, always lube up. This way it might extend the service intervals.
Remember a clean bike is a fast and smooth bike.
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