![]() Despite regular service, you may find that in very cold temps, the rebound is slower and compression is harder due to oil thickening, and some riders are OCD enough to swap oils for a thinner viscosity during winter. Start with your fork – whether you’re running a suspension fork or an RSD carbon fork, you’ll want to check for damaged or dirty seals, excess oil on the stanchions, or any chips, cracks, or peeling layers of carbon.įor suspension forks specifically, always refer to the manufacturer’s recommended service intervals for the timing of a service or rebuild. While you’re giving your bike a thorough clean and tune, it’s a great time to do a careful visual inspection. If noted polymath and founding father Benjamin Franklin were a bike mechanic (it’s possible) he might have famously said that “an ounce of preventative maintenance is worth a pound of repair.” ![]() The general wisdom has always been to do a thorough clean and tune of your bike before you put it away for the season, but if you’re riding your fatty all year or just pulling it out for the upcoming snow season, it’s best to do the same before winter sets in. Wet, muddy spring and fall riding can be rough on your bike’s moving parts, but the winter throws extra harsh conditions at them – snow, slush, salt, and sometimes extreme cold. It makes sense then, that for your safety and the longevity and smooth operation of your all-terrain ride, you should have to take extra care of your buxom beauty. While we all get a little lazy during the dry summer season and just roll our bikes in and out with barely a spot of chain lube to keep things rolling, you can’t expect to get off so easily all year. This is your rig for riding on sand, snow and loose terrain where good grip may only be had with fat tires, and these conditions are typically the worst for all the other parts of your bike. ![]() We all know that regular mountain bike maintenance is a necessary evil, but when you have a fat bike in your quiver that’s capable of riding in all four seasons, it becomes even more necessary and requires that you perform it at regular intervals all year. ![]()
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