For those of us who put our bikes for the winter is the time to dust them from coming and get ready to ride. When bringing a bike from the rack, a mini tune-up is necessary. Pay special attention to the following four areas: chain, derailleur components, brakes and wheels.
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If you used an oil lubricant should, switching to a wax-based product. The only advantage to an oil lubricant is that it needs to be applied lessfrequently, but in all other respects, wax-based is superior. For example, oil trail dust and other things, abrasive, the chain collects, while wax sheds abrasives. A recommended wax-based lube is White Lightning.
