Even if you start out simple, you can easily get sucked into a rabbit hole of tips, tricks, and hacks from YouTube and other sources when it comes to bike maintenance. To provide you some advice on storing your bike for a little while, weโll be telling you how to do it correctly.
The rear and front derailleurs will let you to shift through your gearing by using cables and springs in an external drive train. Any spring will get weaker with time, thus you should expect a drop in functionality. The springs in your bicycle will accelerate their wear if you store the bike in the tensioned or โloadedโ position.
When you are ready to put your bike away, you will want to shift into the smallest chainring on the front and back like this:
Well look whoโs here! It is feasible to extend the lifespans of your springs and cables by giving them a periodic clean. Onward!
