Maintenance is vital for safety, reliability and lengthening the life of your bike

How to maintain your bike

Some bicycle maintenance is simple, and once you know how to do it, you'll save time and money. From pumping up your tyres to servicing your brakes, make cycle maintenance part of your weekly routine.

There are plenty of books on cycle maintenance e.g. from Wiggle Online Cycle Store. There are also instructions on the Internet, so instead of us writing yet another set, here are links to tips from Halfords:

For snippets:

How to repair a puncture - Halfords tells you how to fix this most annoying of bike problems.

How to check and maintain tyre pressures - keep those tyres pumped up. Halfords tells you how.

How to clean your bike - important information from Halfords about how to clean a bike without damaging it. If you neglect to clean your bike, it will be more difficult to maintain, and the dirt will hide problems.

How to maintain bike chains - Halfords' tips on cleaning and lubricating your chain for easy pedalling.

How to test, service and replace bike brakes - more tips from Halfords. It's important that you can stop - much better than relying on shoe leather.