TAKING CARE OF YOUR BIKE IN THE MONSOONS

No doubt, riding in the rains is fun but do take good care of your bike to  avoid wear and tear

IN  WET CONDITIONS THE BOLTS, CABLES, BEARINGS and RIMS are prone to WEAR and CORROSION

PREVENTIVE MEASURES (PRE-MONSOON)

• Clean and Lubricate the chain with wet lube
• Lubricate all the cables (lube should reach inside the outer casings)
• Grease all bolts (apply grease to the bolt heads as well)
• Grease all the bearings

AFTER EVERY WET RIDE

DRAIN WATER

• Bounce the bike on floor to shake off all the water
• Apply rear brakes and pull the front of the bike up so that              bike is up vertically, the water in the frame will drain off from          the hole in chain stays
• Thoroughly clean all the grit with rag and brush
• Clean the grit from Brake Pads and Rims
• Thoroughly clean the chain and Lubricate it

INTERESTING PEOPLE WE MEET

Over the period of three years of running the bike shop and repair station, we have had some very interesting visitors. Bikers from other countries pedaling through India (Goa) have dropped in at our shop for repairs and we are proud that every time we could deliver a good service.

Today we had John Irvine from Cyprus dropping in at our Margao shop for fixing up his bike. John has been visiting India and riding across our country for past 30 years. Time has not slowed him down, at age 64 he still covers a distance of 100-120Km per day when touring.

This softspoken retired professor from University of London was pleasantly surprised to see a well equipped bike shop in Goa, as I worked on his bike, John shared interesting experiences and observations. One observation of his " ..... a few years ago while touring Thailand on a cycle, people would offer him money to buy bus ticket, thinking that this foreigner was too poor and hence had bicycle as the only option and now every town in Thailand has their own bicycle racing teams (MTB and Road).

Hope India too becomes a Bike Friendly country.....

Thanks John for sharing your experiences and your words of appreciation