We are right in the middle of pollen season; how is everyone holding up?
This is JUS.
As for me, I suffer from pretty severe hay fever every year, but for some reason, my symptoms are mild this year. I’m hoping it stays this way.
Lately, the days have become warm and comfortable, and I’ve started to feel the arrival of spring.
We have seen an increase in customers visiting our shop to consider purchasing a sports bike for their commute to work or school for their new lifestyle.
So today, I’d like to talk about how the bikes purchased at Circles are assembled.
This is a finished bike before delivery to a customer.
When they arrive from the wholesaler, they are about 70% assembled, but at Circles, we take off every part and reassemble them from scratch.
We remove the fork from the frame and grease the headset and steerer tube. At this time, we also apply rust-preventive treatment inside the frame and fork.
We also remove the crank and bottom bracket, of course, and grease them thoroughly.
Sometimes when we remove the bottom bracket, we find there is almost no grease in it at all...
The area where the bottom bracket is attached (the BB shell) is a place where water can accumulate, so it is necessary to occasionally remove it to "drain the water."
If you leave this be, the bottom bracket can seize to the frame and become impossible to remove.
I will cover how to remove the crank and bottom bracket in the next "JUS's Aim to be a Home Mechanic."
We also adjust the outer and inner wires to the proper lengths and apply cable grease inside the cables.
If the wires are too long or short, or if the cable grease has dried out, the brakes can feel heavy or shifting performance may be compromised.
We also redo the derailleur adjustments thoroughly.
We do our absolute best to ensure that your important new bike stays in the best condition possible for as long as possible before handing it over to you.
Of course, regular maintenance and overhauls are still necessary!
A new life in spring. Hoping that your life will be even a little richer with a "bicycle," we mechanics pick up our hex keys again today.