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Pre-ride inspection or does your bike need service?
 Tire condition
 Proper inflation
- Tire condition
- Wheels
- Quick release secured
- Wheels true and centered in brakes
- Brakes
- Pads secure and aligned properly
- Brakes centered
- Brake levers symmetrical and secure
- Cables and housing free of kinks/frays
- Lever has at least 1 inch before bottoming against handlebar
- Handlebar
- Aligned properly and secured
- Stem
- Aligned properly and secured
- Headset
- No play and turns freely
- Saddle/seat post
- Aligned properly and secured
- Drivetrain
- Check for over/under shifts
- Condition of chain, e.g. does it need lube or cleaning?
- Pedals
- Secured, spin freely
- Crankarms
- Secured, spin freely
- Bottom bracket
- No side-to-side play, spins freely
- Accessories
- Secured, e.g., fenders, racks, bottle cages
Mountain bike/heavy usage/rainy usage
- Drivetrain
- Clean on a regular basis
- Bearing assemblies
- Monitor condition closely
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