{"id":8,"date":"2026-10-11T03:45:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T03:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/how-often-should-you-service-your-bike\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T03:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T03:45:44","slug":"how-often-should-you-service-your-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/how-often-should-you-service-your-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"How often should you service your bike?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no single right interval for a bike service. A bike ridden to work every day in the rain wears out much faster than one taken out on sunny Sundays. These rules of thumb are a good starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Daily commuters:<\/strong> a full service about every six months, and a quick safety check in between.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Weekend riders:<\/strong> a full service once a year, ideally before the riding season starts.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>E-bikes:<\/strong> they are heavier and faster, so brakes, tyres and chains wear sooner. Have them checked a little more often than a normal bike ridden the same distance.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Kids\u2019 bikes:<\/strong> a check whenever the bike is handed down, and whenever the seat or bars are moved up a size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs your bike needs attention now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brakes that squeal, feel soft or need a long pull on the lever.<\/li>\n\n<li>Gears that jump or will not shift cleanly.<\/li>\n\n<li>A chain that looks dry, rusty or noisy.<\/li>\n\n<li>Tyres with cuts, bulges or a worn, flat centre.<\/li>\n\n<li>Creaks or knocks that were not there before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you notice any of these, do not wait for the next service. Most of them are quick and inexpensive to fix early and cost more if they are left.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It depends less on the calendar than on how far you ride and in what weather. Here is a simple way to decide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-chainline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}