Catrin
03-01-2012, 07:28 AM
I have to laugh at this...
In January I took my Jamis Dakar XC Comp in for it's pre-season tuneup. I figured that it needed the "major" tuneup rather than the normal because it fell over on the mtb trails last summer....a LOT. This tuneup isn't the most expensive, it is the second of three tuneup levels available at my LBS.
Come to find out, even with all of those crashes, nothing was really needed outside of a really good cleaning - not even an RD adjustment - and I do tend to fall on that side of the bike on the trails. The entire drive-train was removed and cleaned in a ultra-sonic cleaner which I do like. It is ready to rock and roll as soon as my neck is and the trails dry :cool:
This month I took my beloved custom Gunnar in for her tuneup. I figured the most basic form of tuneup is all that was needed...but come to find out the RD and hanger were messed up and also needed new cable and housing for the rear - so I really needed a major tuneup. I fell a total of twice on that bike last year...guess that just goes to show that my Jamis is far more forgiving on falls than the Gunnar. That is not a surprise, after all, a mountain bike is far more sturdy and made to withstand much more than a bike built for road use, but I found that difference interesting.
I've weak hands/grip (even after working out for 2.5 years) and am not all that mechanically inclined so right now would rather pay an expert that I trust to tune my bikes than to try it myself.
In January I took my Jamis Dakar XC Comp in for it's pre-season tuneup. I figured that it needed the "major" tuneup rather than the normal because it fell over on the mtb trails last summer....a LOT. This tuneup isn't the most expensive, it is the second of three tuneup levels available at my LBS.
Come to find out, even with all of those crashes, nothing was really needed outside of a really good cleaning - not even an RD adjustment - and I do tend to fall on that side of the bike on the trails. The entire drive-train was removed and cleaned in a ultra-sonic cleaner which I do like. It is ready to rock and roll as soon as my neck is and the trails dry :cool:
This month I took my beloved custom Gunnar in for her tuneup. I figured the most basic form of tuneup is all that was needed...but come to find out the RD and hanger were messed up and also needed new cable and housing for the rear - so I really needed a major tuneup. I fell a total of twice on that bike last year...guess that just goes to show that my Jamis is far more forgiving on falls than the Gunnar. That is not a surprise, after all, a mountain bike is far more sturdy and made to withstand much more than a bike built for road use, but I found that difference interesting.
I've weak hands/grip (even after working out for 2.5 years) and am not all that mechanically inclined so right now would rather pay an expert that I trust to tune my bikes than to try it myself.