Worst Bicycle Maintenance Mistakes You Must Avoid! | GCN Tech's Top 5

Maintenance mistakes - we've all made them! In this video, Jon gives you his five mistakes that you definitely need to avoid...

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Rotating tyres - Worn out rear tyre? Swap it with the front mate. No! Plenty of cyclists out there put the rear tyre on the front and the front tyre on the rear when the rear is showing signs of wear.
False information, yes you can put a good condition front tyre on the rear wheel, but never put a worn rear tyre on the front wheel.

Overtightening bolts - It’s easily done on bike components, the biggest thread diameter you are likely to find is a threaded bottom bracket which isn't massive really. Overtighten one of those into your bike however and that will be a nightmare to remove, and possibly damage your frame. But more common areas where people overtighten bolts are stem bolts and seatpost clamps because it’s easy to think that they are not tight enough but overtightening your stem bolts, for instance, can be disastrous.

Poorly maintained drivetrain - Us lot at GCN love a clean bike, admittedly there have been occasions where there is a filthy bike on show. Now, maybe you don’t like cleaning your bike, plenty of people don’t. A badly cared for bike will ultimately let you down at some point, normally when you are in the middle of nowhere with no more inner tubes, no tools or mobile phone signal. So if there is only one thing you are going to clean on your bike, I can’t believe I am saying this, make sure it's your drivetrain.

Let us know if you've made any of these mistakes or if there's a common mistake that Jon's missed off his list. 👇

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