Rose electronics BACKROAD - 7 Maintenance and Care; Bike Servicing

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7. Maintenance and care
Regular care and maintenance will prolong the life of your new bicycle. You should carry out easy cleaning,
servicing and repair tasks yourself (see "5. Before and after your ride" on page 41).
7.1 Bike servicing
DANGER
Risk of accident due to overdue maintenance and service!
When neglecting maintenance and servicing, worn components may cause accidents.
• The service works and intervals mentioned in this manual must be observed.
• Service and maintenance works must be carried out by the ROSE service or a qualified bicycle mechanic.
A bike service includes a complete check of all components. Servicing is required after a specific period of time or
after a certain amount of kilometres ridden, whichever comes first.
Components
Task
Monthly /
20 hrs
Quarterly /
60 hrs
Yearly /
200 hrs
Other /
Notes
Entire bike
Check torques of all screws.
For torque values, see "7.4 Torques" on
page 48.
Visual inspection of all components.
X
Frame
Conduct a visual inspection of the frame
to check for damages such as cracks
and deformities, discoloration, as well
as chafing marks from cable casings or
brake hoses.
X
Headset
Disassemble the headset, clean, lubricate
and re-assemble it.
Replace bearings that don’t run smoothly
or that show signs of corrosion.
X
Seat post
Disassemble the seatpost, clean the seat
post and the frame’s seat tube.
Lightly grease the aluminium seat post
before mounting it in an aluminium
frame.
Coat the aluminium or carbon seat post
with mounting paste before mounting it
in a carbon frame.
Check the torque. For the saddle clamp
torque, see "7.4 Torques" on page 48.
X
Handlebar /
Stem
Check the torque.
For torque values, see "7.4 Torques" on
page 48.
X
Brakes
Check the brake pads for wear
→ The brake pad on the metal
backing plate must be at least
0.5mm thick.
X *
Check the brake rotors for wear.
→ Minimum thickness of brake
rotors: 1.5mm
X *
Bleed brake / replace brake fluids X *