Dillenger OPIA User Manual - Maintenance
USER MANUAL
OPIA
LAST UPDATED: 2/12/2016
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How much maintenance is required?
The most common question we get is how much maintenance is required? The
basic answer is not much more than a normal bicycle. Maintaining proper care of
your bicycle is very important. Ensuring that you complete the following on a
regular basis:
Clean and oil your drive train (chain)
Clean and oil your gearing system
Check the tyre pressure is within range
Check the wear on the brakes and replace if necessary
Check the wear on the tyres and replace if necessary
Check for loose spokes on both of the wheels and tighten if necessary.
Check all fasteners
Wipe down the rest of the bike
Possibly the most important one of those points is spoke maintenance. An
electric wheel produces small amounts of vibrations that can loosen spokes over
time. It is important that you keep eye out (and ear out) for loose spokes and fix
them up before it gets out of hand. Audible buzzing can be heard on occasion
when a loose spoke is present on the motor hub. This is a good indication that
spoke maintenance may be required. We would recommend any competent wheel
builder for this kind of maintenance. Though there are loads of youtube videos
that will be a great guide on fixing any spoke tensioning issues you might have.
It cant be said enough that having a good maintenance routine can be one of the
best ways to catch an issue early before it becomes are large problem, saving you
time and potentially a lot of money.