If none of the things below apply to you, well, you’re probably riding a fully-fresh rigid single speed. Or, I suppose it’s also possible you’re fully up to date with your bike maintenance. Pat on the back for you! Crack a beer. Also, please share a witty story about a hilarious, preventable, mechanical one of your riding buddies had recently, and fire us a comment below so we can all have a good laugh! I know you have one.

For everyone else, trust your instincts. Here are ten prompts for maintenance that you probably don’t want to defer or have possibly even never thought of doing. Have a look and then let us know your score out of ten – the lower the score the better. The more bikes you own, the more possibilities you have to score points; who says the one-bike-to-do-it-all never wins anything?

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