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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I run also and just rode a bike 25 miles while on vacation and loved it. Did you all go somewhere to learn basic maintenance? [/quote]

A lot of bike shops wil teach you basic maintenance, if you are interested.[/quote]

Thanks - I'm not as much interested as assuming I'd need to know.  :)  [/quote]

You really don't need anything beyond pumping your tires.  I didn't learn to fix a flat till I had been riding a couple of years - worst came to worst I would walk the bike to a shop, or put it on a rack on a bus, or you could uber to pick you up I suppose (if you are riding a road bike on narrow tires you may get more flats than I did though).  Lubing the chain will extend chain and cassette life by a lot, but if you are not riding much, and esp not riding in the rain, you can probably getting away with not needing to know how.

I mean you can do almost zero maintenance - or you can "be your own wrench".    In the long run its easier keep your bike in better shape if you can do routine maintenance (which will save on repairs) plus you can avoid spending money on repairs at bike shops - plus you learn alot about how the bike works - but almost none of it is absolutely necessary. [/quote]

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