While every bike from BBF is put through our comprehensive safety checks before leaving the store, it’s important you do a quick inspection yourself before every ride as things might move around over time.

This check shouldn’t take more than a few minutes, and will go over 5 key areas of your bike:

1. Rear wheel
2. Seatpost/Saddle
3. Crankset
4. Handlebars
5. Front wheel

It’s helpful to look at these areas as an ‘M’, starting at the rear wheel and zig-zagging to the front wheel.

I recommend you watch this video by Trek as they make it really easy to understand and follow this quick process. The video uses a road bike for demonstration, but don’t worry – the basic things to look out for are the same on other bikes too.

For any other questions about cycling, feel free to send me an email any time.