Your Daily Bicycle Commuter Maintenance Checklist
Today’s chosen theme: Daily Bicycle Commuter Maintenance Checklist. Start each ride confident, safe, and swift with a friendly routine you can complete in minutes. Follow along, share your own checklist tweaks, and subscribe for commuter-focused tips.
Tires and Pressure: Rolling Right
Check pressure every morning. Road commuters often run 80–100 PSI, wider tires 40–70 PSI, depending on rider weight and surface. Adjust for rain, potholes, and comfort. Comment your preferred PSI and why.
Brakes and Stopping Power
Look for wear indicators on pads, and confirm even contact with rim or rotor. Grit squeals mean cleaning time. Replace thinning pads early, especially for rain-heavy commutes with slick paint lines.
Lights On, Day or Night
Run front and rear lights even in daylight for contrast against urban clutter. Verify battery levels or top up via USB. Comment if daytime running lights have changed your close-pass experiences.
Reflectivity and Clothing
Check reflective decals, wheel reflectors, ankle bands, and bag highlights. Moving reflectors on ankles draw driver attention. Add a reflective rain cover for bags. Share your favorite high-visibility piece below.
Bell and Alerts
Test your bell or electronic chime. Clear, polite alerts reduce conflicts on mixed-use paths. A gentle double-ring early is kinder than a shout late. What’s your etiquette rule for crowded mornings?
Fit, Comfort, and Carry
Ensure saddle height and tilt feel neutral, grips or tape are intact, and gloves are handy. Minor discomforts grow across weeks. Adjust today, ride happier tomorrow. Tell us your tiny tweak that changed everything.
Fit, Comfort, and Carry
Glance at the forecast and pack lightweight layers, rain shell, or windproof vest. Vent zippers breathe during climbs. Dry socks in a zip bag feel miraculous later. Subscribe for seasonal checklist updates.