Practical guide
Basic e-bike maintenance
What you can check yourself at home every week and every month, and what is best left to the workshop.
An e-bike is heavier and faster than a regular one, so it wears out the chain, tyres and brakes sooner. A few minutes a week extend its life and keep you safer.
Every week
- Tyre pressure: the recommended range is printed on the side of the tyre.
- Brakes: they should brake firmly and without noise.
- Lights: front and rear working.
Every month, or after riding in rain or mud
- Clean and lube the chain: a rag to remove the dirt and a drop of lube on each link.
- Wash the bike with a sponge and water, no pressure washer. If the battery is removable, take it out first.
- Check the bolts on the handlebar, seatpost and rack.
- Check the brake pads: they wear faster on e-bikes.
What is best left to the workshop
- A full service at least once a year.
- The motor and electronics: do not open them, and software updates are done at the workshop.
- Replacing the chain or cables, or bleeding hydraulic brakes, if you have no experience.
Looking after the battery is part of maintenance: we explain it in how long the battery lasts and how to look after it.