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Grease a bicycle. New bike for careful handling and a relatively small load does not require disassembly for several years, and all work to care for them is reduced to a regular lubrication of rubbing parts and tightening sagging threaded connections. Proper lubrication makes the bike turn easier and reduces wear of rubbing parts, excessive grease contaminate the machine and promotes adhesion of dust and sand, which increases the machine running, and leads to premature wear of rubbing parts. Frequency of lubrication depends on the extent and conditions of use a bicycle. For example, a bicycle agricultural worker communication, make daily trips long in any weather on dirt roads, needs to be cleaned and lubricated more often than a bicycle, used only on weekends, subject to good weather and on the road with asphalt. Before the grease to remove the dirt from the lubricated parts. For the lubrication used motor oil brand "A". It is totally unacceptable to use oil for lubrication of organic origin. Grease bushings. Grease front and rear brake hubs are not should be made only with grease for periodic (every two or three seasons, depending on the operation of a bicycle) disassembly of the sleeves. Generally applicable method of lubricating liquid oil does not give the expected results, as the oil quickly follows, without stopping in the sleeve. Liquid oil washes thus laid by the assembly grease, which is the main seal in bicycle bearings, preventing the ingress of dirt and sand inside. Experience shows that in the absence of increased wear in the bearings enough to produce grease once in 10,000 km mileage, even with increased exploitation of the bike for two seasons. Rear brake hub with a wide variety of parts, require periodic lubrication of liquid, with lubrication must be carried out sparingly, so as not to spread brake clamp, which can lead to slipping brakes. In the case of lubricating bushing must be flush with kerosene, poured through the nipple as you scroll down the rear wheel, until the restoration 'of the brakes. Brake hub with variable rates because of small parts requires more liquid oil and grease more often than conventional brake hub.