To maintain your bike correctly, you need to have the right tools.

The tyre is the only element in contact with the ground. To minimise the risk of it losing grip, it's essential to choose the right type of tyre, and adapt the pressure accordingly.

The EDR comes with tubeless-ready wheels.

Check out our advice here: 

To set your saddle correctly it needs to be securely in place. A loose seat post can slip when you're out and about on your bike.
If you tighten it up too much, however, you run the risk of crushing the seatpost and damaging your bike.


The best way to tighten a seat post is to use a torque wrench. We recommend you tighten it to between 6 and 7Nm.


Take care not to exceed the maximum height indicated on the seat post.

The chain is an essential part of your bike's drive train. The following are tell-tale signs that you need to change it:
- The chain starts jumping.
- The chain has been on for more than 5,000 kilometres.
- Gear changes are not smooth.

To find out more read our article:

The following are all signs that you might need to change your brake pads:

- You don't have the same responsiveness as when you bought your EDR and there's a lack of grip.
- Your bike makes a strange noise when you brake sharply.
- The thickness of the pad is below 0.5 mm.

Although disc brakes are designed to wear out the brake pads and not the disc, the disc will end up wearing out through use over time.

It can be dangerous to ride with an overly worn disc; it can give out if you brake suddenly or intensely.

The maximum wear value of the thickness of the disc is around 10% of its original value. We strongly recommend that you change it when the wear exceeds that figure.

To ensure your frame lasts longer, grease the bearings and abrasive parts of your EDR bike regularly. You should be keeping a close eye on the following:

- Bottom bracket.
- Steerer tube.
- Wheel bearings.
- Seatpost.

If your drive train is too noisy and/or your gears don't shift properly, you certainly need to adjust your derailleurs.

Find out how in the following video:

There is no special number of kilometres to know when to replace your cables.

It depends on your practice of cycle touring/sport cycling/competition;

But also depends on how delicately you change gears - that is, if you change gears very regularly during your rides or not.

The first signs of wear are:

Is it challenging to change gears?
Even after adjusting them!
That means it might be time to replace your cables before they give out in the middle of a ride.

Also, if you notice that a housing or a cable is fraying, don't wait to replace it

Are your pedals broken? Do you want to change your pedals for clipless ones? Here's our advice.

NB: please note that the screw thread on the left pedal is inverted and that the pedal thus screws on in an anti-clockwise direction. The right pedal has a standard screw thread. 

Please use the correct tool to take your pedals off as force needs to be exerted to unscrew them.

If you pick up a puncture, our tutorial will tell you how to change your inner tube.

The tape on your handlebar will wear over time and you'll need to change it occasionally.

There are several things you can do if your brakes aren't working as well as they used to:

- Clean your rims with a degreaser

- Check the brake pads for wear.

- Check the tension of the cable.

Are your brake pads worn out? Want to replace them?

Check out the demonstration in this video:

If your disc makes noise:

- Check that your wheel is properly centred. To do this, loosen the wheel and tighten it up again.

- Check that the brake calliper is in the right position.

- Check the brake pads for wear.

- Check the tension of your brake cables.

Need to change your brake cables and/or housing? 

Follow our tutorial: 

If your gears are slipping, you need to check the following: 

- Wear on your drive train.

- The tension of the cables.

You then need to adjust the derailleur.

Need to change your derailleur cables and/or housings? 

Check out this tutorial: 

If your derailleur hanger is broken or bent, you need to change it. 

Here's some useful advice on how to change your chain correctly.

Are your chainrings worn? Do you want to change the number of teeth? 

It's easy to change your chainrings. 

To do so, simply use an Allen key to undo the screws that hold the chainrings on. 
Then fit the new ones. 

Remember that, on this bike, the minimum chainring size is 34T.

Find out how in the video below: