Bike maintenance tip from Wheelwright Abbe
Check your spokes regularly!
![Wheel rescuer Abbe, at work on a black Koga bicycle](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6006d5b896017b20df3b23ad/65bb644fc612551621ceadf3_OK%20Abbe%20klein%20ALP06377.jpg)
Check that all the spokes are still tight and straight, your tires are still properly inflated, your brakes are still working properly and your chain is still lubricated.
That way you can intervene in time before your bike gets damaged.
Spokes are sometimes forgotten in checking your bike. A missing spoke may seem negligible, but if you keep cycling around with one spoke less, the other spokes will also begin to break very quickly. As a result, after a while your wheel may even become completely deformed or damaged, requiring the entire wheel to be replaced. Of course, the cost of the repair then increases as well. So when a spoke is broken or loose, it is better not to wait to have it repaired!
Replacing a broken spoke is a small job for de Wielredders and doesn't cost that much. So feel free to come by with this. We will gladly fix it for you!
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De wielredders - Antwerp
Paardenmarkt 24, 2000 Antwerp
+32 03 435 26 01
Monday: 9am-12:30am and 1pm-17pm
Tuesday: 9am-12:30am
Wednesday-Friday: 9am-12:30am and 1pm-17pm
Weekend and holidays: closed
De wielredders - Lier
Netelaan 4, 2500 Lier
+32 03 376 45 80
Monday , Wednesday, Friday: 1pm-5pm
Other days: closed