The most important thing you can do to ensure hassle free riding and extend the life of your bike and

components, is a little bit of preemptive maintenance. This article is meant as a rough guide for the majority of R1U owners. Since riding styles can vary greatly from person to person, you may need to adjust the schedule to fit your lifestyle. For example, commuters and those who ride frequently in foul weather; will need more frequent mainatince than those who only use the bike once per year on vacations. How fast parts wear out can be influenced by, rider weight, riding weather, frequency of rides along with other factors so if in doubt, its better to check out your bike sooner than later. 

The links in the following chart are to illustrate what work needs to be done at what time and are not intended to completely train a rider on how to do the work. While Ride1UP does support riders working on thier own bikes; those without the tools or skillset should seek professional asstiance. 

Bicycle mainatince, upgrading, and bike optimization can be as rewarding as the actual riding. There is a lot that one can learn on the subject and the following links can serve as a greater stepping stone down that path:

Books: 

Park Big Blue Book- a classic that covers many aspects of bicycle repair. Written by industry legend Calvin Jones, feature of many Park videos, it is now in its fourth edition 

Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance- written by another industry celebrity this book is slightly older however has great documentation on many key systems.  

The Haynes Bicycle Book- Anyone from the automotive industry is familiar with Haynes manuals. They provide tech documents for all makes and models. This book follows the same format but  for bicycles. 

Videos:

Global Cycling Network- A YouTube channel sponsored by large bike brands. They often present mechanical skills in a fun and easy to follow way. Their videos often cover topics at a surface level, easily digestible for mainstream viewers. 

Park Tool Company- The US tool maker Park also has a wide range of articles and videos on how to work on bikes. The quality of the informatoin and presentation is rarely matched outside of processional bicycle schools.