To ensure that your fleet stays clean and continues to function at a high level next season, plan preventative maintenance before your fleet is stored over the winter. While it may seem counterintuitive to clean and fix products before locking them up in storage, you’ll thank yourself next season. It only takes a little salt or moisture to wreak havoc on metal surfaces – rust is not only unsightly, but can eventually compromise the cycle’s structural integrity. Protect your investment and keep your customers safe by taking the appropriate measures to keep rust and deterioration at bay before storing your cycles. Protect your investment and keep your customers safe by taking the appropriate measures to keep rust and deterioration at bay before storing your cycles.

Here is a list of important items to address before storing your fleet for the off-season:

Chrome Surfaces: Use chrome polish to remove rust and apply a good coat of wax.

Painted Surfaces: Touch up chips and scratches. Clean well and apply a good coat of wax.

Chain: Clean well and apply spray lubricant while rotating the crank arm to evenly coat the chain to avoid rust. (Max, head mechanic at WFR Central recommends GT85 lubricant.)

Cables: Spray lubricant into cable housing ends to displace moisture.

Tires: Fill all tires to 50 psi. If your product is stored on concrete, put carpet or cardboard under the wheels to keep the concrete from drawing the moisture out of the tires.