When you’re taking your last ride of the season, do you always know that it’s your last ride? If you’ve been riding for more than one season, chances are good that sometimes you do, and sometimes you don’t. On those lucky occasions that you’re able to plan ahead—and life doesn’t get in the way—then you can take whatever winterization steps you prefer before you tuck it in for the winter.
Sometimes, though, despite your best intentions—maybe you park your bike, thinking you’ll ride again soon—and then something happens, and you don’t. Even worse, you don’t really give it much thought until the new riding season rolls around, so you don’t do any of the normal things that you’d do before putting it away. Did you just ruin your precious bike with your neglect?
