Maintaining your Pashley

Hearty congratulations and enormous thanks for purchasing a magnificent hand-built Pashley bicycle. You have joined a family of New Zealanders who are rediscovering the pure, uncomplicated joy of cycling for leisure on machines lovingly crafted for style, comfort and reliability.

Your Pashley will serve you a lifetime

– and beyond. It is a treasured possession that can be passed from generation to generation without losing any of its aesthetic appeal or performance.

Pashleys are truly timeless

A bit of routine care and maintenance will ensure your Pashley is ready to facilitate your cycling lifestyle day after day, season after season, and year after year.

Pedal to Perfection

Follow the simple guidelines in our Care and Maintenance booklet and videos below, and you can’t go wrong!

New Pashley checklist

Maintaining tyre pressure

Tightening wheel nuts

Adjusting your saddle

Adjusting chain tension

Adjusting drum brakes

Gear calibration - 5 speed gears

Gear calibration - 8 speed gears