# Getting Your Bike Serviced Before the Ride, at a SHIMANO-Certified Shop in Taichung｜24EZGO > If you fly in with your own bike, the first things to sort out on the ground are shifting, braking and the wheels. This guide lists what to check before a long ride in Taiwan, and what Joelee Bike in Daya, Taichung actually offers and when the shop is open. [Guides](/en/guides/) Guides · Cycling in Taiwan # Getting Your Bike Serviced Before the Ride, at a SHIMANO-Certified Shop in Taichung Box the bike, fly, land, rebuild. The parts that most often come out of that sequence unhappy are the shift cables and the disc brakes. A box that took a knock on the transfer belt can leave the rear derailleur hanger a couple of degrees out of true. It only feels like sticky shifting on flat ground, and then the chain drops on the first climb. Central Taiwan is where many island loops and Wuling attempts begin, so having a shop go over the bike before you set off costs less time than fixing it halfway up. Below is what to check, followed by what Joelee Bike in Daya, Taichung offers. ## Six things to go over before a long ride A bike that has just been taken apart and rebuilt fails in different places from one that has simply been ridden. Whatever came off for packing has taken extra load, while the parts nobody touched tend to stay put. These are the ones worth looking at first after a rebuild. Most of these need adjustment rather than new parts. What genuinely needs replacing usually surfaces during the check, such as a chain that has stretched past its limit or pads worn down to the wear line. * Whether the rear derailleur hanger is still straight, since a bent one throws off the whole shifting range * Clearance between disc pads and rotor, because pistons pushed during transport creep outwards * Torque on quick releases or thru-axles, and on the rotor bolts * Chain stretch and cassette wear, both cheaper to deal with before the ride than during it * Wheel tension and true, since the wheels take the most load inside a box * Tyre pressure and any cuts in the casing, as tyres left standing lose air ## What the SHIMANO Service Center sign stands for SHIMANO SSC is the brand's global certification scheme for independent bike shops. A shop carrying the sign has met the manufacturer's requirements on service procedure, tooling and parts supply. For anyone arriving with their own bike, the practical difference is that the shop holds the right parts and the specification data for your model year, so electronic shifting or hydraulic systems do not become an improvisation. Almost every road and mountain bike in Taiwan runs SHIMANO drivetrain or braking, so certified shops cover a wide range of bikes. The gap shows up in fault finding, for instance bleeding a hydraulic line or updating and pairing electronic shifting, work that drags on in a shop without the factory tools. ## Joelee Bike in Daya, Taichung, what they do and when they open Joelee Bike sits at No. 22, Qiancun Road, Daya District, Taichung, on 04-2568-2080\. The shop opens in two blocks, 10:00 to 17:30 and 19:30 to 21:00, closed on Sundays. Daya is on the northern side of Taichung, not far from Taichung International Airport and the Qingquangang area, on the way out of the city towards Fengyuan and Houli. The shop is both a SHIMANO Service Center and a FOURIERS dealer. It covers repair and servicing, SHIMANO parts, and product advice, and also does builds, sourcing complete bikes, and custom assembly. Labour rates are published as an open post on the shop's own blog, so take the figures there as the current ones. Less common is the one-to-one workshop class they run, where riders work on their own bikes and learn to trace faults. For anyone riding far from home who wants to go beyond patching a tube, that format does more than watching videos. ## How the support vehicle and the shop fit together 24EZGO handles transport and support while the shop handles the wrench work. In practice the two meet at two moments. One is arrival day, when we move riders and bikes from the airport to Taichung, the bike goes straight in for a pre-ride check, and the riding starts the following morning. The other is mid-trip, when the group carries on and we run the broken bike back to the shop. Arranging that means agreeing on timing first. The shop keeps fixed hours and closes on Sundays, so a landing that falls during the afternoon break or after closing turns into a next-morning job. Tell us your flight time along with your intended departure date when you enquire, and we will leave room for it in the transfer plan. ## FAQ Can I book a service slot before I arrive in Taiwan? Yes. Send us your flight time, the bike, and what you want looked at, and we will help confirm a slot with the shop. Whether it fits depends on the shop's answer, and please plan around their Sunday closure. How is the repair cost worked out? Labour and parts are charged by the shop directly, following the labour schedule they publish themselves. 24EZGO only handles transport and trip support, takes no payment on their behalf and adds no margin, so treat the shop's own quote as the figure. What happens if the bike breaks down in the mountains? The support vehicle picks up rider and bike. Small things get sorted at the roadside, and anything beyond that goes back down to a shop in town. Pickup time in the mountains depends on where you are and the road conditions, so send us the day's route beforehand and the vehicle can be positioned better. ## Sources * [驛站單車｜SHIMANO 服務中心店家資訊（地址、電話、營業時間、服務項目）](https://www.sunstar-tw.com/biking/shimano-ssc/joeleebike.html) * [驛站單車 部落格｜維修保養工資收費標準說明](https://joelee1984.pixnet.net/blog/post/15311026) * [驛站單車 部落格](https://joelee1984.pixnet.net/blog) * [驛站單車 Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/joeleebike) Rules and road conditions change — always check the official announcements before you travel. ## Related guides * [Riding Between Company Branches, and How the Support Vehicle Is Arranged](/en/guides/corporate-branch-ride/) * [Five Days Cycling from Taichung｜Sun Moon Lake, Shuili & Sanyi](/en/guides/hong-kong-taichung-cycling/) * [Taiwan Cycling Route No.1｜Distance & Closed Roads](/en/guides/island-loop-route/) ## Elsewhere in the ecosystem * [gear · Bike Maintenance](https://gear.criterium.tw)reads your Strava mileage and works out when chains, tyres and pads are due * [The TCU Cycling Ecosystem](https://seh.com.tw/tcu)fifteen self-built systems linking races, training, results, maintenance and group rides ## Need a support vehicle? 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