Another Hybrid Bike Question..

[jimboalee]

Now you've got your new bike LL, get the Wax polish out.

Coat all the brake and gear adjusters. Threads and bare cables. Especially the rear mech adjuster - this one gets corroded quick as wink.

For bare cables, I use Wax-oil ( used to be Finnegans ) and smear it on with my fingers.

Squirt some spray polish on all the Hex heads and down the stem clamp, seat post clamp and in the B/B weather seals.

Mech pivots need treating too. They will keep loose and won't get full of crud if you first fill them with wax.

Generally treat the whole bike ( except the brake tracks ) with wax. Even the spoke nipples - fill the gaps between the nipple and the hole.

Two years on and my Dawes is 'as new'. No seized threads.

 

[littlelegs]

mmm all sounds very technical... now where do I buy this wax?

I am looking to sign up on a bike maintenance course but i guess the sooner i do the waxing the better.

 

[tyred]

Both the Waxoil and the wax polish should be available from any decent car accessory shop. Bear in mind that waxoil is extremely messy to work with. Be sure and get clear Waxoil for this application.