Baby wipes

[GrumpyGregry]

baby wipes for bike cleaning are probably my find of the century.

 

[chillyuk]

Are they any good for baby's backsides, they seem to be good for everything else.

 

[Fnaar]

I don't think alcohol is a requirement for cleaning babies bottoms!

A stiff drink afterwards can help, though...

 

[Nigel182]

And if out of Baby Wipes.....

Flash Wipes are Dead Handy...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

And if out of Baby Wipes.....

Flash Wipes are Dead Handy...

I used one of them on my son when he was small, didn't know they weren't baby wipes - thought they smelled a bit bleachy. Gave him a good hose down when I realised!

Wouldn't use them on the bike though!

 

[chillyuk]

OK, I'm convinced.

I gave my road bike a wipe down last night, and it looks sparkly in daylight today! Also today I have given my Ridgeback hybrid a wipe down. Last time I used it was after heavy rain the night before and the lanes were pretty muddy. The wipes have cleaned it off a treat. Normally though in that condition I would use a bucket of water, but I like testing things thoroughly.

 

[Scoosh]

I've bodged chain-cleaning by pushing them painstakingly through every link. Massively inefficient but doesn't seem to do any harm.

That's not bodging - it's dedication and doing a thorough job.

I've wondered about using pipe-cleaners instead to do that*, as the baby-wipes are a bit of a fiddle.



* = cleaning between the chain links, not cleaning a baby's bottom

[my 'baby' is now 17

and over 6ft. Don't think he would appreciate a pipe-cleaner .....

]

 

[Alien8]

I've bodged chain-cleaning by pushing them painstakingly through every link. Massively inefficient but doesn't seem to do any harm.

You say this like we don't all do it - isn't this what Sundays and the kitchen floor are for?

 

[2Loose]

Scoosh and Alien8, you are the reason that Sheldon did this article....

Full credit for your dedication though

 

[RedRider]

I find a spoke with a blob of blu-tac on the end perfect for working them into crannies and nooks.

 

[ianrauk]

That's not bodging - it's dedication and doing a thorough job.

I've wondered about using pipe-cleaners instead to do that*, as the baby-wipes are a bit of a fiddle.



* = cleaning between the chain links, not cleaning a baby's bottom

[my 'baby' is now 17

and over 6ft. Don't think he would appreciate a pipe-cleaner .....

]

[cough] cotton buds [cough]

 

[biggs682]

always use them , and which ever brand are on offer

 

[alci4]

never tried them but i'm gonna now

cant believe i've been wasting them on my nippers a$$

 

[Basil.B]

Bought some Baby wipes, to try.
See if they are good as people say.

 

[zacklaws]

As good as baby wipes are, they are of no use for cleaning a true dirty bike. They may be ideal for removing, dusty grime, tar, oily patches, chains etc which is all I use them for but of no use for removing caked on mud etc. If you do so, you just run the risk of ruining your paint with scratches etc from the grit in the mud, so before using baby wipes you still have to wash off the caked on mud.