Best product for cleaning bikes

[Lavender Rose]

I am looking at giving my bike a clean, I'm conscious that it has oil and grease in places that should not be washed out.

Can anyone recommend anything or could I use car wash products?

 

[i hate hills]

When i give my bike its biannual wash i just throw some washing up liquid in a bucket of water thats way too hot for my hands and then rinse all the soapy bubbles off. There are products out there that are aimed at the cyclist ( i think "muck off" might be a brand name ) but i've never used it. A good idea to purchase is a set of cleaning brushes which you will find in any bike shop or even some of the bigger supermarkets , i got mine in Asda. The shape of these are designed to get into and between all the hard to reach places. Hope that helps a wee bit. God i've just read this back . I sound like Barry Scott in the Citic Bang adverts..........

 

[Lavender Rose]

haha! TURBO POWER!!!!!!!!!! Yeah I in of the thinking that these products are aimed at novices like me however, you say about washing liquid - we use fairy and its very good at removing grease from plates...? hehe!!!

Asda....selling bike brushes?! Yeah I have little hands but yeah brushes would be a good idea.

 

[Sara_H]

You're not supposed to use washing up liquid as it contains salt, so can accelerate corrosion.

Use car shampoo instead.

 

[Lavender Rose]

Ah - thanks for this - we have good car wash shampoo

 

[ScotiaLass]

I use Muc Off on my bike. Wet the bike, spray it on, leave for 5 mins and then wash off.
Easy and safe

 

[Bryony]

I've heard the muck off stuff is really good, I just wipe my bike over with baby wipes then give it a polish with GT85 or pledge (I prefer the smell of GT though!!)

 

[TheDoctor]

Poundland often have a Muc-Off knockoff called No More Dirty Bike - imaginative!
Works quite well - it's one of the 'spray on a wet bike, leave, rinse' sort.

 

[User269]

You people wash your own bikes??

 

[snorri]

You people wash your own bikes??

I think these people may live in areas with a low annual rainfall in which case natural cleansing is insufficient to keep the bike clean

 

[migrantwing]

Baby wipes! Followed by a spray of GT85 all over (taking care not spray on the rim braking surfaces.) Leave, make a cuppa, come back and wipe over with a microfibre cloth. If the bike needs a really good clean then, as mentioned, don't use washing up liquid as it contains a lot of salt (unless you use Ecover or Surcare or a similar eco-friendly detergent.) Car shampoo is probably best, and cheaper than Muck-Off and the like. Lube chain, pivot points etc. Ready for the next ride!

 

[R600]

cheap furniture polish, spray on leave a minute or two to soak clean off. do this and you wont wash out the grease from any of your bearings

 

[ScotiaLass]

You people wash your own bikes??

We are mere plebs...

 

[MontyVeda]

You're not supposed to use washing up liquid as it contains salt, so can accelerate corrosion.

Use car shampoo instead.

never knew that.

 

[HLaB]

Baby Wipes; used to use muc off but found it an expensive way to wear out components faster.