Finding Stratches and Chips!!!

[steve23]

why is it that everytime i clean my bike i find more and more chips and scratches!!!???

its so frustrating! my once perfectly shiny new bike is now looking tired and battered!!!

well............only if you look closely!!!

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

You'll just have to pedal faster so people can't get a closer look, so it's helping you train - you should be thankful.

Of course riding faster will probably mean more chips from the gravel on the roads, thus meaning you'll have to go even faster... it's a vicious cycle (pun intended)!!

 

[Willow]

Just like washing the car - if you clean it often you know every mark and can tell when new ones arrive. If you didn't look after it so well you wouldn't notice but I prefer a clean bike and car. Guess actually it's like the housework too - marks on walls/carpets etc.

 

[Van Nick]

That's why I love the idea of titanium so much - no paintwork to worry about.

 

[Baggy]

Mine gets lovingly and gently polished with T-cut colour polish stuff once every 18 months and I've got clear lacquer for stone chips...

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Mine never get cleaned ... well, perhaps once a year. They're like my guitars, they're just tools to do a job and it shows in how they look.

 

[Mr Pig]

why is it that everytime i clean my bike i find more and more chips and scratches!!!???

Don't clean it then. Honestly...

 

[Globalti]

There's a big difference between the honourable scars and wear from hard use and the results of abuse and neglect. Keep the frame wax polished and rust won't be a problem.