How pristine is your bike?

[snorri]

What is this "re-selling" you speak of ?

After you have bought it back from the person you sold it to then sell it again to someone else, that's reselling.

 

[Misusawa]

I've had my new bike 8 weeks. It looks as though i've had it six months though. Its been thourghly rode, has lots of scratches and a fe stress marks and several chips in the paint.

 

[Hip Priest]

My commuting hybrid is cleaned once in a blue moon, and my old cheap road bike used to get a clean only after a filthy wet ride. However, my new road bike is my pride and joy, and I keep it in immaculate condition. I even wipe my sweat off it with a towel after a dry ride.

But it's each to their own really.

 

[paulw1969]

I keep mine very clean...although it has the odd scrape and scratch from early clipless offs....a colleague refers to my road bike as being "in show room condition"...(running joke)...I also had a fellow club member ask me if I had a new bike the other week......its 17 months plus old...whatever floats your boat as far as im concerned....I don't lavish the same care on my car however

 

[fossyant]

Clean. Very clean. And that includes the commuter

 

[Banjo]

My bikes are usually in Crap state but not quite as bad as Lukesdads bikes.

Keep the drive train clean as possible rest is just cosmetic. Bikes are for riding.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

I like nice things so I clean my bike

 

[The Brewer]

Kinda needs pics this thread

 

[ianrauk]

Kinda needs pics this thread

Yes I do carry a cleaning cloth

Not my bike... but needed a little wipe

 

[musa]

Every time i go work its cleaned. Muck off is even used to clean the counter

 

[Shut Up Legs]

My bikes are always immaculately clean always.
Leisure bikes cleaned after every ride.
My commute bike fully cleaned every week, sometimes more often.

It has been known that I clean my bike mid-ride

I don't mind dings or scratches, add's character to a bike.

Same here. My Vivente tourer has numerous nicks and scratches (I'd be amazed if it didn't, given the distances I've done on it), but is otherwise kept as clean and oiled as I can keep it. I clean it weekly, even in in the drier months.

 

[edindave]

This... or it ain't allowed out. Not in company anyway.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I keep my bikes mechanically sound, but only clean when I have to, I'd rather ride them than clean them, scuffs, dings and scrapes are part of the bikes character, a reminder of the good times you've had together, a pristine bike without a mark on it looks sad, like it hasn't been used for its purpose, being ridden.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

This... or it ain't allowed out. Not in company anyway.

Are you sure that bike gets ridden?

 

[edindave]

Are you sure that bike gets ridden?

To be fair, I had just fitted that chain!