So do you genuinely clean your bike after every ride

[ColinJ]

In your case very short thieves

Or tall bike thieves with short customers?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Quick shine after each ride and a proper scrub usually 2x a week.

Chains etc are kept clean and lubed daily, brake discs and pads cleaned 1x a month, just because..

 

[subaqua]

No as I have a life !

 

[welsh dragon]

Clean? Did someone say clean?

 

[Milkfloat]

Commuter when you cannot tell what colour it is, nice bikes every time they get mucky - so in winter that is every ride.

 

[wonderloaf]

Chain and mechs after every ride using the famous mickle(ish) method, the rest as and when required.

 

[Globalti]

Yes, with hot soapy water in winter especially when the roads are salted.

Not always in summer.

 

[coffeejo]

Or tall bike thieves with short customers?

Don't you start!

 

[ianrauk]

@Hill Wimp I think I remember commented on how sparkly clean my bike looked on last saturday's ride.
It was a dry ride all day yet when I got home it still got a wipe down and quick going over before being locked up in the shed.

 

[mjr]

No. Unless I'm in a rush, water to rinse off the road salt and then GT-85 to get the water out of the chain. Washing waits for daylight.

 

[summerdays]

No I'm lazy.... And it will only get mucky the following day... But maybe every weekend or two... It gets a quick clean!

 

[Profpointy]

A bit like when I had company cars. The rules said they had to be cleaned regularly, so mine always got a good clean after 3 years when it had to go back, whether it needed it or not !

 

[GravityFighter]

Drivetrain gets a clean and lube after every ride to keep the shifting smooth. Bike gets wiped down from road grime once a week (more in winter). Occasional application of GT85 on the pivot points to prevent brakes etc. seizing up.

Far easier to do 5 mins of maintenance a couple of times a week than fix the problems that occur when gunk builds up and stuff goes rusty.

 

[vickster]

Nope, just get a new bike once it's too grubby for baby wipes

 

[subaqua]

About Once a month it gets cleaned. Stuf don't get rusty as it gets used. I like really wet weather as it washes lots of crud off then I can lube the chain