davidphilips
Phil Pip
- Location
- Onabike
nope, should do and i think thats why i end up changing inner cables so often.
So do you genuinely clean your bike after every ride
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Bazzer
Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
- Location
- On the edge of reality
My road bike, yes always. Whatever the season and whether or not it has been wet. I have in the garage a big pack of Aldi baby wipes and a couple of tea towels which went walkabout from the kitchen 
, for that very reason.
My old hybrid not so often, but in my mind it doesn't show the dirt as much.
, for that very reason.My old hybrid not so often, but in my mind it doesn't show the dirt as much.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
The thing is ... people like you and potsy have ALWAYS been on the small side. I grew up tall, towering over everyone else of my age in my various schools but something scary has happened since then ... Giant people have appeared everywhere, dwarfing me! It is bad enough having to stare up to men of 6' 6" plus but I have even encountered a couple of women round here who must be 6' 3" or 6' 4"!!!
I think I will take a leaf out of Globalti's book and start using soapy water for winter bike cleaning. It is easy to rinse off the salt and grit with plain water but it doesn't really touch the oily mess which seems to get on rims in damp conditions.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
@User14044 doesn't clean his bikes at all, the butler does them.
Globalti
Legendary Member
Colin, just rinsing with plain cold water doesn't remove the salty muck that sticks to the bike and then absorbs moisture, causing rusting. It needs mechanical action so I use a bucket of hot water with car shampoo and a soft-bristled hand floor brush, of the sort that comes with a dustpan. I also clean in the "crotch" of the frame and forks and under the brakes with an old toothbrush. I pull an old towel behind the brake blocks to clean them and run the towel around the rims. Then I leave the bike to dry and finally sometimes I spray the frame with Mr Sheen, which deposits wax on the paintwork causing water to bead up and run off. I always keep the brush away from the cassette though, because it picks up oil, which it spreads all over the frame and wheels!
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
I could have used your rear hub as a mirror.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Nope. Cleaned the commuter a couple of months ago to check I still had Shimano components under there and remind me what colour it was. I really shouldn't have bothered, the chain snapped a few rides later. From now on I am going to stick to the previous maintenance only regime that has worked so well for the 1st 14k.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I do use a fairly high water pressure (avoiding bearings) but I agree that brushing muck off makes more sense than trying to blast it off!
I can confirm the oily toothbrush problem because I got my bike 3/4 clean yesterday and promptly started getting it mucky again by spreading oily blobs about before I noticed! (That's what comes of getting distracted while working on the bike.)
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
I hose her down if its wet and she has street grime \sand on her, the put her in the workshop to dry.
If its not raining, she gets a clean at the weekend.
If its not raining, she gets a clean at the weekend.
No way. It's cold and dark, just stuff it straight in the shed and get inside and put the kettle on. Might give it a few minutes attention at the weekend if the weather is OK.
