Which lube?

[Andy_G]

Ive washed my bike 3 times since ive started using it and it coats the chain and especially the cassette better than the Muc off dry i used to use, plus even in this crappy weather where ive rode through puddles pretty much up to the hub it seems to have lasted.

 

[themosquitoking]

Thanks, sounds good. I will investigate.

 

[Sara_H]

I've ordered (but still waiting for delivery of most of these items)

Juicy degreaser and chain cleaner thingy

Purple Harry Mintenance spray and pipe clener things

Green oil brush, chain lube and green clean.

My bikes will soon be the cleanest in all England.

 

[ianrauk]

I've ordered (but still waiting for delivery of most of these items)

Juicy degreaser and chain cleaner thingy

Purple Harry Mintenance spray and pipe clener things

Green oil brush, chain lube and green clean.

My bikes will soon be the cleanest in all England.

Then make sure you:
Clean inside the tyres and the rim wells.
Take out the Bottom Bracket and clean the BB and inside the frame/bracket space.
Take apart the crankset to get all the muck out of the tiny little gaps, including cleaning all the bolts.
Take off the handlebars and drop the forks so you can get into the headset gaps.
Take off bottle cages to clean underneath.
Use ear buds to clean the gaps in the chain.
Take off and take apart cassette so you can clean, inc. the space where the cassette sits against the hub.
Take off the brake callipers so you can get into all the tiny gaps where muck collects.
And so forth..that's a start for you.. then you may (just may) have the cleanest bike in all of England.
Right @fossyant

 

[uclown2002]

And of course it will lash it down the next day and it'll be grubby again.

 

[uclown2002]

Then make sure you:
Clean inside the tyres and the rim wells.
Take out the Bottom Bracket and clean the BB and inside the frame/bracket space.
Take apart the crankset to get all the muck out of the tiny little gaps, including cleaning all the bolts.
Take off the handlebars and drop the forks so you can get into the headset gaps.
Take off bottle cages to clean underneath.
Use ear buds to clean the gaps in the chain.
Take off and take apart cassette so you can clean, inc. the space where the cassette sits against the hub.
Take off the brake callipers so you can get into all the tiny gaps where muck collects.
And so forth..that's a start for you.. then you may (just may) have the cleanest bike in all of England.
Right @fossyant

How often do you do this?

 

[ianrauk]

How often do you do this?

Dependent on how mucky the bike is, at least once a month.

 

[uclown2002]

Impressive

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Impressive

@ianrauk has some really nice bikes, specially his Kona which is lovely and he knows how to keep them spotless.
nothing bugs me like a filthy cassette and chain, just no need for it and Ians bikes easily pass inspection standards.
Having said that, I think a few people are willing to duke it out for top honors in the clean bike award @Sara_H is going to have to put some effort in for that acclaim

Let the cleaning commence
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/how-pristine-is-your-bike.137912/post-2616409

 

[ianrauk]

@ianrauk has some really nice bikes, specially his Kona which is lovely and he knows how to keep them spotless.
nothing bugs me like a filthy cassette and chain, just no need for it and Ians bikes easily pass inspection standards.
Having said that, I think a few people are willing to duke it out for top honors in the clean bike award @Sara_H is going to have to put some effort in for that acclaim

Let the cleaning commence
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/how-pristine-is-your-bike.137912/post-2616409

Better not mention then that I clean my bikes on the go I carry a cloth and/or babywipes with me on rides

And have been known to clean other peoples bikes....

Sad innit?

 

[Broughtonblue]

Better not mention then that I clean my bikes on the go I carry a cloth and/or babywipes with me on rides

And have been known to clean other peoples bikes....

Sad innit?

do you fancy dropping by leicester and cleaning mine then?

 

[ianrauk]

do you fancy dropping by leicester and cleaning mine then?

I don't come cheap

 

[Sara_H]

Then make sure you:
Clean inside the tyres and the rim wells.
Take out the Bottom Bracket and clean the BB and inside the frame/bracket space.
Take apart the crankset to get all the muck out of the tiny little gaps, including cleaning all the bolts.
Take off the handlebars and drop the forks so you can get into the headset gaps.
Take off bottle cages to clean underneath.
Use ear buds to clean the gaps in the chain.
Take off and take apart cassette so you can clean, inc. the space where the cassette sits against the hub.
Take off the brake callipers so you can get into all the tiny gaps where muck collects.
And so forth..that's a start for you.. then you may (just may) have the cleanest bike in all of England.
Right @fossyant

I'll just start by cleaning the big lump of mud thats been stuck on the ?cassette (round gear things at the back) for two months.

Shall I send beore and after pics? Would you like that? Or will it make you feel dirrrrrrttty?

 

[ianrauk]

I'll just start by cleaning the big lump of mud thats been stuck on the ?cassette (round gear things at the back) for two months.

Shall I send beore and after pics? Would you like that? Or will it make you feel dirrrrrrttty?

You get me wrong.
A dirty bike is a bike that has been ridden.
No problem with that.
Leaving a bike dirty after a ride is a different matter.

 

[Sara_H]

You get me wrong.
A dirty bike is a bike that has been ridden.
No problem with that.
Leaving a bike dirty after a ride is a different matter.

A sin of which I've been guilty all my life. I openly admit to never cleaning my bikes. But now I've seen the error of my ways and plan to clean all the family bikes on a frequent basis.