How often do you clean your bike?
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- Bearbonesnorm
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How often do you clean your bike?
I fully understand that this may rank as the dullest post of all time but I'm interested ... I pretty much wash / degrease my bike after every trip, not because I'm a precious tart but because it means I can hopefully spot anything iffy before it causes problems. However, I know a few folk who only ever do it once in a blue moon or in the case of Chew when I do it for him So what's your cleaning regime? Are you like me and clean your bike more often than you clean yourself or do you leave it and hope the crap'll hold everything together?
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
I Cleaned my bike last night first time for ages about 5 weeks
Trying to ride bikes.
Re: How often do you clean your bike?
When I feel embarrassed by it.
Re: How often do you clean your bike?
Depends on how minging the trail conditions are. If it's bad then after every ride, if not then after every two or three rides.
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
Fatbike gets cleaned after every ride but that's because I ride it on the coast.
Singlespeed and hub gear bikes get cleaned as infrequently as I can manage, and I manage quite well with that!
Singlespeed and hub gear bikes get cleaned as infrequently as I can manage, and I manage quite well with that!
Re: How often do you clean your bike?
Road bikes - whenever dirty, but I do hate a mucky bike
Mountain bikes - given that most rides make a MTB dirty I guess I clean them after each ride (unless it's a dry ride and the bike stays clean)
I think shiny bikes go faster as well.....
Mountain bikes - given that most rides make a MTB dirty I guess I clean them after each ride (unless it's a dry ride and the bike stays clean)
I think shiny bikes go faster as well.....
Re: How often do you clean your bike?
usually after every ride , unless it comes back as clean as it went out .
They do live in the house though .
They do live in the house though .
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
I've just cleaned two. One had about 10 rides and the other 2 since last cleaned. I normally don't bother, it's when I want to do some fettling that I get all particular.
Mind you, all of our hire bikes get washed and checked/adjusted after each hire. I've yet to see conclusive proof that one approach is better than the other.
Mind you, all of our hire bikes get washed and checked/adjusted after each hire. I've yet to see conclusive proof that one approach is better than the other.
Re: How often do you clean your bike?
Think I at least hose the mountain bike down after pretty much every ride then lube the chain and spray a bit of gt85 about, as it always seems like my rides have a certain amount of boggy ground on them around where I live.
I do a more thorough clean when I have time and get things nice and shiny!
The cross bike seems get more dusty than dirty so a quick wipe down usually does there
Drew
I do a more thorough clean when I have time and get things nice and shiny!
The cross bike seems get more dusty than dirty so a quick wipe down usually does there
Drew
Re: How often do you clean your bike?
Bike cleaning???
Oh you mean wait until the mud dries then brush it off. Oil the chain too if it needs it
Either SS or Alfine hub reduces my cleaning/maintenance :)
Oh you mean wait until the mud dries then brush it off. Oil the chain too if it needs it
Either SS or Alfine hub reduces my cleaning/maintenance :)
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
After every ride … during longer period rides check bolts bits etc at end of day get as much crud off vital parts as possible … got to really as your relying on it to keep you mobile and safe … nowt worse than a rear hub going on you as you hammer down a slope as my mate can attest to!
Re: How often do you clean your bike?
brush off dirt if i have to fix it, otherwise wire brush chain and oil.
it's not that I can and others can't, it's that I will and others won't.
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
Same here, it's easier to brush the dried on mud off and lube the chain a day or two afterwardsfiredfromthecircus wrote:Fatbike gets cleaned after every ride but that's because I ride it on the coast.
Singlespeed and hub gear bikes get cleaned as infrequently as I can manage, and I manage quite well with that!
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
Another of the joys of Ti as well John eh? Put it away wet and dirty and no worries about corrosion.JohnClimber wrote:Same here, it's easier to brush the dried on mud off and lube the chain a day or two afterwardsfiredfromthecircus wrote:Fatbike gets cleaned after every ride but that's because I ride it on the coast.
Singlespeed and hub gear bikes get cleaned as infrequently as I can manage, and I manage quite well with that!
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
Never thats what my minion is for.
Actually he takes great pride in washing stuff, lets see if that changes when he is a teenager.
Actually he takes great pride in washing stuff, lets see if that changes when he is a teenager.
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
fat bike after every beach ride (good clean) or after every couple of in-land rides
the HT lives in the house so I try to clean that after every ride if I can be arsed
the SS commute bike hasn't been cleaned in years!
the HT lives in the house so I try to clean that after every ride if I can be arsed
the SS commute bike hasn't been cleaned in years!
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
If it's running gears I go over the drivetrain after every ride. If I'm running it SS, I don't, really. The beauty of no suspension.
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Re: How often do you clean your bike?
After every dirty, wet or muddy ride, I get into the shower and wait until Dan has finished cleaning both bikes, then I make a cup of tea and tell him what a good job he's done. Brush off mud, remove and degrease chain.
I do my bit as well and dismantle the derailleur and rear mech before a longer trip. I consider it like a service for a car and I get to see if there are any wee problems and know how to 'fix' the bike should it break. That's the theory anyway.
I do my bit as well and dismantle the derailleur and rear mech before a longer trip. I consider it like a service for a car and I get to see if there are any wee problems and know how to 'fix' the bike should it break. That's the theory anyway.