cleaning a MTB

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As a roadie who is new to Mountainbiking, any do's and don't to cleaning a MTB? Can I hose the bike down, some say never use water? Any advice out there?

Originally posted by Black Hills
As a roadie who is new to Mountainbiking, any do's and don't to cleaning a MTB? Can I hose the bike down, some say never use water? Any advice out there?

Follow the cleaning instructions from Park Tool at link below:

<http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/BCB4.shtml>

Careful hosing down is fine.