Bike cleaning

Frank said:

My new road bike looks great, and I want to keep it that way.
If I ride one day in the rain, and the bike gets pretty dirty, whats the
best way to clean it.

There's a few products out there that act as a sealant/prep BEFORE you go out and get it dirty.
(altho cyclinglaw dictates that rain/dirt means the bike stays inside until such time as summer prevails1 :-) )

finish line products and try asking youre LBS or better road-orientated bike shop

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Quoted message said:

My new road bike looks great, and I want to keep it that way.
If I ride one day in the rain, and the bike gets pretty dirty, whats the
best way to clean it.

What an interesting, unusual question! I'm sure this one has never been
asked before. My local Laundromat has a machine big enough for me to stick
my road bike in. Sometimes, they even let me use the industrial dryer.

Frank said:

My new road bike looks great, and I want to keep it that way.
If I ride one day in the rain, and the bike gets pretty dirty, whats the
best way to clean it.

Whatever you do, don't use high pressure water cleaners. It forces water
into all the little nooks and crannies that aren't supposed to get water in
them, and from there, it proceedes to start corroding the innards.
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Quoted message said:

Frank Wrote:
My new road bike looks great, and I want to keep it that way.
If I ride one day in the rain, and the bike gets pretty dirty, whats
the best way to clean it.

http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/BCB4.shtml
You don't have to use Park tools by the way...

hippy

flyingdutch said:

There's a few products out there that act as a sealant/prep BEFORE you
go out and get it dirty.

What on earth does that do? The only porous items might be the saddle
and handlebar grips.

Unless you have one of those new ultra-light cast-sodium frames, a bit
of rain wont hurt. Just bring it inside to dry afterwards, and brush
off the sand when its dry. This is a road-bike, right? How dirty are
your roads?

flyingdutch said:

Frank said:

My new road bike looks great, and I want to keep it that way.
If I ride one day in the rain, and the bike gets pretty dirty, whats
the
best way to clean it.

There's a few products out there that act as a sealant/prep BEFORE you
go out and get it dirty.
(altho cyclinglaw dictates that rain/dirt means the bike stays inside
until such time as summer prevails1 :-) )

Richard's first law of cleaning your bike: "Don't get it dirty!"

If it's raining, it's wind trainer time.

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Regards.
Richard.

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Richard Sherratt
Richard's first law of cleaning your bike: "Don't get it dirty!"
If it's raining, it's wind trainer time.

You are missing out man!! There's nothing more satisfying than destroying
your drivetrain, wearing out your brake pads and rims, picking grit out of
your eyes, freezing yourself to the bone and then having wet shoes/clothes
for the next week...

Having said that.. I'm heading out into the rain now! 😄

hippy

quote='Mike'flyingdutch said:

There's a few products out there that act as a sealant/prep BEFORE you
go out and get it dirty.

What on earth does that do? The only porous items might be the saddle
and handlebar grips.

Unless you have one of those new ultra-light cast-sodium frames, a bit
of rain wont hurt. Just bring it inside to dry afterwards, and brush
off the sand when its dry. This is a road-bike, right? How dirty are
your roads?[/QUOTE]

allows all the dirt to come off much easier, especially grime/grease

hippy said:

Quoted message said:

Richard Sherratt
Richard's first law of cleaning your bike: "Don't get it dirty!"
If it's raining, it's wind trainer time.

You are missing out man!! There's nothing more satisfying than
destroying
your drivetrain, wearing out your brake pads and rims, picking grit out
of
your eyes, freezing yourself to the bone and then having wet
shoes/clothes
for the next week...

I've found a seconder for the law :-)

Quoted message said:

Having said that.. I'm heading out into the rain now! 😄

Masochist.

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Regards.
Richard.

Quoted message said:

Richard Sherratt said:

hippy said:
You are missing out man!! There's nothing more satisfying than
destroying your drivetrain, wearing out your brake pads and rims,
picking grit out of your eyes, freezing yourself to the bone and
then having wet shoes/clothes for the next week...
Having said that.. I'm heading out into the rain now! 😄

Masochist.

Yes, but aren't we all? 🙂

You'll be pleased to know that I got an entire 4 FRICKIN MINUTES! down
the road before I punctured! (3rd time in a week!!). Back to the office and
into 'normal' clothes for a train ride home. Swapped the rear tyre in
disgust.
Got a little damp this morning to make up for it 🙂

hippy

Quoted message said:

Richard Sherratt said:

hippy said:
You are missing out man!! There's nothing more satisfying than
destroying your drivetrain, wearing out your brake pads and rims,
picking grit out of your eyes, freezing yourself to the bone and
then having wet shoes/clothes for the next week...
Having said that.. I'm heading out into the rain now! 😄

Masochist.

Yes, but aren't we all? 🙂

You'll be pleased to know that I got an entire 4 FRICKIN MINUTES! down
the road before I punctured! (3rd time in a week!!). Back to the office and
into 'normal' clothes for a train ride home. Swapped the rear tyre in
disgust.
Got a little damp this morning to make up for it 🙂

hippy