How to treat a bike after a mudbath?

[Trentus]

Had an amazing mudbath of a ride this weekend (RR to follow soon) So what do I do to it now to
ensure it survives to live long and prosper?

I've washed it down. I've "Pro-link" treated the cluster, the chain and front cogs. I've also lubed
all the cables with Pro-link. I've carefully cleaned out all muck from within the cluster, brake
calipers, disc, etc. etc.

Any areas of potential trouble I should look out for?

Thanks in advance.

Trentus

 

[Shaun Rimmer]

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Buy it chocolates and run it a hot-tub full of scented water.

Works with chicks....

> Had an amazing mudbath of a ride this weekend (RR to follow soon) So what do I do to it now to
> ensure it survives to live long and prosper?
>
> I've washed it down. I've "Pro-link" treated the cluster, the chain and front cogs. I've also
> lubed all the cables with Pro-link. I've carefully cleaned out
all
> muck from within the cluster, brake calipers, disc, etc. etc.
>
> Any areas of potential trouble I should look out for?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Trentus

Think you've got it covered.

Shaun aRe

 

[Jonathan Harris]

Trentus wrote:
> Had an amazing mudbath of a ride this weekend (RR to follow soon) So what do I do to it now to
> ensure it survives to live long and prosper?
>
> I've washed it down. I've "Pro-link" treated the cluster, the chain and front cogs. I've also
> lubed all the cables with Pro-link. I've carefully cleaned out all muck from within the cluster,
> brake calipers, disc, etc. etc.
>
> Any areas of potential trouble I should look out for?

It pays to make sure your chain is really clean. Small particles in it will just make everything
wear much quicker. Headsets are something you didn't mention. You know how your front wheel just
chucks **** and water upwards as you're riding? Yeah, well look where the bottom section of your
headset is. It pays to pull it apart every now and again and grease it.

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[Jd]

"Trentus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Had an amazing mudbath of a ride this weekend (RR to follow soon) So what do I do to it now to
> ensure it survives to live long and prosper?
>
> I've washed it down. I've "Pro-link" treated the cluster, the chain and front cogs. I've also
> lubed all the cables with Pro-link. I've carefully cleaned out all muck from within the cluster,
> brake calipers, disc, etc. etc.
>
> Any areas of potential trouble I should look out for?

Yeah, the ****** off wards of the trail that you rutted up.

JD

 

[Dave]

"Trentus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Had an amazing mudbath of a ride this weekend (RR to follow soon) So what do I do to it now to
> ensure it survives to live long and prosper?
>
> I've washed it down. I've "Pro-link" treated the cluster, the chain and front cogs. I've also
> lubed all the cables with Pro-link. I've carefully cleaned out
all
> muck from within the cluster, brake calipers, disc, etc. etc.
>
> Any areas of potential trouble I should look out for?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Trentus
>

One hint I picked up somewhere was to remove the wheels before doing a serious wash. Water gets into
the hubs too easily, was the stated reason for removing them. I didn't do that last year and made a
mess of my Shimano XT freehub bearings. Probably used too much simple green degreaser on it too.

And I never pressure washed it - raindrops only!

YHMV (your hubs may vary)

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[Trentus]

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> "Trentus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Had an amazing mudbath of a ride this weekend (RR to follow soon) So what do I do to it now to
> > ensure it survives to live long and
prosper?
> >
> > I've washed it down. I've "Pro-link" treated the cluster, the chain and front cogs. I've also
> > lubed all the cables with Pro-link. I've carefully cleaned out
all
> > muck from within the cluster, brake calipers, disc, etc. etc.
> >
> > Any areas of potential trouble I should look out for?
>
> Yeah, the ****** off wards of the trail that you rutted up.
>
> JD

Sorry, but this trail is a logging track (not being used at present while it's a Mtn Bike Trail, but
there are still signs warning bikers that trucks can use these tracks) There is no way that I
couldn't possibly rut it any worse than the trucks do.

Not to mention that the substantial depth of leaf and tree litter that now covers the ungroomed
trails, is about the only thing that's going to get a rut in it. Beneath this leaf and branch litter
the undersurface is compressed decompossed granite, which is usually what's used on Australian
fire/logging trails, and is as tough as nails. If water courses are put across it (they are and they
make great jumps) then there isn't much going to rut it.

The majority of the mud came from the thousands of tons of dust and dirt - lifted from the massive
areas of drought affected farming land across Australia - and dumped in a massive dust storm that
came across half the East Coast.

Trentus

 

[Trentus]

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> "Shaun Rimmer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > Michael Dart <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > > "Trentus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > The majority of the mud came from the thousands of tons of dust and
> > dirt -
> > > > lifted from the massive areas of drought affected farming land
across
> > > > Australia - and dumped in a massive dust storm that came across
half
> > the
> > > > East Coast.
> > > >
> > > > Trentus
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Obviously caused by mountain bikers!!
> >
> > Flying in Chinooks!
> >
> > Shaun aRe
> >
> But would they still be mountain bikers then? [waves finger over lips] brblblbrlrll
> bllbllrlrllbllr
>
> Mike

If they were riding their Mtn Bikes INSIDE the Chinook. Though you'd want the doors closed and a
real tight turning circle on your bike.

Trentus