Mr Haematocrit
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- Out of the saddle
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/how-pristine-is-your-bike.137912/post-2616409
That's my post ride routine
That's my post ride routine
Bike maintenance
- Thread starter Michael86
- Start date
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uclown2002
Guru
- Location
- Harrogate
uclown2002
Guru
- Location
- Harrogate
Cmon, remove the saddle bag and bottle first!Obviously after a ride on salty roads you need to wash the salt off with warm water:
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
For me: car shampoo, water & a sponge for cleaning most of the bike. The Mickle method for cleaning the chain (although I like chainsaw oil rather than expensive chain lubes) & the gears are just cleaned off with old cloths
Davidc
Guru
- Location
- Somerset UK
Mickle for the chain, monthly + when it's been wet.
Check tyres for bits stuck in them after each ride. Pressures weekly ish.
Clean rims and brake blocks weekly or after they get wet.
Go over and check everything monthly and repair as needed. plus other routine lubrication and adjustments.
Silicone grease on seals of lights whenever batteries are changed.
Check tyres for bits stuck in them after each ride. Pressures weekly ish.
Clean rims and brake blocks weekly or after they get wet.
Go over and check everything monthly and repair as needed. plus other routine lubrication and adjustments.
Silicone grease on seals of lights whenever batteries are changed.
Mickthemove
Über Member
- Location
- Tatton Park, Rostherne
I use aldi clothes washing liquid !! just putting it out there! rips the grime off, try it before you judge! 
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Baby Wipes are excellent for cleaning the frame. I use match sticks to get the crud out of the spaces between the cassette cogs. Cut Baby Wipes into thin strips and then twist them to make "string" You can floss your cassette with them.
Biker Joe
Über Member
- Location
- Nr Harlow, Essex.
Water with a tiny bit of Fairy wash up liquid for the frame/forks.
Muck off for the greasy bits.
Rock n Roll Gold to clean and lube the chain.
Muck off for the greasy bits.
Rock n Roll Gold to clean and lube the chain.
Dragonwight
Guest
£1 bottle of Mr Sheen for the frame and a cheap micro fibre cloth, the chain i use a sponge and some Finish cross country. No special routine just as an when.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Obviously after a ride on salty roads you need to wash the salt off with warm water:
But... but... then she'd be naked!
This is a family-friendly forum, isn't it?By the way, I'm feeling a bit deflated. I searched the first page of this thread for the word "Mickle", and found nothing
. Nobody's invoked Mickle's Law*** of CC forum maintenance threads, yet.*** I see this one as a bit like Godwin's Law, but applying to the probability of "Mickling" your chain being mentioned increasing with the number of posts on a maintenance-related thread
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Skipper
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Hemel Hempstead
WOW!, Super efficient.
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
I don't think many of the posters here spend much time actually riding their bikes given the amount of cleaning and polishing they appear to give them. Some of us are actually out there riding mile after mile after mile. I clean mine every 6 to 8 weeks. Bike specific chain lubes are expensive rip off rubbish. Use chain saw oil instead £4.99 for one litre and it sticks to the chain like custard to a clean cycling jersey.
Biker Joe
Über Member
- Location
- Nr Harlow, Essex.
Each to his own I say.
