Globalti
Legendary Member
Er, 'scuse me! I'm a proper rider and my bike is spotless and gets washed down after anything but a dry ride, a clean bike is part of being an obsessive roadie and only one step away from leg shaving.
Britain's dirtiest rear!?
- Thread starter Hendo
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Er, 'scuse me! I'm a proper rider and my bike is spotless and gets washed down after anything but a dry ride, a clean bike is part of being an obsessive roadie and only one step away from leg shaving.
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
FTFY. I tend to spend my time doing something useful, like almost anything rather than clean any of my trikes. I'd much rather be riding than cleaning.
At the moment I'm watching TV, drinking beer
and buying a camera online. Should I be out in one of my sheds cleaning one of my trikes
? I bet your desk is always tidy at work too! Mine was always a tip. 
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I tend to spend my time doing something useful, like almost anything rather than clean any of my trikes. I'd much rather be riding than cleaning.
At the moment I'm watching TV, drinking beer
Yeah well a trike, says it all doesn't it.
Globalti
Legendary Member
My desk is a tip, my garage is a mess but my bike gets cleaned properly and sometimes stripped for deep cleaning. The benefit of this regime is that it allows you to give the bike a regular coat of "looking over", checking for anything that could present a safety risk or costly wear. When I'm doing 45 mph down Waddington Fell I don't want to be worrying about my brakes or spokes or whatever
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
Only 45? My trikes have done more. And my brakes, steering and tyres are well looked after. You like to clean? Not for me I'm afraid.
mrbikerboy73
Über Member
- Location
- Worthing, UK
10 minutes after applying Muc-Off Wet Lube?
(not mine)
ayceejay
Guru
- Location
- Rural Quebec
I say leave it. According to Quentin Crisp the gathering of dirt has a limit that you can't go beyond and if everything works at that point you are sorted.
An uncle of mine bought a very used car once and being conscientious he warmed up the engine and drained the engine oil that fell, he said like an elephant taking a sh*t, he poured in some lovely green Castrol and wiped the filler cap clean with a rag. He took us for a ride and there was this rattle that got louder and louder until a noise that I shall never forget stopped the car. We all went to the front and uncle lifted the bonnet, there in the smoke was a car engine anatomy laid out as if by da Vinci - quite educationa,l as was my uncles language.
Sp once again I say leave iy.
An uncle of mine bought a very used car once and being conscientious he warmed up the engine and drained the engine oil that fell, he said like an elephant taking a sh*t, he poured in some lovely green Castrol and wiped the filler cap clean with a rag. He took us for a ride and there was this rattle that got louder and louder until a noise that I shall never forget stopped the car. We all went to the front and uncle lifted the bonnet, there in the smoke was a car engine anatomy laid out as if by da Vinci - quite educationa,l as was my uncles language.
Sp once again I say leave iy.
