Cleaning Bike

[Cubist]

It's a teflon based spray lube. Comes in a large red can and smells wonderful!
It disperses water and leaves a teflon (ptfe) coating behind. The solvent in it is great for cleaning chains, but it doesn't strip lube like WD40 does.
The can has a plastic straw so you can get it into nooks and crannies.
I know some riders who use it to lube a chain but you do need to replace it every ride if you do.


Halfords had a special offer on, three cans for a fiver last time I looked.

 

[Svendo]

With the new bike, I'm wiping dried muck off tubing with a dry tea towel type cloth or rag, or if it's really bad own-brand babywipes first. Drive chain and metal bits get baby wiped mainly, sometimes WD40 on a rag (actually Morrison's maintenance spray) for really stubborn grease. Mickle method (once over as I'm lazy) for the chain. Then plenty of polish, at work I use the Mr Sheen there, or at home I use the finish line bike shine I splurged out on. I'm finding this makes later cleaning much easier, and that your protecting the paint/laquer finish. I'm considering really going for it and getting some proper car polish. Turtle Wax Platinum High Gloss seems to be the best value/quailty according to Auto express.

 

[MonsterEnergy]

Or just leave it dirty as it will only get messed up again tomorrow View attachment 196770

no...because then your bike may not work as clotting of mud could ruin your chain...etc

 

[EltonFrog]

no...because then your bike may not work as clotting of mud could ruin your chain...etc

You do know this thread is over nine years old?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

You do know this thread is over nine years old?

So is the mud

 

[MonsterEnergy]

So is the mud

ha

 

[MonsterEnergy]

You do know this thread is over nine years old?

so