Cleaning/maintenance after messy road ride...

[Ming the Merciless]

But do mudguards actually make that much difference in timing regarding aerodynamics

Make the bike faster

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Will add... My skinny road back tyre lost grip on metal man hole covers, a couple of times.

Nothing dangerous, but a bit of a surprise.

Well known to anyone who has ridden a while.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

If my bike is too bad
and that includes mud under the mudguards

then I hose it down

then I have found that a leaf blower is pretty good for getting all the drops of water off it
they just blow off the same way those Dyson (other makes are available - some better) hand dryers in the loos work

especially good if I got back and am cold and wet and just want to get in and get dry and have a cuppa

 

[Ming the Merciless]

If my bike is too bad
and that includes mud under the mudguards

then I hose it down

then I have found that a leaf blower is pretty good for getting all the drops of water off it
they just blow off the same way those Dyson (other makes are available - some better) hand dryers in the loos work

especially good if I got back and am cold and wet and just want to get in and get dry and have a cuppa

Your bike has the carbon footprint of a small town

 

[Shadow]

My skinny road back tyre lost grip on metal man hole covers

And take care with white paint (avoid if possible) - it can be as lethal as metal covers/drains in the wet.

 

[fossyant]

Well known to anyone who has ridden a while.

Very, and I will add in sum un-necessary metal squares to mark a ped crossing on my commute where I turn left - hit one of these and my wheels slip. Stay away from metal road 'furniture' in the wet.

 

[Phil4000]

And take care with white paint (avoid if possible) - it can be as lethal as metal covers/drains in the wet.

I'll research best tires for wet conditions.

Have my eye on a used Boardman ADV...

 

[Gunk]

If a basic garden hose not a power washer is washing out the grease in the bearings. Then a wet ride is likely to do the same.

Some attachments make a regular hose more like a jet wash, if I do use a hose on motorbikes or bikes I use the rose attachment so it's gentle