Cleaning/maintenance after messy road ride...

[Phil4000]

There's really no need anyway.
A couple of bounces to get the worst of the water and muck off and then a quick rag down is all it needs.

Sorry, bounces?

 

[Rusty Nails]

Sorry, bounces?

Bounce the bike up and down on the floor a few times.

 

[Webbo2]

Bounce the bike up and down on the floor a few times.

This is best performed in your living room as it will also get ride of the dust on the furniture.

 

[Drago]

Sorry, bounces?

Yeah, he employers a couple of bouncers, big bald headed lads in tight fitting leather jackets, to clean his bikes for him.

 

[presta]

My thoughts are, hose down very lightly, avoiding the gears.

The gears are the bits that need doing. No point in fretting over a bit of mud on the paint, that's not going to do any harm.

 

[PaulSB]

Was looking into mudguards; will go full length for the roads but then would need to change them for trails. So they'll have to be fairly easy to swap.

I use Kinesis Fend Off for winter and then switched to these from Ass Savers for the rest of the year on gravel

Mudder Mini

Speed Mullet Regular

Win Wing 2 Gravel Stealth

No, I'm not taking the sick.......not my names but they work very well

 

[Phil4000]

I use Kinesis Fend Off for winter and then switched to these from Ass Savers for the rest of the year on gravel

Mudder Mini

Speed Mullet Regular

Win Wing 2 Gravel Stealth

No, I'm not taking the sick.......not my names but they work very well

Have to get a gravel bike... Air really fresh right now, not that cold.

Looking at the local map, plenty of places to explore.

 

[YMFB]

I’ve just bought a used MTB for among other duties winter commuting, it’s getting washed weekly. Expect new cassette and chain by March.

 

[MontyVeda]

I use one of these for a quick rinse after a muddy ride...

No use whatsoever for dried-on mud but ideal when it's still wet.

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

Had the same with MTB tyres too. I just avoid all metalwork on the roads these days, particularly whilst cornering.

 

[Drago]

My commuter got a weekly clean. Aside from keeping it nice it meant I had to touch and closely inspect every part of the bike so was a good safety drill.

Bucket of warm water with wax car shampoo, sponges for the main parts, brushes for the gnarly parts. Rinse, wipe dry. Then Mickle the chain and cassette. Any vulnerable polished or plated parts for a spray of Duck Oil in the bad weather. Lubed as required. Took about 20 minutes once a week. I tried waxing for a while (the chain, not my legs) and although it reduced the weekly time slightly the faffing and time spent setting it up initially negated any small weekly saving so I never carried it on.

A decade on the bike looked like new, no corrosion anywhere, and Biggs gave it a new home.