heavy downpours tomorrow :o(

[photography27]

hi all, jus seen the weather and here in swansea its given heavy downpours for tomorrow and wednesday, whats the best way to look after a bike after riding in heavy rain?

 

[ianrauk]

if your bike is well lubed up and looked after. A couple of bounces to shake off the water and will be fine.

 

[potsy]

if your bike is well lubed up and looked after. A couple of bounces to shake off the water and will be fine.

What??!! No 4 hour cleaning session Ian? You must be getting lazy

 

[ianrauk]

I was giving him the quick fix..

What??!! No 4 hour cleaning session Ian? You must be getting lazy

 

[potsy]

Spent around 30 mins cleaning mine at weekend,(Secteur) but will be on the hybrid tomorrow as it's gonna be wet me thinks,full mudguards make a massive difference to keeping the bike clean.

 

[patheticshark]

Who cares about the showers, have you seen the temperature forecasts?

It's going to be 5 degrees at 6am on Friday!

5 DEGREES!

I cannot tell you how happy this makes me.

 

[photography27]

i've yet to getmudgaurds, i know they are a must lol.
what lube would you use on your chain potsy?

 

[gaz]

I spray mine with more water and then wipe any dirt off with a paint brush and dry with a cloth.

 

[fossyant]

Finish Line Pro Ceramic - brill stuff.

Wet rides, let bike dry for a short time whilst you get clean/dry, wipe crap off chain with rag, then lube then a quick wash of the bike, especially rims and pads. Done.

 

[gaz]

Finish Line Pro Ceramic - brill stuff.

+1

 

[ianrauk]

Just the one wheel Pots? When are you going to do the rest of the bike

Spent around 30 mins cleaning mine at weekend,(Secteur) but will be on the hybrid tomorrow as it's gonna be wet me thinks,full mudguards make a massive difference to keeping the bike clean.

 

[potsy]

i've yet to getmudgaurds, i know they are a must lol.
what lube would you use on your chain potsy?

Not the best person to advise on lube tbh,using generic cycle oil I found in the back of the utility cupboard,must be 20 years old
Once that's gone will be using whatever I can cadge from work(Engineering site)
I think as long as you regularly put something on it,and it's not running dry then you should be OK.

 

[potsy]

Just the one wheel Pots? When are you going to do the rest of the bike

Yeah right,that included taking both wheels off for a better clean.Still missed a few bits though bloody white bike,knew I should've stuck with black.

 

[hackbike 666]

Rain is better than snow.IMHO.

 

[gavintc]

Snowing here in Edinburgh. Thankfully, I was getting the bus to the airport.