Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
I washed my commuter/'day to day' bike, last week, for the first time since I put it together (last July)
How often do you wash your bike in the winter honestly?
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rogerzilla
Legendary Member
Never!
When I still had to work in the office, I cleaned the fixie once a year, in spring. All the chromed steel bits (mainly bolt heads) got a smear of vaseline before winter to keep the salt off. New chain, brake pads and brake cable each year, tyre pressures and chain tensioning every 3 weeks.
When I still had to work in the office, I cleaned the fixie once a year, in spring. All the chromed steel bits (mainly bolt heads) got a smear of vaseline before winter to keep the salt off. New chain, brake pads and brake cable each year, tyre pressures and chain tensioning every 3 weeks.
Gwylan
Veteran
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- All at sea⛵
Choosing a matt black bike was a mistake at so many levels. But there we are.
The next wash will be the second this winter.
Bucket of hot soapy water and an old washing up brush thing. That gets stuff off, then a hose down.
Feel guilty about not really cleaning the mudguards.
I know my Tuesday route is very mucky and there is accumulated crud on them.
The belt drive means there is no messy chain and gears to clean.
The next wash will be the second this winter.
Bucket of hot soapy water and an old washing up brush thing. That gets stuff off, then a hose down.
Feel guilty about not really cleaning the mudguards.
I know my Tuesday route is very mucky and there is accumulated crud on them.
The belt drive means there is no messy chain and gears to clean.
Jameshow
Veteran
Try a glossy white bike next time!!😭😭😭
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
presta
Guru
My last bike was matt (or satin) black, the problem is that the paint's not waterproof, so it's covered in rust that's just erupting through the paint. The previous bike had gloss paint, and was completely rust free despite having spent 10 years longer in the same damp garage.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Paint that is not waterproof?????
what use it THAT!
what use it THAT!
fritz katzenjammer
Der Ubergrosserbudgie
- Location
- Deepest Darkest Canada
Bikes can be washed?!
lazybloke
Considering a new username
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
When regularly commuting by bridleway, the chain and drive component got a regular clean.
The rest of the bike; well I'm not sure the rest of it has ever been cleaned....
The rest of the bike; well I'm not sure the rest of it has ever been cleaned....
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
username noted. Expected nothing less 🤣
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Dirty urchins the lot of you
Give mine a quick wipe down of its painted frame as needed and unless caked with an oil and grease wipe which is normally sufficient. Need to get some more, the stack bought from Lidl years ago have run out.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
More often than I wash my Y fronts.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I'll raise your glossy white with Pearlescent White. Now that is hard to keep clean.
