How often to clean road bike?

[tyred]

Get a bike with basically no paint left in the first place and then you don't feel the need to clean it.....

 

[ianrauk]

Get a bike with basically no paint left in the first place and then you don't feel the need to clean it.....

That's what you think..

 

[snorri]

You need to clean them?

Every spatter of mud, every scratch and scrape reviving happy memories of a journey enjoyed or fun place visited.

 

[edindave]

My frame ain't so clean but the cassette is always shiny

It gets a good clean every fortnight or so.

 

[Davidc]

I find that furniture polish a couple of times a year means that a wash with car shampoo when it gets dirty is adequate the rest of the time.

Mine's a tourere complete with mudguards and rack, so when it's time for a ppolish all those bits come off, the cranks and chainwheels too, so that I can get to all of the bits that accumulate crud on the paintwork.

Unlike car cleaning I enjoy it.

 

[jig-sore]

my brand new boardman gets a wipe down after every ride (and im trying to avoid riding it in the rain). with a new bike its easy to do and it keeps it looking the nice...

my commute bike is lucky if it gets cleaned one a month in the summer but it gets more attention in the winter. if its been a wet week it will get a wash at the weekend. i like it to at least look clean.

at the end of the winter it will get a proper strip down and clean ready for another year

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Like the horn - "BLAHOOO BLAHOO"

 

[Philk]

I clean mine every fortnight if dry, or weekly if its raining/wet.

but mine lives in the house, so it has to be clean

Heres some pics after a good clean

 

[jayonabike]

My bikes live indoors also, so are kept pretty clean all the time

 

[ianrauk]

My frame ain't so clean but the cassette is always shiny

It gets a good clean every fortnight or so.

Aaahhhhhh A man after my own heart.. nice one.

 

[the_mikey]

Mine is covered in crud after a ride around the countryside on sunday, I couldn't face scraping off the horse 'crud' after the ride, but it should be dried nicely now and brush off quite easily.

 

[Lien Sdrawde]

Many thanks for the advice

 

[fossyant]

My frame ain't so clean but the cassette is always shiny

It gets a good clean every fortnight or so.

Mine is cleaner............

 

[Paulus]

Some of the teeth are starting to look shark toothed, Start saving for a new cassette:

 

[Peter10]

Mine lives indoors so I clean it a fair amount. If I get in late from work and it has been raining, I will dry it thoroughly before bed.