Poll: How often do you clean your bike?

[ianrauk]

Only Two?! I had you down as having at least 4 bikes.

I do have 4.
2 in use, 2 gathering dust.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I do have 4.
2 in use, 2 gathering dust.

Do you dust them?

 

[ianrauk]

Do you dust them?

erm.............

 

[Mrs M]

Clean the chain, etc every couple of rides. Give the rest a wipe over every so often. Have only washed my road bike twice since I got in in 2011.
Bought my former mountain bike from the same shop and got a telling off from the mechanic for over cleaning it.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Mine is oily and greasy and filthy at the moment - will sort it out when spare time and inclination intersect.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I choose the "when it's dirty" option, but, really, at this time of year it (they) are always dirty.
What I do make sure, though, is that the bike I'm about to ride has clean rims and pads and an oiled chain. And inflated tyres of course.

 

[Accy cyclist]

How do you mountain bikers cope with dog doo daahs on your tyres? Road tyres tend to be smooth so they don't pick it up, but knobbly wide tyres and you can end up with a full Richard the 3rd stuck in your treads. In 20 odd years of riding on public roads i must've had my road tyres christened by dog muck around a handful of times, due to owners not letting their dogs crap in the road, but off road it must be a major hazard.

 

[Keith Oates]

I clean the C40 after every ride but that resides in Manila so doesn't get ridden so often latterly the others get regularly cleaned but that depends on the weather when I've been for a ride.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mrs M]

How do you mountain bikers cope with dog doo daahs on your tyres? Road tyres tend to be smooth so they don't pick it up, but knobbly wide tyres and you can end up with a full Richard the 3rd stuck in your treads. In 20 odd years of riding on public roads i must've had my road tyres christened by dog muck around a handful of times, due to owners not letting their dogs crap in the road, but off road it must be a major hazard.

I had this "joy" yesterday on my shoes.
Treated same way as I would tyres. Dash of fairy liquid, small (disposable) brush and the garden hose, squirt, scrub, then blast with the hose. It was a "squidger" as well . Did the trick.

 

[Jimidh]

Depends on the weather really.

Road bikes don't get cleaned if I've been out on a Sunny dry day but they'll get a clean down if they come back dirty.

The MTB usually gets cleaned after most rides as it is usually filthy especially the drive train.

That being said I do have a 12 year old bike daft son who loves cleaning bikes for a small fee - and he makes a better job than I do with them.

 

[Dave 123]

My Cube (best)- if it's dirty after a ride it gets a clean. That could be a wipe the crap off it feeble effort or a wheels off , full wash n wipe job.

Commute bike- I try for weekly in the winter, it was minging last week, so I pressure washed it as I was short on time.

The tandem has yet to get dirty.

 

[slowmotion]

I used to clean it if I knew it might be seen by @ianrauk, but since it seemed to fail his exacting standards every time he inspected it, I gave up my listless attempts.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

My bikes get a wash down once a week and a polish once a month, I brought them to ride not to endlessly clean and polish.

 

[fatjel]

My car gets washed when the MOT is due.. The bikes rather less often.
I do always ride through fords rather than round so they get a good splash'
Does that count as washing ?

 

[Tojo]

After every ride a wipe down with the road bikes and if ive been single track on the MTB its got to be a good wash every time as my bikes live in the house so I really don't have any other option.......