I mount my bike on a workstand I picked up for a good price on
Ebay,stick it out in the garden,give the frame a sprinkle with a hose to dampen it,then use a cloth that I had soaking in warm water mixed with Muc Off Nano cleaner to wash the frame and anywhere that requires cleaning apart from rims,braking surfaces,gears etc then leave it for a few mins (I use the cloth method rather than just spraying it from the bottle because I find the spray leaves a messy drip everywhere and foam on the patio)
Whilst im waiting I use a Park tools chain cleaner with Park Tools chainbrite citrus cleaner that I pick up from
Wiggle.co.uk and do about 20-25 rotations through the machine,If it needs a thorough clean I also do a "shimmying"
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motion with a clean cloth between all the cogs on the cassette to get it nice and clean as I dont have the confidence to take one off as parts will go everywhere and Ill never get it back together and will end up crying
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lol.
Rinse the whole bike again then dry it with soft shammys I have,Use bike spray water dispelling aerosol to get the water out of important parts then apply White Lightning Clean ride lube or similar dependant on season/conditions to the chain and calcium grease to other areas.
I also put a minute amount of bike spray on a cloth and layer a bit on the frame where the brake cables touch it to avoid the wear that cable rubbing causes as it forms a plastic coat.
Finally I give the tyres a wipe down so that I can check if there are any further cuts or debris logged inside of them.
Although if I just need to give it a quick clean I cheat and use Muc Off Cleaning Wipes to wipe the bike down without evening needing to take it out of the house! I leave some of these at work as well in case the commute in is wet
Personally though anything citrus will do as a degreaser and most sorts of soapy formula's will leave your bike looking like a treat you dont necessarily need to spend money on specific tools or goods.