So I read you shouldn't use a high pressure hose to clean a bike is it will blast all of the grease and lube off of the parts, now would it harm the bike anyway if I used a low pressure hose to clean it?
I have never understood why a hose is necessary to clean a bike. I pour water over mine from a bucket to wet the muck, then use a paint brush with car shampoo to dislodge it. Finally rinse with a bucket of clean water. Takes ten minutes at most.
make sure if it is any hose its not that powerful as you would end up removing the oil/lube/grease and even paint or graphics. a standard hose that is used to water grass would be fine but a powerwasher well i would not go there. anyways you should always dry off your bike and then relube your bike after a wash to maintain it
Driving cars through floods will shorten the life of their wheel bearings. Bikes are better sealed against the elements than they used to be, but water can still get in under adverse conditions (eg. a horizontal high pressure spray).
The problem with cars in floods is suddenly immersing a hot transmission in cold water - the moist air inside the transmission condenses creating a vacuum and sucking water in through seals. There should be a breather tube but these usually get blocked. The water combines with the oil in an imperfect emulsion where bacteria can grow and soon your gears are being lubricated by a gopping stinking greenish slime instead of nice fresh oil.
The problem with cars in floods is suddenly immersing a hot transmission in cold water - the moist air inside the transmission condenses creating a vacuum and sucking water in through seals. There should be a breather tube but these usually get blocked. The water combines with the oil in an imperfect emulsion where bacteria can grow and soon your gears are being lubricated by a gopping stinking greenish slime instead of nice fresh oil.
I have used a pressure washer on mine for years, its common sense to just use the pressure where its needed and not where it will blast water in, saves a lot of time and if you are lubricating once clean anyway I dont see the problem.
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