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MuddyMo
01-05-08, 02:40 PM
What is recomended maint post getting after it in wet muddy conditions?....

junkyard
01-05-08, 02:46 PM
Er, wha?
rankin116
01-05-08, 02:56 PM
more beer.

Ric0h
01-05-08, 02:59 PM
I think he's trying to say: What's the recommended maintenance after getting a bike full of mud?
Oleanshoebox
01-05-08, 03:00 PM
Blizunt.
mcoine
01-05-08, 03:07 PM
Garden hose.
Marrock
01-05-08, 03:27 PM
Hose it down with seawater and then dust it thoroughly with salt.
MuddyMo
01-05-08, 03:33 PM
LOL... I figured this would tender some funny responses
biknbrian
01-05-08, 03:52 PM
My hose is put away for the winter, so basically my hands get very dirty when I have to work on something.
cryptid01
01-05-08, 04:14 PM
I simply hose it off, then store it in a vacuum chamber, submerged in a tankful of warm WD40.
junkyard
01-05-08, 04:17 PM
I keep my bike in a van.
mtnbiker66
01-05-08, 05:27 PM
I keep my bike in a van.

Down by the river?
Cheeto
01-05-08, 05:35 PM
Id imagine you'd need to wipe everything down, clean the mud and grit off the rims, hubs, chain, and Derial's. Then go through and re-lube everything, then wipe of excess lube on chain.
DevilsGT2
01-05-08, 05:38 PM
Down by the river?

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Cheeto
01-05-08, 05:51 PM
Well just do what I said, since no one else wants to help, atleast its a start lol
Zan
01-05-08, 06:24 PM
mud makes a bike look great in my opinion.
Cheeto
01-05-08, 06:29 PM
LOL mud on the frame, not the chain, cogs and pivot points and bearings lol.
Zan
01-05-08, 07:05 PM
well, that's what I meant. Mud that doesn't affect function.

fork
levers
frame
wheels
seat
etc
DirtPedalerB
01-05-08, 08:01 PM
I just hose mine off... If I get real anal about cleaning it, it seems I always end up with dirt somewhere it shouldn't be... then have to teardown the headset or hub or something... only thing i really clean is I degrease the chain and relube.
mx_599
01-05-08, 08:34 PM
buy a new bike, it's easier than cleaning the stupid things.
Cheeto
01-05-08, 08:38 PM
^^ Lol!
ProFail
01-05-08, 09:38 PM
^^ Lol!

GB2/Gaia


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Marrock
01-05-08, 10:15 PM
It was clean when it was new, wasn't that enough?
Cheeto
01-05-08, 10:16 PM
yea thats what my LBS said, he said, It'll never look this good again, so dont expect it to.
BearSquirrel
01-06-08, 12:26 AM
Clean the chain well. Don't just wipe it down. Either put it through a chain cleaner or take it off and clean it in a bottle. The sand particles in the mud is what will wear your chain out.
born2bahick
01-06-08, 04:27 AM
In Your area with the snow melt and slush, and all the salt on the roads (if you ride city streets at all ) definately get the hose out. Maybe relube the chain when dry.