Mountain Biking - Question about cleaning my Giant.

Well, this isn't at all just exclusive to giant but anyway ...

If I take my wheels off and avoid my bottom bracket or whatever where my pedals connect in can i use a water blaster (pressure washer, Power Washer ect) on my bike?

I have so much caked on **** that i just believe it would be so much easyer using the 'blaster.

DO NOT use a pressure washer on your bike in any way shape or form.

I like elbow grease, It's free. And that ***** will come off easy with a rag, soap and water, and a little TLC on your end.

Depending on how tall your giant is, you might need a step ladder. My giant is 80' tall, so sometimes cleaning behind the ears gets a little tough.

I clean my giant in the shower along with the rest of me.

I prefer plastic-media blasting; not as hard on the seals as glass beads or sand.

not as hard on the seals as glass beads or sand.

Leave the poor seals alone.. jeez.

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i couldn't resist this thread. everyone knows i am a big proponent of power washers. i like kenhill3, but have to disagree.

my bikes always look new.

Karcher is a very reputable electric brand for about 100 dollars at Lowes. they last for many years.

how long have i been doing this? about 16+ years

but y'all have fun with your tooth brushes 'n cassettes now. i'll be blasting my very expensive mojo with 1200 psi very soon :) :D

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mx

this mechanic knows what he is doing:

The Spanish mechanic gets to work cleaning the bikes at the hotel I'm at in Buxton -- at the same time in the car park, the mechanics for CSC, Quickstep, Bridgestone and others were all doing the same.

but i guess they don't know what they are doing...team CSC and all. :rolleyes:

;)

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/MultimediaFiles/20050901_TOB_ST3_20_WSHING.JPG

mx

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You picked a sneaky place to let the cat out of the bag, MX.

Love the power-washing shots. Myself, I never quite understood the fear. Dirt bikes have way more sealed orifices for bad things to happen in, with much more potential for catasrophic consequences; yet I always made use of the local quarter car wash with nary an ill affect.

You picked a sneaky place to let the cat out of the bag, MX.

Love the power-washing shots. Myself, I never quite understood the fear. Dirt bikes have way more sealed orifices for bad things to happen in, with much more potential for catasrophic consequences; yet I always made use of the local quarter car wash with nary an ill affect.

:thumb:

i believe the motocross manuals say no high pressure too. that will be too easy a search on google images so i won't even bother.

mx

:thumb:

i believe the motocross manuals say no high pressure too.That's what Gasgacinch and LPS-1 are for.

That's what Gasgacinch and LPS-1 are for.

are you dating yourself? don't forget, i am younger than you! sounds like that is something from the 1970's

:p

mx

I just use a hose.

I don't see the need for high pressure, but I'm not a-scared a'it anywho.

are you dating yourself? don't forget, i am younger than you! sounds like that is something from the 1970's

:p

mx:lol: Case seals are probably better than they used to be. Only thing that was ever really vulnerable was the magneto side-cover. Gasgacinch (which still exists, BTW) is a snot-like rubber cement that worked wonders on side-cover gaskets. And in case any moisture got in, with LPS-1 sprayed all over the magneto and allowed to dry, your ignition would never drown. (Dirt Bike actually tested it once - - ran a hose full-stream on an exposed spinning magneto and the engine kept running)

i just use a garden hose + hook my thumb over the end. no biggy.

I just use a hose.

I don't see the need for high pressure, but I'm not a-scared a'it anywho.

oh boy, you don't know what you're missing!!!

you can go from skin lacerating power to a soft deluge of water by simply moving the wand back a foot...


oh well, i try

mx

i just use a garden hose + hook my thumb over the end. no biggy.

see what i told rankin :p

mx

:lol: Case seals are probably better than they used to be. Only thing that was ever really vulnerable was the magneto side-cover. Gasgacinch (which still exists, BTW) is a snot-like rubber cement that worked wonders on side-cover gaskets. And in case any moisture got in, with LPS-1 sprayed all over the magneto and allowed to dry, your ignition would never drown. (Dirt Bike actually tested it once - - ran a hose full-stream on an exposed spinning magneto and the engine kept running)

ahhh, okay. see you say magneto. i think in the 90's it was often called the fly wheel...whether correct or not.

i have had moose fly wheel weights welded on and balanced and machined on my cr125

also, back then we would buy a boyesen Al cover, along with the RAD valve and carb float bowl

mx

Oh, that's right, everything's gone PEI hasn't it? Boy I am dating myself. Flywheel was part of the magneto ignition: magnets in the flywheel spinning around stationary coils in the mag and, through the points, feeding the high-voltage ignition coil.

Oh, that's right, everything's gone PEI hasn't it? Boy I am dating myself. Flywheel was part of the magneto ignition: magnets in the flywheel spinning around stationary coils in the mag and, through the points, feeding the high-voltage ignition coil.

PEI? man, i am having trouble with you today!

mx

Full submergence is the only way

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I"ve never found a pressure washer that did as good a job as a rag. even on my car.

PEI? man, i am having trouble with you today!

mx

point-less electronic ignition

A friend of mine just had his '58 triumph tiger converted to 12v electronic ignition.. its like a different world for him now. I think its still positive earth though.