General Cycling Discussion - Bike Cleaning Products in Germany

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decimati

07-21-09, 03:30 AM

So I just moved from the US to Germany and I need to find a German equivalent to Simple Green for cleaning my bike. Yes, I know I could just pop into the LBS (or whatever the German acronym would be), but I figured I'd just ask all of you if you knew of a comparable product.

So. Anyone know of a German "Simple Green"?

Thanks in advance.

- Jason

Metzinger

07-21-09, 04:12 AM

Germans are pretty environmentally conscious.
Perhaps stores are not allowed to sell a product with 2-Butoxyethanol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-butoxyethanol) in it.
You may have to go back to good old dish soap and water.

Falchoon

07-21-09, 04:25 AM

Scrub greasy components with Kero, rinse. Scrub now not so greasy components with spray on kitchen/bathroom cleaner, rinse. Hand wash rest of bike with car wash/dishwashing liquid and sponge, rinse and dry and relube chain.