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Only in Utah.

cyclingshane73

Once every two to three weeks. Depending on the weather. If its pretty crappy, then maybe once a week. Except during winter when the roads have been salted and especially if they are wet. Then after every ride. Road salt is murder.

I don't use soap and water on my bike. I buy that Shimano "Shine" stuff in a can. Spray a thin layer of foam on the bike and then buff. Makes the frame look all purty.

I buy degreaser from Mountain Equipment Co-op (Canadian store chain) in a four litre jug for all my drive train needs. So far one jug has lasted me a little over two years. I do mix it with water to make it last longer. Usually 50/50 and put it in a small spray bottle.

OK so I use a small amount of water on my bike, so sue me.

caadman

Michael, that response you had here was totally funny to me!!! that was great, "only in utah"!!..

Very good man, hey how you doing after Rain ride, that was pretty amazing and I'm glad I did it this year.

Benjamin

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Dahon.Steve

My daily commuter has not been washed in months. It's a 3 speed with an internal hub so I really don't have to clean it like a cassette with exposed cogs.

My other bikes (The good ones) are not taken out in the rain and remain clean.

mindbogger

i spend hours upon hours with a toothbrush and some rags. Wasted so many hours of my life just cleaning.....could have been out riding some more...

mikescooling

I have a Pick-up Truck, so my MTB gets a wash and wax…..Air dry 65mph.

Fish

Always keep it lubed, but daily washings with a toothbrush? I don't even keep my chops that clean.

devinci_freak

You certainly are right that a wax will give a certain protection, but please, don't ever compare a car, mainly used as a mean of transportation, with the bikcycle most of us use for pure pleasure.
And by the way, (let's take an exmaple of a car used for a kind of leizure or competition) did you ever see a dirty formula one before a race? I don't care that much about a low end bike I'll use for tranportation, but I care a lot if it is my leisure bike.

ngateguy

Formula one apples and oranges they are puutting on a show so cleaning is good, besides I wash my car about every 500 miles or so. And weither you use it for fun or not (which even though I am a commuter I still log more miles on pleasure riding than commuting and errand running) a bicycle is a form of transportation. You can clean it and lube it as much as you like, i just think it is too much personally to clean your bike every time you ride it.

stubacca

Every ride is a bit over the top, IMHO.

I give my bikes a really good clean and drivetrain soak twice a year (normally March and October). Other than that, they get a wash when they're dirty and a bit of fresh lube every two weeks of so, or after a wash.

You gotta look after the things, but there just aren't enough hours in the day to do it every single ride. So long as you keep everything in good working order the components will last a long time... Frankly, I'd rather spend more of that 'cleaning' time riding.

Trouble

I'm trying to imagine cleaning my bike or my motorcycle after every ride and the time that would take.

I admit, years ago I was a little anal about detailing the material possesions and when my bike(s) got a scratch I would stress.

Maintain them mechanically, spot clean when necessary, ride the piss out of them and when they give up the ghost or aren't meeting my needs, get a new/different one.

totaletech

If my chain looks as though I dont want to touch it (after almost every ride), I clean it.

I have one of those Park chain cleaners so it is only a 2 minute job to have the drivetrain looking clean as the day I bought it.

By doing it everyday it literally becomes a 2 minute job.

I wash the bike itself whenever it is REALLY muddy or sandy or whenever I feel like grabbing a beer and heading out to the garage and working on it.

Shannon-UT

My huband takes care of the bikes. I know how to, but he enjoys it so much more. He services our bikes before each ride (gives it wipe down, cleans chain, cleans cassettes, lubes up forks and chain).

Random

Cleaning your bike is a lot like dressing. No, I’m not talking about salads or turkeys. I mean there are times that I need to iron and wear dress shirts, and times it’s ok to wear t-shirts.

Scott m

I'm kinda strange about this. I wash and relube my drivetrain every time I ride. The rest of the bike not so much, once a month, maybe. I HATE a squeakey chain, so maybe I over do it.

stubacca

Nice analogy...

ngateguy

I got to say I like it too!

danr

Yes.

Waxbytes

I clean my OCR1 after every ride. That does not mean I wash it each time, often it's just a quick wipe down of the frame and and chain and tires with a cloth. I only wash my OCR! with soap and water if it's gotten too dirty for the wipe down. Not very often that happens to a road bicycle. On the other hand my Norco hybrid gets cleaned as needed since it's my town bicycle and gets ridden every day.

orguasch

I clean my bike after every ride, it will make your bike very happy

fractus2

I used to do a deep cleaning before every ride. First: take the chain off (one of those super links), soak in kerosene, dry, spin dry (swinging it around a few times), then lube. Wipe the components with degreaser and wipe the rims, sometimes spokes. Wax the frame and that was it. Now I just wipe it down and will probably do the above every month or so.

Maelstrom 

I leave my bike dirty. I can usually tell when my drive train needs cleaning by looking at it and I do check. But my bike prefers to be left in her natural state. Dirty and ready to ride