Originally Posted by
gearbasher
Everyone posts pics of their babies. Clean, waxed and shiny. Let's see the bikes that are ridden hard and put away wet.
I'll start with my Moser. This is my salty road and rain bike. She won't get a cleaning until spring thaw. That's when I can put my garden hose out.
The long shot makes her look ok. But the close-ups...
Dirt, grime and grease won't hurt a steel frame if they aren't cleaned off right away. Corrosive salts are another story entirely. That's too ice a bike to get eaten slowly by road salt.
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