Winter and spring bring wet and grimy conditions, curious to hear what folks do to keep up on maintenance in those conditions. Or not. Wiping down the frame and keeping moisture off leather saddles, mitigating against drivetrains and braking surfaces eating themselves, etc. Most is probably self explanatory.

Any special chain lubes, cleaning regimens, etc. I suppose most of it is going to be just a matter of keeping things clean, but maybe there’s a tip or two that’ll help speed things up or make ‘em more effective.

Speaking for myself I definitely could be better about keeping up, but the biggies are wiping down the chain thoroughly, cleaning the road grime out of the freewheel/cassette and off the chainrings and jockey wheels. Wipe down the braking surface of the rims with a clean shop rag and hit the brake pads with a clean cloth and maybe file as needed. I’ve been using Chain L chain lube for a few years now and love that it’s pretty much a set it and forget it kinda lube versus other stuff I’ve used in the past. T-9 was nice, but I found I needed to apply it every ride or two in the best conditions let alone winter in New England.

So, what do?