Originally Posted by
Kabuki12
I am not as meticulous as I once was when I had one bike , but I keep my bikes very clean. I go through a lot of Mothers polish and shop rags. I floss the freewheel every other ride or so and generally love the act of cleaning, it is part of the whole C&V experience for me.
Yup, that’s the way I see it. Preserving the old classic doesn’t have to include the dust and grime. Decades old grease is not patina.