In keeping with the winter maintenance cycle, I got out the tub of Simoniz wax for the car and began to clean up the bikes. The hardcore winter bike gets a coat just to protect it from the elements of the off season. The other bikes get a coat as part of the final cleaning before storage for the off season.

What a difference. Small dirt spots that looked like scratches are gone. The finish really shines. I may wax the spokes next to clean them.

Have lots of small rags, and a box of Q-tips around as the bike has more small places than your car to get the wax into and out of.

DG.....send this to the Bike Butler.

For those of you who don't have winter....wax it anyway. It will look better. For Hermes, Velodiva, Red Ryder and the rest of the racing crowd........it might be faster???