After ride cleaning
08-07-06, 10:36 PM
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After ride cleaning
Just got back from my second ride with my new homegrown. The bike was caked with about an inch of mud, so i just pressure hosed it down. Will this damage the bike at all? and if so is there any other way of cleaning the bike?
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08-08-06, 01:10 AM
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degrease and relube the chain... dont wet any bearings... dont high pressure spray the fork... something like that
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Wait until it dries, then just break off the big chunks. Keep WD-40 away from the bearings, as it has strong solvent properties and tends to dissolve grease very quickly.
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I used to hose off my bike especially after riding through water and mud but no more, not after having to replace the bottom bracket etc.
What I do now and it seems to work even better than hosing is I let the mud dry, I take a large soft brush and swipe off the dry dirt and mud, use a soft cloth to polish the tubes. Use a cassette brush for the cassette and chain and then use Lemon Pledge to polish the frame and pro-link to lube the chain. Doesn't take much more time than hosing and drying and the bike stays lubed and clean. No problems.
What I do now and it seems to work even better than hosing is I let the mud dry, I take a large soft brush and swipe off the dry dirt and mud, use a soft cloth to polish the tubes. Use a cassette brush for the cassette and chain and then use Lemon Pledge to polish the frame and pro-link to lube the chain. Doesn't take much more time than hosing and drying and the bike stays lubed and clean. No problems.
