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Cleaning Bike

patrickblo13
patrickblo13 Posts: 831 Member
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This is mostly for mountain bikers: here in the northeast we unfortunately have to deal with mud. So what is everyone's process for cleaning their bikes after a muddy day on the trails? Do you spray the bike down with a hose?

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  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    I spray the bike down with a sprinkler hose, but not on jet - just the shower setting - while the mud is still wet. Then clean and oil as you normally do.

    Don't wait for it to dry out as it is loads more difficult to clean off after that.
  • tonybalony01
    tonybalony01 Posts: 613 Member
    Yep. Hose it off, wipe it down and lube it up.
  • coachlevi
    coachlevi Posts: 16
    Yep. Hose it off, wipe it down and lube it up.

    That's how it's done!
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    pressure washer,, oh i want my bike out, snow snow snow here still.
  • lpherman01
    lpherman01 Posts: 212 Member
    I like to use some car washing soap and a soft brush. I can swab off all of the dirt and then gently rinse it with the hose. Don't want to blast water into all of the bearings and pivot points.
  • goonas
    goonas Posts: 205
    If I get the time I will wax the bike frame every so often with Collinite (Car wax if you don't know it) and it makes cleaning the bike down a lot easier.

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