actually dishwashing liquid contains things like salt and ammonia and
neither are good for washing bikes. I recommend car detergent.
"Micheal Artindale" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Water is your enemy. Avoid it unless you take your bike completely
apart and dry out every bearing, bolt, small part, and replace the
cables and housing. Washing your bike with a hose or taking it in the
shower is one of the worst things you can do to it.Best bet is to wipe the chain and vital parts with a cleaning towel as
soon as you are done riding. Let all the mud and [censored] on the frame dry
and then scrub it off with a dry towel. You may want to reapply lube
to the cables and chain the next day. Keep the components clean - if
you want that nice shiny frame look, use dishwashing detergent and a
little bit of water on the frame areas. Wax on wax off - Do NOT let
water get into the components.Or you can completely ignore my advice - then bring your bike to the
shop I work at and have me clean it. I love buisness from people who
do not know how to properly maintain their bike.So what about rain then?
-- Simple, avoid it if possible, but if you feel like going mud bashing,
or you are otherwise forced to race in it - do so, then take the bike
apart, dry and regrease every part, clean the chain/cassette/cranks
etc.. throughly. Or, bring it to your local bike shop and have them do
it. Otherwise, water and dirt will get into a lot of places it is not
suppose to be. Then you will notice poor shifting, rust, noises that
sound funky, and will end up spending a lot more cash to fix it then had
you just let somebody clean it.If that was the case, my bike would be in the bike shop getting cleaned
every second day.The other day -- well id be going mud bogging, jumping
off
Quoted message said:docks, or just riding int the elements of mother nature(rain snow sleet,
idiot who left the sprinkler on...)I spray my bike down once a year with the pressure washer at work
(2000psi).
Quoted message said:I then greese it upand also cover up all the scratches. i use a garden
hose
Quoted message said:on it when my bottom bracket looks like its made of mud.
I oil my chain with 80W90 gear oil once a week the bike is about 4 yrs old
micheal