what maintenance to bike after a wet ride?
Was just thinking about the cooler wet months coming up and it will inevitable to not ride in the rain for some of us. I wad wondering what rituals, techniques and maintenance you guys/gals do to your bike after you have ridden in the rain?
Do u just wipe the bike down and forget about it? Or are u meticulous in getting all the grit and road grime off?
If so, what cleaners and oils do you use? How far do u go to ensure the bike is riding nicely next time?
Discuss.
Tags: lube, maintenance, rain
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Permalink Reply by Trevor Hill on -
Same, wet weather bike. I just give it a spray with WD40 around the chain and derailleurs once a week. When it looks pretty shabby I get the warm water with detergent and wash it down with an old banister brush. Went down Marion Rd this morning, they must have done some road works overnight as the bike now has a layer of mud on the frame. The good bike only come out this time of year if guaranteed fine weather.
One of the girls from work wipes her bike down with baby wipes after every ride.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Young on -
Keep the WD40 away from the chain!! it'll whisk away very quickly, and leave you with metal directly on metal, which is not ideal to say the least.
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Permalink Reply by Shav Bird on -
So is wd40 any good as a degreaser or should I get chain specific degreaser?
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Permalink Reply by Sam Young on
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wd40 is a great degreaser - in that it gets all the grease off! But it also seems to strip everything else off as well, so unless you want to go through gallons of lube, best to stay away from it on the chain.
I tend to find that a decent wipe down before and after an application of lube does the chain pretty well, every 1-2 rides in the wet, or 3-4 in the dry. Mind you, my chain doesn't sparkle like some do.
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Permalink Reply by Shav Bird on
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Interesting. I have some bike line dry lube from motorex that I got during summer time that I used on my old bike. I was told to use that in summer and use the wet lube version in winter. is this decent stuff for a road bike or should I invest in something else?
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Permalink Reply by Sam Young on
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I've not used it, I use this stuff: http://www.rocklube.com/
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Permalink Reply by Shav Bird on
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That's a great site. I'm gonna get the rock and roll gold. I got 4 other bikes at home (2 flat bar road bikes and 2 mountain bikes on top of my road bike) so the gold will do both mtb and road which is cool. love the tips on the site for best results too. very handy.
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Permalink Reply by Dstone on -
yep i use gold year round on all rides. Best if it is going onto a dry chain and wipe of ALL the excess
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Permalink Reply by Martin Turner on -
I use the Extreme formula in the blue bottle. Ive tried the Gold but it found it a bit more "gluggy" than the Extreme.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Young on
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Yep, I tend to use Gold, but it does get gluggy when you try to apply it in the cold.
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