http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Bike cleaning en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:38:30 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24464 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 23:53:17 +0000 wingpig 24464@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Considering the amount of time it took me to clean away the traces of having cleansed the mudguards in the bath I'd probably still be there now had I cleaned the entire bike in the bath rather than taking it outside after taking the picture. There was a particularly unpleasant yellowish-green substance infesting the drivetrain and rear wheel today. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24462 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 23:03:21 +0000 tammytroot 24462@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great pic! Showed it to wife but she still threatening dire consequences if I try it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24460 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:13:04 +0000 ruggtomcat 24460@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>that photo should go in the next .citycycling! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24445 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:38:03 +0000 wingpig 24445@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surprisingly, my tiny bath would appear to be an option...<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wingpig/5458798880/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5458798880_9c6c3668a9.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wingpig/5458798880/">IMAG0307</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wingpig/">wingpig</a>, on Flickr<br /> I usually just do the mudguards in the bath ad I didn't think the bike would fit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24437 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:12:10 +0000 kaputnik 24437@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>not sure of advisability or indeed if bike would be allowed? </em></p> <p>Don't squirt any pressure washer thing into any of the areas where there's bearings (bottom bracket, hubs). No problem for blasting away crud off the frame but I'd save your money as a bucket and warm water with detergent will achieve the same. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24435 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:41:53 +0000 Smudge 24435@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ahah! That makes sense :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24432 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:16:33 +0000 Min 24432@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It's often said on the vehicle forums that fairy contains salt and therefore should be avoided, so I mostly use car shampoo,"</p> <p>I meant for the bath. :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24431 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:15:52 +0000 kaputnik 24431@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1954">this is my magic product</a></p> <p>Recommended if you are stuck in the flat and don't mind the place smelling like WD40.You'll need a load of newspaper and old clothes to tear up for disposable rags. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24423 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:27:25 +0000 Dave 24423@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't clean mine. It just gets dirty again!</p> <p>Only if the performance is going to be affected, i.e. moving parts, would I wait to brush off dry crud, then oil. I've had mixed success using solvent cleaners and the chain box tools, because although it seems to make everything happy, chains which have been degreased never seem to be the same afterwords, IME. (Could this be to do with applying the wrong sort of lube, perhaps.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24422 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:26:39 +0000 Smudge 24422@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's often said on the vehicle forums that fairy contains salt and therefore should be avoided, so I mostly use car shampoo, don't know if it's true though!</p> <p>Anyone washing bikes in the bath must have *very* understanding significant others lol </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24421 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:17:41 +0000 Min 24421@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have cleaned a bike in the bath before. Cleaning it afterwards with my degreaser and some fairy liquid seemed to do the trick. Mind you it wasn't my bath. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24420 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:10:35 +0000 chdot 24420@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Doesn't help with the top flat issue but some (groups of?) people might like this sort of thing.</p> <p><img src="http://s7g1.scene7.com/is/image/BandQ/0000003643402_001c_v001_ap?$250x250_generic$"></p> <p><a href="http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&amp;fh_secondid=9956447" rel="nofollow">http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&amp;fh_secondid=9956447</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24419 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:02:06 +0000 druidh 24419@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lots of flat dwellers do it in the bath....</p> <p>Garage-type power washers are generally a no-no as they'll push dirt into the bearings and wash out all the grease. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24418 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:59:32 +0000 tammytroot 24418@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Quite like the pop it in the shower idea. The wife on the other hand seems a bit less keen :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24417 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:17:24 +0000 Mabs 24417@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm new to this game and live on the 4th (top floor).<br /> The other night I let it all dry, put newspapers under the bike and wiped everything down with a dry cloth.<br /> A quick wipe with some damp papers towels and bob's yer Uncle.<br /> Last night I used wet paper towels to wipe it down with then drier ones.<br /> Mind you if you've been downhill etc and it's totally covered in crud maybe pop it in the shower and spray it down avoiding drowning the BB hubs etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24416 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:16:03 +0000 wingpig 24416@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Out the back was the only place available when I lived in a flat but I limited myself to one bucket for washing and another for rinsing. Kaputnik mentioned somewhere that he'd used some sort of magic cleaning/polishing product in his hallway using newspapers. When I can't be faffed to go outside I stick a dust sheet under the bike, brush off the dried-on slushgrit with an old dustpan-brush then clean using baby wipes. The Toujours brand sold by Lidl are cheap and powerful enough to remove manky road-gunge. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2312#post-24415 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:03:39 +0000 tammytroot 24415@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How do people clean their bikes? I live upstairs in a tenement and carrying buckets of water up and down is a real pain. I have considered finding a garage with a pressure hose type car wash but not sure of advisability or indeed if bike would be allowed? </p>