How To Clean Your Bike THE RIGHT WAY To Save Money
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
- Cleaning your bike is essential for making expensive parts last longer and your bike faster. A little effort is going to save you a lot of money in the long run. And it’s easy!
In this video, we’ll show you how to get your bike showroom shiny, and we’ve even got a sneaky step to avoid punctures.
Is there a cleaning trick that you use to wash your bike? Or, heaven forbid, do you not wash your bike at all? I want to know why! Let us know in the comments!
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00:38 Drive Chain
02:17 Wheels
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04:40 Frame
06:02 Drying
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Is there a cleaning trick that you use to wash your bike? Or, heaven forbid, do you not wash your bike at all? Let us know in the comments!
What degreaser are you using? Also, what's the brand of that drip wax? I don't think I've seen that before.
Bit of a catch 22 with using a jet wash on the cassette as you do not wanna get any moisture into the ball bearings on the rear hub of the back wheel.
I rarely wash any of my bikes (even though I ride everywhere year around in just about any weather) unless I've ridden thru lots of mud or other muck that has stuck to my bike. In the muddy or salt encrusted bike cases I rinse all the mud/salt off of my bike with relatively low pressure water so I don't force any grit into areas with bearings or into cables and such. Regular dish soap and water work great -- no fancy degreasers needed.
Since I have fenders on my commuting and touring bikes and I ride in the rain, the rain washes off most of the stuff that gets on my bike and the fenders keep the bike itself relatively clean.
If using a wet lube on my chain, I do clean the chain periodically (as needed as gunk builds up) but if using a dry lube I don't bother cleaning the chain other than wiping it down after a wet ride to dry it and then reapplying the dry lube. Dry lube gets washed off the chain easily by water (like rain) requiring a relube after riding in the rain but dry lube also flakes off taking dirt with it when it doesn't rain so chains stay relatively clean naturally -- just need to reapply dry lube as needed (typically every few hundred miles if it is not raining). I only clean when I see the need for cleaning and that is not all that often since I mainly stick to road riding. With dry lube I just keep lubing and sometimes wiping with no need to degrease the chain like I have to do with wet lube. Thankfully I now live in California so just use dry lube year around.
Mountain bikes get dirtier faster so I do give mine a gentle scrub as needed but generally I try to avoid really muddy conditions because it is such a pain to clean the mud off.
When finished washing, blow dry it with a garden leaf blower. Works a treat to get rid of all the moisture and prevent corrosion. Great video, thanks!
Instant thumbs up for a bike cleaning video that isn't just product placement! Like a certain well known cycling channel.. Good job.
Honestly I'd love if No Nonsense wanted to send me a lifetime supply of degreaser 😂 Liam
muc off is great :(
You seem genuine and honest, I trust you! This will be my go to video when washing my bike.
finally someone cleaning a bike that is actually dirty to begin with
keep up work hope to see more
That's pretty much how I clean my bikes. I even have a worx power shot pressure washer like he was using. I might get some drip wax for my chain though, I've heard good things about it not picking up as much dirt as regular lube.
Also worth pointing out is when wiping the dirt off your brake discs, bare in mind that there will be dirt in the cutouts too. So now and then it's worth taking your discs off and soak them in some disc brake cleaner, or even just some soapy water. 👍
I bought a couple of pound shop shower caps and pop them over the disc brake rotors. And my luxury item is a quick spray of Bike Protect in theory to help with any missed water but in reality because it smells nice 😊
I started hot waxing my chains a few years ago. So much easier. No more degreasing, most of my bike cleans is using simple wet wipes. Chain and cassette never gets dirty, except for a few dry wax flakes. May use a bit of muc off from time to time but never on the chain or cassette.
Actually, last weekend, was the first time in years I used lube, as I hadn't waxed a chain ahead and it was a bit dry in the morning. Had a snapped chain on that ride and remembered how messy lube and grease is.
An air compressor is immensely useful in this process.
I know someone who treats his bike like his hair. He says by not washing either, it creates a protective layer.
I'm thinking of creating a crowdfunding page for him, for a Cervelo 'Soloist'.
Do you dilute that screwfix degreaser or use it as it is ?
Will it not damage finish to components otherwise?
Nope, it's used neat. I can't say it won't corrode stuff if left for hours, but it has been absolutely fine for me for years
I left a chain in it overnight. It discoloured the chain 😕 It was on the MTB so not too bad.
Just been riding. Ran the chain through a chain cleaner with No Nonsense degreaser in it. Poured away the solution and it was still quite clear. I then refilled the device with Halfords Citrus degreaser. Dirty solution & finally, a clean chain.
I clean my bike with water only and it does the job fine. Soapywater for the chain, nothing else. All that soap and degreaser is just going to remove grease from where it should be.
I‘d always cover the disc brakes while degreasing the drivetrain. Without doing so, I never managed not to sprinkle a fair amount of lube on the discs. But maybe that’s just me.
Yup. 👍
I don’t mind black drivetrain. Cycling is an outdoor sport and it would be painful to keep everything clean.
wet lube is a dirt magnet.Use Wax and all you'll need is hot water to clean the drive train. Bearing companies Love it when folks say "use a pressure washer"
non specific degreaser can be too strong and damage your components
The automotive stuff is so powerful that you must lube or wax the chain immediately or rust will set in.
I've had a customer's chain almost break on her. When I inspected the chain during my spare time, I saw at least 17 cracked side plates.
What product is that for rinsing?
Worx Hydroshot 56. It's been brilliant for me this winter. If you want some more details on it, I do a little run down in this video - czcams.com/video/d989O2UmgYM/video.html
That elbow grease you mentioned, where the hell can I get some?🤔🤨
Readily available from The Good Old Days
My dad told a kid that, who came back a week later and said he checked the store, they didn't carry it. 😅😅
quite like the degreasing container, in the water bottle holder 😁😁😁😁
Who has the time to get sanding disk rotors?
What stand is that being used ?
Think it is the Feedback Sports Sprint stand.
It is indeed. Has done me many years of faithful service and mostly been stored outside. They make great stuff. Liam
Top tip after speaking with many mechanics - don't fire water at your bike unless you absolutely have to
All the pro teams do this 😅
Get ready to replace bearings
How can you prevent that?
You must be JOKING with that pressure washer! Noooooo way! bearings etc
What battery powered pressure washer are you using?
Worx Hydroshot 56. I cover it here in more detail - czcams.com/video/d989O2UmgYM/video.html
RIP freehub bearings 💀
it is necessary to cook the chain in paraffin so that everything is not so black)
Wax your chain most all of this becomes unnecessary
But in wet winter cassettes get pretty rusty because there is no protection. So cassette maintenance with wax is more work in winter, but for everything else wax is maintenance heaven :)
Wax is the wsy
Pressure wash is the best way of destroy your bearings in the bb, steering and hubs because you not only remove the grease but you introduce water in the system to corrode everything after, just use a bucket with soapy water and a soft brush, then rinse and dry with a cloth, simple
Seems like you don’t know how to use a pressure washer. 😅
If someone doesn't know how to use one then yeah. Otherwise it's a great tool to assist with bike cleaning. Used pressure washers for almost a decade and never done any harm to any bike with them.
@@_Just_Some1 not me i use to work on a bike shop and you dont believe how many customers send me bikes with frozen bearings, bottom brackets and steering tubes full of water because of people blasting the bearings with the pressure washer, i see some many tragic cases of this is not even funny, it was a dirty job but someone has to do it 😆😆😆
WTF do you need a pressure washer? There's simply no need for such a thing. Save it for washing your boat. Back-in-the-day before KARCHER gave 'em to the teams at LeTour bikes were washed as HMSITH described. Worked just fine then, works just fine now with far less risk of washing out grease while washing contamination in.@@_Just_Some1
GCN did a video on this and it’s actually quite safe. It’s another myth like you mustn’t clamp a carbon frame in a bike stand… nonsense.
Don’t lean your bike against a rough stone or brick wall with the brake lever in contact; the slightest movement for whatever reason and that lever will be scratched forever !!!!
Pressure washing is a no-no; you can wash by soaping up from the bottom, then rinsing down from the top; there is specific "brake cleaner" designed for cleaning brake rotors, use that instead of alcohol; and did you suggest cleaning brake pads (after lightly sanding them), with alcohol? Yikes. For cleaning the bike frame, unless it's caked with muck, I prefer to use kitchen wipes, they clean while dissolving grease very well & are lemon scented :), and are a lot less messy than soap and water.
I can make any dirty brand new bike look factory fresh with just a petrol station pressure washer in under 5 minutes.
Doesn't mean it's good for it.
i dont care
i love clean bike
🤣
Just ride cheap drivetrain to save money
Even friggin Sora is expensive nowadays...
Everything is expensive now tho 😂
IT.IS.DRIVE*TRAIN*.NOT.DRIVE. CHAIN. HOW MANY EFFING TIMES?!?!
Liam, come on, you could've used another bike. An ugly Bianchi? Even the background music is cuter!
I'm still genuinely torn on the looks. I want the elegant lines of the 2017 Specialissima back, but then Bianchi is just delivering what the market seems to want. Liam
Ugh too much work
This dude doesn't have a girlfriend!
Powerwasher, even straight on the bearings, old water bottle with degreaser and not advising to wax the chain in the crockpot?? An I looking at a 90's video ?
sounds like a good waste of time and money
I love these videos, Oh so wrong! The title should be "Clean Your Bike THIS WAY To Waste Your Money!
NEVER EVER PUT DEGREASER NEAR ANY BEARINGS! If you want to clean your chain and cassette take them off the bike and do it in the container.
When it comes to chain lube, You are on the money but, if you do use it you don't need any degreaser. Slightly confusing video this one
After paying £15000 for a bike, I don't think anyone will have money to even buy a hose
I would say you have your priorities in order 😂
@@tonflo1 hope you do as well 🤭🤭🤭
😂
Don't forget to order a new bottom bracket after you have successfully pressure washed your bike.
Not true at all. Just a tiny bit of common sense when using one and you are good to go.
Common sense is not that common. I have just changed out a BB and four chassis bearings due to the previous owner not using his pressure washer judiciously. The bike was very clean though.@@piotrkol91