tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post1193301642561739172..comments2023-12-10T07:53:40.265-06:00Comments on KC Bike Commuting: Clean bikey!Noahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-42181365768288135752008-01-31T17:44:00.000-06:002008-01-31T17:44:00.000-06:00When I come home in the aftn. I fill a gal. milk j...When I come home in the aftn. I fill a gal. milk jug with warm water and just rinse all the salt/slush/dirt off the bike. Takes about 3min. I clean the chain/cassette once a week, Just a quick scrub. It it's dirtier. I'll remove the cassette and soak it in degreaser and run the chain thru a chain cleaner. Daily/Weekly cleaning is essential for Winter Riding. ScottNorthSide, Columbus,Ohio (considerbiking.org)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-65137975892574081672008-01-31T17:06:00.000-06:002008-01-31T17:06:00.000-06:00I have two very salty bikes that are waiting for a...I have two very salty bikes that are waiting for a bath. I'm with Chris though, no way I'm going to get away with it inside the house.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll try the car wash if we get a dry day above 35 degrees.Warren Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494108482705267151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-31588057084496435802008-01-31T13:08:00.000-06:002008-01-31T13:08:00.000-06:00I knew I couldn't possibly be the only person in t...I knew I couldn't possibly be the only person in the world who cleaned a bike in the bathtub.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835079257789098964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-5185304740355877732008-01-31T11:01:00.000-06:002008-01-31T11:01:00.000-06:00u came thru on the pics for me!cool,i also use a ...u came thru on the pics for me!cool,i also use a aresol brake cleaner on my derailers and cog,it evap"s quick,i also use a dust-a-way air in a sray can (no air compressor)to blow out chunks of debree.COOL TOPIC!,THANKSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-1459536854961563302008-01-31T09:49:00.000-06:002008-01-31T09:49:00.000-06:00Your bike looks great. I don't think I'd go to all...Your bike looks great. I don't think I'd go to all that trouble. I usually end up doing the best I can with my bike on a towel, using some degreaser and paper towels. I can't do as thorough a job as you have, but it doesn't take as long, either.Apertomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148516503920019073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-20498961170819464082008-01-31T08:46:00.000-06:002008-01-31T08:46:00.000-06:00Chris, I should have replaced this:"I swear, this ...Chris, I should have replaced this:<BR/><BR/>"I swear, this time of year I spend almost as much time cleaning or fixing my bike as I do riding it."<BR/><BR/>with this:<BR/><BR/>"I swear, this time of year I spend almost as much time cleaning or fixing my bike and cleaning up after the messes I make as I do riding it."<BR/><BR/>It took me at least half an hour to clean the bathroom up after that little escapade. Had I not... well, I don't want to think about that!Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-11688524000407489582008-01-31T08:40:00.000-06:002008-01-31T08:40:00.000-06:00My wife would kill me if I washed my bike in our t...My wife would kill me if I washed my bike in our tub. Then again, what she doesn't know will not hurt her. Washing indoors this time of year sounds like a good thing....dirtdobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538731523571091586noreply@blogger.com