On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 10:27:36 AM UTC-5, Kieran J wrote: > > When your bike is caked with slush and ice, and you are working outside, > sometimes the only thing to do is get a large bucket of hot water and douse > the bike. It's instantly clean and clear to receive lubrication. Shake off > the water and hit it with some Chain-L. > > This is what I do, and it's worked well for several winters. if the bike sees plenty of rain in the warm months, why not give the bike a little shower to get the crud off in teh cold months.
> Maybe not the most responsible technique, but it works ok when you're > doing this on nearly a daily basis. > > KJ > > > On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 9:10:15 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> I generally leave my bike cleaning to the rain, same as we’ve always done >> for our cars. But snow melting in the garage after accumulating on the >> drivetrain makes it rusty. Should I just keep a steel brush out there to >> clean it off after? >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* >> *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
