<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7LyXAuuGlms/VQjvBvQ2g9I/AAAAAAAAACg/I06iEjybNKw/s1600/003.JPG> I hope in my original post I didn't give the impression that I haven't cleaned my bike in 8 years (though the guys at Recycled Cyles may disagree!). I, too, am an "oil every link" guy and cannot stand squeaks and squeals. I do like to ride bikes though and my bike time is limited...when I get it I ride. I'll keep the drive train serviceable and will wipe off the "chunks" but when it comes to taking out the sponge and wax I'd rather be out gathering more dirt. As for keeping tan sidewalls clean...no way! This show the gunk that accumulates after one ride in the Seattle winter slop.
<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7LyXAuuGlms/VQjvBvQ2g9I/AAAAAAAAACg/I06iEjybNKw/s1600/003.JPG> On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 5:59:57 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote: > > In "Just Ride" Grant says, and I'm paraphrasing here, "Once a year I knock > off the big chunks of grime." I was overjoyed when I read that. I clean my > bike more than once a year, probably 2 or 3 good cleanings a season, but I > still feel like that is time I could have been riding instead. I keep my > drive train and cables lubed and working right. That's my main concern. And > I'm going with Compass extra light tires because they have a black sidewall > and won't look as bad as the gum sidewall. -- 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.
