I commute a couple of miles on a very dusty, dirt and gravel trail so I am finding the need to clean at least the drivetrain a lot more than I was used to in the past (when I lived near Sunnyvale). The bike starts to squeak if I don't. One thing that was recommended to me by a friend who owned a bike shop was to rub down the frame with plastic cleaner from TAP Plastics ( http://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/cleaners_polishes/kleenmaster_brillianize/112). He recommended this for powder-coated frames and it worked beautifully on my old Surly, Bianchi and Soma. I haven't tried it on the Hillborne yet. I may try it in a less conspicuous area just to make sure it doesn't cause a problem with the painted surface.
John On Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 8:37:02 PM UTC-7, rob markwardt wrote: > Greetings, > I was in the process of changing cables on my Bleriot when I realized it > was in ready for a much needed overhaul. I'm a hack mechanic and have kept > it on the road for eight years, but it's a bike I use a lot and it was due > for professional attention. The local shop (Recycled Cycles-Fremont, > Seattle...AWESOME) not only did a fantastic job replacing parts and > overhauling but they cleaned it! When I picked it up I couldn't believe > the color...I'd forgotten how light and reflective the original color > really was...very pretty. Kind of embarrassing to think how I dropped it > off but have received a couple thumbs up since. Of course took it out in > the rain today...hah. > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/16642222230/ > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/16643693359/ > > Rob Markwardt > > > -- 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.
