> I don't ride much in rain or mud, so my bikes get dirty mostly with dust > (8-9" annual rainfall here in high desert NM),
Northern Cali is pretty dry for about 9 months every year. I imagine GP's bikes have dust, not grime on them. Provided GP is doing a good job lubing the moving part (and I expect he is) dust will not pose much of a problem. On Jun 29, 9:54 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't ride much in rain or mud, so my bikes get dirty mostly with dust > (8-9" annual rainfall here in high desert NM), and while I keep the > drivetrains very clean, I give them a bath only once or twice a year (unless > I get caught in rain). > > But baths are easy: put stand by hose, put bike in stand, half fill bucket > with warm, soapy water, place near bike in stand. Taking hose firmly in > grip, turn on spigot and gently spray loose dirt from bike. Firmly grasp > large, soft bristed brush in dominant hand. (I use a brush that comes with > those cheap, plastic brush-plus-dustpan combos, with a smaller, stiffer > brush for the smaller and dirtier nooks and crannies around the rear part of > the drivetrain). Dip into warm, soapy water and lovingly swab every nook and > cranny. Replace brush in pail. Do same with smaller brush for the cassette > and intricacies of the rear derailleur. Once again grasp hose and spray > soapy water off bike. Turn off spigot and coil hose for future use. Remove > bike from stand and bounce twice to dislodge what water you can. Wheel back > to garage and let dry. Once dry, lube all pivots with a good dry lube; do > same with chain. Do not, I repeat, do not wax or buff with cloth -- that is > unmanly and will only harm your psyche. > > Fixed gears, with one cog, one ring and one brake, are of course easier than > messy, complicated derailleur bikes. > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Mojo <[email protected]> wrote: > >http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/317/original_grim_three.jpg > > I think the above URL should be changed from grim to grime! > > > I like getting my bikes dirty, but it is not alot of work to clean > > them afterward. > > Drivetrain grime especially gets in the way of crisp shifting. > > And I paid a heck-of-alot-of-moola for that JB paint job! > > Nice bikes deserve to be cleaned. And even my beatup 1966 3-speed is a > > nice bike in my book. > > Of course this says alot more about me than Grant. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
