The Easy Way to Wash Your Bike
Regularly washing your bike can
A clean bike looks super pro! More importantly, washing your bike adds years to life of your bike and components. This saves you a ton of money in maintenance and parts. Washing your bike may sound like a hassle, but the secret is to create a wash kit and then develop a routine. Once you get the hang of it, five minutes and you are done.
Here's how to wash your bike:
- Put the bike in a stand, wheels off
- Hang the chain using a chain hanger or old hub
- Degrease the chain with a chain cleaner
- Degrease the chainrings with a stiff brush soaked in degreaser
- Degrease the gear cassette the same way
- Rinse the chain, chainrings (by pedaling backwards while rinsing), and cassette with pressurized water, taking care to avoid the bottom bracket and hub bearings
- Soap the bike, from the top to the bottom, including the saddle, handlebars, and brake lever, with a soft brush and warm water with dish soap
- Wash the brake calipers and inside rear triangle with a soapy sponge
- Gently rinse the bike with a medium-pressure water spray
- Soap the hub bodies of both wheels with the sponge
- Use the soft brush to soap the rims and tires.
- Gently rinse the wheels with a medium/light water spray
- Reinstall wheels, and check tires for any damage now that they are clean
- Dry the bike using a soft towel
Here's a list of tools for your wash kit with links to products we recommend:
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