every one said not to spray water on fully frames casue they rust the bearing, but my turner has bushings so can i use a high powered water hose. thanks
question about bike washing
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After you wash your bike, just remove the bearings, dry them off and put everything back together. Thats what I do..
a "pressure washer" or even a hose has no right being near a bike unless you plan on overhauling it after. Same goes for WD40!
it's not just your frame stuff the water gets into. It's also the wheel barrings and BB and Headset and even in the shock. DON"T SPRAY YOUR BIKE TO CLEAN IT. just use a bucket and some soapy water or buy a bottle of "bike wash" from a shop.
it's not just your frame stuff the water gets into. It's also the wheel barrings and BB and Headset and even in the shock. DON"T SPRAY YOUR BIKE TO CLEAN IT. just use a bucket and some soapy water or buy a bottle of "bike wash" from a shop.
Water can get in the bushings, too...not that it'll corrode the teflon, but it's not good to get water droplets mixing in with the grease. Plus, there are a million other places than the pivots where you shouldn't be using a high pressure hose, like Kai said. You shouldn't even wash hardtails with a high pressure hose.
MD
arent there grease nipples?
When i wash my bike, i use a hose with no nozzle on the end. Ill put my thumb on the end, to get some pressure only to the main frame tubes if they are muddy, otherwise ill just use a very low pressure to get the bike wet, then wipe it down with some paper towels. Ive never had a single problem doing it this was
theres always some kinda contraption that makes getting to the nipples tedious. Nipples should always be easily accessible.
Just never take it to a car wash and use the high pressure stuff.
Rebuild it at least twive a season.
Rebuild it at least twive a season.
It's funny that if you ask any group of people about this they will all say that you should never ever, ever, (really, ever, ever) take a hose to your bike, yet every day when I'm done riding at Whistler I see almost everyone put their bike up on the supplied washing stand and spray it down with a hose.
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You can use a hose, but the high pressure car-wash jobbies really aren't a good idea IMHO. A normal garden hose without a high pressure nozzle, used judiciously, doesn't seem to be too big of a deal for most of us, tho.
MD
Ok, so what about us poor saps that live in apartments with no access to a hose?
I have a do-it-yourself carwash around the corner. If it's been a really dirty session, I'll pop in and use it. I just keep the nozzle far away and give it a nice little "misty" shower. Wipe it off with towel and re-grease the drivetrain when I get home.
I spray off my bike, then coat it all over with simple green. Go off and do whatever for a couple minutes, come back, then spray off.
Friends and I have been using it on dirt bikes and bikes for a long time. I don't see the problem?
Friends and I have been using it on dirt bikes and bikes for a long time. I don't see the problem?
I don't see the big deal... my friend has been doin it with his dirt bike for a loooong time. And there's got to be a lot more greasable parts in a motorcycle than a regular bike. I guess as long as you perform regular maintenance you're ok. How much much worse can it be than regular soap?
I find Oil of Olay gentle cleansing face soap gives your bike that healthy glow...
I just throw mine in tahoe connected to a bouy. I fish it out whenever it's time to ride again. Nothing beats a good overnight soak.
Yo, MD, not flaming ya at all. Just wanted to see how many other guys are in the same boat as me. I'm pretty on top of the bike maintenance, so it's not that big of a deal. So far, the only real issue I've come across would be the rear derailer cabling. Seems like a little bit of water gets into the housing causing it to get harder to shift after a while. Guess a little shot of lub in there wouldn't hurt at this point.