[Closed] washing bike

Turtle Wax car shampoo.

Fenwicks.

I generally use something like Fenwicks or even car shampoo on a sponge (note, not near brake pads and discs!) and follow up with a coat of ordinary Turtle Wax. Stops the mud sticking to the frame.

depends on the part, but mostly;
Baby Wipes, great when they are on hand (loads in the house)
Tooth brush, with a bit of fair washing up liquid on it
chuck my bike in chain motor oil and then dry it off
then dry wipe my bike w/ a li'l bit off kitchen towel or lint free rag.

Thats my cleaning regime, maybe I should buy some muck-off stuff?

Well I use a very diluted Muc-off solution, seems to work OK. I spray the bike down and then use the 'bucket and sponge' technique to clean the bike. I finish off with a watering can of water as i don't have a hose pipe. Failing a diluted Muc-off I use a diluted car shampoo.

I take the wheels off and try my best not to get anything on the rotors and nothing but water on the calipers/pads.

lube and a bit of bike spray then done....

I'm sure people will set me right but so far things get clean and i don't have and bearing/seal/brake horror stories.

Having said that I don't clean after every ride. Once in a while I will remove the cassette and chain and clean in white spirit then re lube etc.

Prolly more detail than you wanted!

Was going to try some mucoff just thought it was a bit pricey

Just found some turtle carwashwax going to stick some in a garden sprayer see how that goes

Fenwicks FS1 for me.
Due to its non-aggressive nature, FS-1 concentrate can be used neat as a degreaser or diluted with 10 parts water to form FS-10 bike cleaner

By far the best, and for a £10 because it's concentrated.
You use it neat as a powerfull degreaser, or diluted for normal cleaning.

So really 10lts for £10, by far the cheapest too!
and you can spray it on your discs all day long and not contaminate them

Water seems to work...

Fenwicks caravan cleaner if doing a proper clean (winter)

Warm water (summer)

Erm having to use diluting powdered water due to hose pipe ban
But have a plan b
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If I'm doing the annual 'big' clean, I might add in some car shampoo and wax.

People clean their bikes? I just sell them when they get dirty 😆

Had to resort to the horse trough at the bottom of Cleeve Hill yesterday though or they'd never have let me back on the train home 😳

Local market (skipton) engine degreaser for a pound a bottle! Buy 5 at a time lasts me 6 months... Seems harsh but it's not really strong enough to do damage and works a treat on everything, quick squirt and hose down... Done! Wife bought me some muckoff for Xmas it was not as good, very expensive .

Whats up with apple Fairy? Seems reet to me...

I use hot water, squirt a little muc-off onto a cloth and then wash. Soft spray from a hose to wash the foam off and sorted. It also means I use considerably less muc-off than squirting directly onto the bike.
For cassette and chain I use Orontas which is the best degreaser I have found so far.

(note, not near brake pads and discs!)

Not suffered any problems using Turtle wax on my disc's or pads yet, but I suppose its only been about 10 years so its still early days. 🙄

I don't know what I am doing wrong but after a short while the paint on my bikes always looks dull and scratched

only ever used car shampoo

Elbow grease degreaser - £1 a bottle at Asda at moment

Hope sh@t shifter diluted 5-1 and a bucket of soapy water!! Final rinse with hot water, then dry frame with halfords blue roll.

Lube chain, gt85/bike spray on spd's, shifters and mechs.

Final spray of brake cleaner onto pads/discs

Stand back and admire shiny clean squeak free bike 🙂

Autoglym car shampoo to wash.
GT85 to degrease the chain and running gear and wipe off.
Finish line red or green depending on weather to lube.
Meguires carnuba wax on the frame and other parts - makes washing them again so much easier.