Benz, you sound like the Angry Asian. I dislike cleaning bikes myself, so I don't do it often, but fortunately it is rare that I get caught in heavy rain or slush or snow. I do clean the bike when it gets really dirty from such rides.
However, I *always* keep my drivetrain and working parts in clean and outstanding working order; maybe my own OCD is reducing these to a minimum with fixed setups, because, although I ride fixed mostly because I like it better, I also really like the minimal maintenance requirements. Masterlinks (even KMC!!!) and paraffin wax in a crockpot make chain cleaning/lubing so easy that I do it every few hundred miles. Patrick "angry half-Asian" Moore On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 6:35 AM, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA <[email protected]> wrote: > At the risk of getting kicked out of this group, I will state that I don't > know why people don't clean their bikes more often. As the saying goes, > cleanliness is next to godliness, and in the case of bikes, being clean > will improve overall operating performance and thus riding satisfaction. > Frequent cleaning will also increase the service life of parts as they'll > be well-lubricated and won't be running in crud. Finally, frequent cleaning > will make each individual cleaning an easier affair because crud won't > accumulate and become persistent. > > I clean my bikes every 4-500 miles or so (I use the "B" mileage counter on > my cyclocomputers) and with some standard process/setup I learnt years ago > working at a bike shop, the bikes come out gleaming in less than 30 > minutes. And that's with me dripping a drop of oil on each chain link (no > OCD jokes please; I know I've got a bad case of it already). If I'm really > rushing it, I'm sure I can do it in less than 20 minutes. But I don't > usually rush it as the process is surprisingly therapeutic, so much so that > friends will often drop off bikes for "detailing" (don't worry, I'm > compensated via local fresh coffee beans). > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
