One morning I got to Riv HQ ten minutes before they openned. There was Mark, Vaughn, Mile and Robert, sharing the two workstands moved out to the tarmac and one huge bucket and going at their filthy 'crossers with brushes. It was very zen, like that opening to Sunday in Hell. They were doing their little process with automatic precision. It was not their first time to the rodeo. When they were done, they leaned their bikes in their labelled parking spots and right at 9AM were saying "Good morning, Bill. Whatcha need?"
On Apr 7, 2:36 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > I often hear comments about how clean my bikes are, usually given in a tone > that suggests that I need serious therapy to deal with whatever issues I have > ... > > That being said, I agree with Mojo that it's not really that hard to keep a > bike clean. I wash my bikes with hot soapy water if they get really dirty, a > process that takes 15-20 minutes. After a ride on a dry day, I'll use a > little detailing spray and a soft cloth on the tubes and call it good. The > key for me is to not let the dirt accumulate to the point where you're > dealing with caked on grease and grime. > > --Eric N > Sent from the iPad 2 > > On Apr 7, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >> I am surprised by the many photos I see of bikes that are showroom > >> floor clean. Either they are not ridden, or, more likely, the owners > >> spend as much time cleaning them as riding them. Now I do live in a > >> dry climate... > > > Quite the assumption Patrick. Cleaning a bike takes about as much time > > as fixing a flat. After being caught in a heavy rainshower I will > > spend about 5 minutes wiping down a fendered bike, 15 minutes for the > > non-fendered. I too live in a dry climate and I rarely feel the need > > to clean my bikes. But they still look like this > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/79695460@N00/5598979996/in/pool-legolas > > as on my ride today 7April. > > > Now, when I ride offroad in La Tierra Encantada I prefer to spend my > > time riding instead of fixing flats, so I use both slime AND liners. > > But thats a different topic. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
