Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
Yeah, that's how they get away with white bar tape too.

And ya know, not to put too fine a point on it and this is a family forum after all but if I was able to pee off the side of the bike while racing .... I'd want my bike pressure washed too
hahha... good one.

Well, some people might disagree, but I also wash my bike with a hose/spray. My mechanic taught me that it was ok, as long as you do no spray directly on the parts that have bearings or whatnot. The spraying is for the frame, and great for the brake calipers, coz it gets the stuff from in between out. its also great to spray out excess gunk from the rear cassette. wipe everything dry with a soft cloth after hosing the bike down, and lube up, and viola, u're done!

I think its less likely for water to get into the bearings and parts because of the direction the water is coming from. hosing down its usually from top, so water doesnt get into the frame. the cases where I had water in my hubs, frames and bottom bracket was when i rode in super heavy rain, and the water came in the bike from below (flooded puddles etc)

Of course, this does not apply to steel frames...