Quote Originally Posted by Kalidurga
And here I've been thinking about rinsing down my bike in the shower.
I stay away from washing my bike with water like the plague! Water is not good for bikes! When I get home from a ride my bike is coated with dust, mud, bits of trail flora and occasionally cow pies. I let it dry and then take a variety of scrub brushes, cheap paint brushes, tooth brush, etc. and dry "wash" the pedals, chain, crank, derailers, gears, wheelset and everything else crusty. I wipe the frame down with a damp rag and then lube the drivetrain and pedals. The bike looks squeeky clean when I'm done. The only time I use water is when I've ridden through something particularly nasty like the big squishy pile of dog poop I ran over the other day which splattered all over the back of my bike.