you might also want to give the two cog wheels on your rear derailleur a good wipe down both sides, wipe down the crank teeth of your pedals, wipe down the sides of your tires and the brake pads just to make sure they didn't pick up any grit. Also any where metal touches metal should be at least thoroughly dried, if not oiled.
Of course that should be in your daily end of ride maintainence wipe down anyway
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08-21-2010, 08:09 PM #1
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08-23-2010, 05:07 AM #2
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Also clean your rims and brake pads. All kinds of grit gets up in there in the rain.
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08-23-2010, 07:26 AM #3
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Oh wow, I spent four hours cleaning my bike on Sunday...first time in YEARS! Everything sparkles, and I put new tires on with red stripes, to match my red bike. I'm going to the LBS today to pick up some new brake pads since I noticed that mine are worn way, way down.
So I'm not one to bother much about cleaning after a slightly rainy ride!
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08-23-2010, 07:29 AM #4
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hmmmm, where did you get your tires with the red stripes? Still looking for good 26 inch tires with blue stripes
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08-23-2010, 07:41 AM #5
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They are Seca Serfas wire bead 700x23. I got them from Amazon because my LBS only had kevlar bead, which I neither need nor felt like paying for. Wire bead is like half the price of kevlar bead.
My old tires were toast. They were showing bald spots, and had cracks in the sidewall. I got them 4 years ago and just kept riding and riding. It was time for new tires, so I got the red striped ones. My old ones were the same tires, but without the red stripe. They are great tires.Last edited by tulip; 08-23-2010 at 07:43 AM.
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08-23-2010, 07:27 PM #6
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for a finishing touch, give your bike a wipe down with a rag with pledge on it to help it hold its' sparkles.
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08-24-2010, 03:39 AM #7
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Or if you don't like aerosols, you can wax the frame with a non-abrasive car wax. I do mine once or twice a year, to protect the finish.
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