Why your winter bike should be belt driven

SimonAH

OK, I don't know if I can imbed video but let's try;

SimonAH

Bugger, doesn't seem that I can.

Let's try a link. Damn it I've had to utube - before you know it I'll be booking my face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52ycdpy_b-s

spasypaddy

yes but as an aside you ride a trek. so thats a reason in itself not to.

SimonAH

Ooo, you're a sweetie Spasy, thankyou!

EKE_38BPM

A very clean looking bike.


But.....I could spend a few hours cleaning and polishing my bike and then say it took 3 seconds to beautify. Should have made a video of you cleaning it (but that would really be sad so I understand why you didn't).

And, no, I'm not jealous (yet).

fossyant

Shame on you for letting it get soooo dirty.... :shock:

SimonAH

Haha! Actually there is a trick here.

Clean it once REALLY well then spend an hour polishing everything with this stuff;

After that grime doesn't stick and (as there's no chain lube over everything) it really is a case of a swipe with a warm wet rag. Almost embarrasingly quick to clean.

lae

Baby wipes ftw

fossyant

Mr Sheen Original is awesome on bikes.............. I also have Auto Glym stuff, but the Mr Sheen does the trick.........

fossyant

PS your commute bike should be FIXED is the answer..............

8)

roger_merriman

Heh one of the reasons I bough a fixed/SS is for reduced maintence, to be honest you shouldn't need to do much to it, though salt does attack the chain though 3in1 is quite good at keeping the chain ok.

dilemna

You'd want to let that bike get as filthy as possible to try and hide those hideous orange rims .