Dirty hub
wishitwasallflat
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No Mods it's not my suggestion for an even more obsene Bottom Bracket section
I don't clean my bike half as often as I should but each time I do I fear I become more anal about it. So after today's clean up session - Does anyone clean their hubs? I remember as a kid my dad would reach through between the spokes and tie a bit of twine around the hub so that it cleaned the surface as it span - but - what I remember is a piece of dirty string there rather than a particularily clean hub. Does anyone clean theirs and if so how?
PS = If anyone sits and pokes a cloth or brush or something through the spokes meticulously to clean it bit-by-bit please don't tell me! :shock:
I don't clean my bike half as often as I should but each time I do I fear I become more anal about it. So after today's clean up session - Does anyone clean their hubs? I remember as a kid my dad would reach through between the spokes and tie a bit of twine around the hub so that it cleaned the surface as it span - but - what I remember is a piece of dirty string there rather than a particularily clean hub. Does anyone clean theirs and if so how?
PS = If anyone sits and pokes a cloth or brush or something through the spokes meticulously to clean it bit-by-bit please don't tell me! :shock:
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I poke a WD40-soaked rage through and give it a quick wipe. Only takes a few seconds...- - - - - - - - - -
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I disassemble the wheel completely as it's the only way to give the hub a proper clean.CAPTAIN BUCKFAST'S CYCLING TIPS - GUARANTEED TO WORK! 1 OUT OF 10 RACING CYCLISTS AGREE!0
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wishitwasallflat wrote:No Mods it's not my suggestion for an even more obsene Bottom Bracket section
I don't clean my bike half as often as I should but each time I do I fear I become more anal about it. So after today's clean up session - Does anyone clean their hubs? I remember as a kid my dad would reach through between the spokes and tie a bit of twine around the hub so that it cleaned the surface as it span - but - what I remember is a piece of dirty string there rather than a particularily clean hub. Does anyone clean theirs and if so how?
PS = If anyone sits and pokes a cloth or brush or something through the spokes meticulously to clean it bit-by-bit please don't tell me! :shock:
normally leave this to the manservant. I could always ask him to contact yours?0 -
DesWeller wrote:I poke a WD40-soaked rage through and give it a quick wipe. Only takes a few seconds...
Yes - anger is the only way to clean a dirty hub
I just clean the bike regularly - that way all the dirt comes off quite easily. That's not helpful either is it?Faster than a tent.......0 -
Dirt is weight.
How much do you have to spend on titanium thingamajigs to save 20g ?0 -
Rolf F wrote:DesWeller wrote:I poke a WD40-soaked rage through and give it a quick wipe. Only takes a few seconds...
Yes - anger is the only way to clean a dirty hub
I just clean the bike regularly - that way all the dirt comes off quite easily. That's not helpful either is it?
Wow, that was a Freudian typo, wasn't it.- - - - - - - - - -
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Right thanks very much - I shall enrage my manservant with talk of P45s until he is quite peeved and then set him to work with an old cummerbund and some WD.
PS - My farts weigh more than all the dirt on my bike!0 -
I've been running pipe cleaners on my hubs since christmas.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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Clever might try that cheers :!:0