How do you clean your bike?

[maccecht]

In all fairness Beanie you have washed your bike over here at my place so I was being a bit cruel. 2005 and again in 2018 if my memory serves me correctly

Pretty sure I cleaned one of my bikes last year too.

Hmmm! You are a surveyor so your statement is therefore untrustworthy. We the Borg collective therefore don't believe a word of it.

[Beancounter]

In all fairness Beanie you have washed your bike over here at my place so I was being a bit cruel. 2005 and again in 2018 if my memory serves me correctly

Pretty sure I cleaned one of my bikes last year too.

Hmmm! You are a surveyor so your statement is therefore untrustworthy. We the Borg collective therefore don't believe a word of it.

Didn't believe it myself TBF. Cleaned the mountain bike today, does that count?

[GuzziPaul]

What are peoples thoughts on using snow foam to clean bikes? I've got some Pro Kleen snow faom which states in contains a "high quality wax". I was concered about the effects this wax would have on my disks and tyres, as in stopping and leaning over. The disks I can clean with brake cleaner afterwards but what about the tyres and is it necessary. Had a quick Google but it doesn't seem to be a problem.

[Gimlet]

It's good stuff. I use it with a hosepipe lance.
Snow Foam is a generic term really. There's lots of different brands and fluids with various properties. You need to get the one that's right for the job.

Try these guys. Tell them your requirements and they'll steer you in the right direction.
https://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product- ... ds/page/2/

Bought quite a bit of stuff from them. They don't just sell valeting supplies, they valet prestige cars as well so they know their products.

I use the Valet Pro Advanced PH neutral fluid. It's at least as good as the best spray-on bike-specific gels like S-Doc and Rhino etc.

[crust]

Between £3 to £5 at the jetwash on the way back from Tricky's. Then dry it off by riding home.

20180325_163335 by crust, on Flickr

[weeksy]

Between £3 to £5 at the jetwash on the way back from Tricky's. Then dry it off by riding home.

20180325_163335 by crust, on Flickr

You should try that garage just by Trickys, the one at the mini roundabout at 3 mile cross, it's a proper all singing all dancing one, very nice.

[crust]

Between £3 to £5 at the jetwash on the way back from Tricky's. Then dry it off by riding home.

20180325_163335 by crust, on Flickr

You should try that garage just by Trickys, the one at the mini roundabout at 3 mile cross, it's a proper all singing all dancing one, very nice.

Thats where the photo is taken

Bung a padlock through rear disk, inside grab a coffee and sploosh the bike.

[G.P]

What are peoples thoughts on using snow foam to clean bikes? I've got some Pro Kleen snow faom which states in contains a "high quality wax". I was concered about the effects this wax would have on my disks and tyres, as in stopping and leaning over. The disks I can clean with brake cleaner afterwards but what about the tyres and is it necessary. Had a quick Google but it doesn't seem to be a problem.

I always use GTechniq Citrus snow foam (Mr OCD recommended it years ago on TRC). it doesn't include a wax but it certainly loosens all the crap really well so a rinse after is all you need on all but the shitiest parts which you'd use a de-greaser on anyway.