24-06-13, 07:26 AM
:lol I love posts like this!
As I get older I can get away with more obsessive-compulsive behaviour re bike cleaning/maintenance-without being considered "a suitable case for treatment".
The bad news is it takes years apprenticeship to become a fully fledged cleaning expert(nerd?).
It will cost you dear in terms of tools/materials/rags/kitchen rolls/hand cleaners/relationships-However with the right approach you will develop a more intimate relationship with your pride & joy than you ever thought possible but be prepared for SWMBO outbursts along the lines of ..."You spend more time with/think more of /spend more on etc etc that f****n bike than ME".
After a 50plus year training course I have my own approach to bike care-ALL OTHER DISTRACTIONS are now departed/dismissed.(Only the cats remain but theyre not the best assistants with limited attention span!) :lol
Requirements for position of Bike Cleaner Extraordinaire:-
Best set of tools both mechanical and power driven for buffing wheels/wire brushes etc.
Never ending supply of rag,paper roll,newspapers.
Half the annual production of the entire world chemical industry.
Severe OCD or a willingness to undergo suitable training.
HEALTH WARNING!: you may become less willing to actually ride the bike after all this investment of energy/money/time :'(
Personally I gave up WD40 about 15 years ago. Now my cupboards are graced with GT85, ACF50.....................
Halfords,Aldi,Lidl,Poundland & my local bike shop are all nominating me for customer of the year (I think that's what they said........Oh dear, here come the men in the white coats :eek
As I get older I can get away with more obsessive-compulsive behaviour re bike cleaning/maintenance-without being considered "a suitable case for treatment".
The bad news is it takes years apprenticeship to become a fully fledged cleaning expert(nerd?).
It will cost you dear in terms of tools/materials/rags/kitchen rolls/hand cleaners/relationships-However with the right approach you will develop a more intimate relationship with your pride & joy than you ever thought possible but be prepared for SWMBO outbursts along the lines of ..."You spend more time with/think more of /spend more on etc etc that f****n bike than ME".
After a 50plus year training course I have my own approach to bike care-ALL OTHER DISTRACTIONS are now departed/dismissed.(Only the cats remain but theyre not the best assistants with limited attention span!) :lol
Requirements for position of Bike Cleaner Extraordinaire:-
Best set of tools both mechanical and power driven for buffing wheels/wire brushes etc.
Never ending supply of rag,paper roll,newspapers.
Half the annual production of the entire world chemical industry.
Severe OCD or a willingness to undergo suitable training.
HEALTH WARNING!: you may become less willing to actually ride the bike after all this investment of energy/money/time :'(
Personally I gave up WD40 about 15 years ago. Now my cupboards are graced with GT85, ACF50.....................
Halfords,Aldi,Lidl,Poundland & my local bike shop are all nominating me for customer of the year (I think that's what they said........Oh dear, here come the men in the white coats :eek