| Keeping a bike clean and rust free for a long time is | | | | If it is a regular cleaning, you can simply wipe the bike |
| not a very tough and time taking job if you have the | | | | with the cleaner and wax it. You will find some good |
| right equipments and if you know how to clean a bike | | | | quality wax in a nearby cycle store. However, while |
| properly. If you are a first time bike cleaner, do not | | | | selecting a wax, do not go for the car wax. You can |
| worry, it is as simple as riding the bike | | | | easily find some good quality bike wax for your |
| People often ask, what should be the frequency of | | | | bicycle. |
| cleaning a bike It completely depends on your riding | | | | At the end of the cleaning, do not forget to use |
| habits and location. If you drive through salty or muddy | | | | grease or other lubricants. You can also use some |
| conditions or if you need to keep your bike outside, | | | | color coating to fix rust problems. However, a lot of |
| you may need to clean the bike often. Normally, | | | | new bikers make a great mistake here. They think that |
| cleaning the bike at least once a month is always | | | | using a lot of lubricants is good for their bike On the |
| recommended. | | | | contrary excess lubricant will attract more dust and dirt |
| However, apart from these regular cleanings, you | | | | particle and would harm the bike's performance in near |
| should also go for an end to end cleaning at least once | | | | future. |
| a year. | | | | If you are going for the yearly cleaning, the process |
| Hanging a bike from a tree while cleaning it is never a | | | | may take you some more time. At first mount the bike |
| good solution; it is always better to buy a bike stand | | | | on the bike stand and remove all the parts (hope that |
| for easy cleaning. Hanging a bike by the tree makes | | | | you are confident enough to reinstall all parts otherwise |
| the whole process more time consuming and tough. | | | | contact your local bike shop). Now use some |
| Apart from that you also need some cleaners and | | | | degreaser to remove grease from different parts of |
| lubricants along with clean soft cloth to clean your bike | | | | the bike like bearings, chain etc. Now clean all the parts |
| properly. However, while selecting a cleaner, look for | | | | with some organic rust removers that you have |
| multipurpose organic rust remover for metal. Some | | | | already bought for regular cleaning. You should give |
| people use car shampoo or other similar products to | | | | proper attention to the chain and chain wheel. |
| clean a bike At the same time some people use | | | | After you have cleaned the bike properly use some |
| simple water to wipe clean the bike However, none of | | | | lubricant and reinstall all the parts back. Do not leave |
| these methods are generally recommended by most | | | | any bolts and nuts loose as it may cause huge |
| of the seasoned bikers and maintenance professionals. | | | | problem later on while you are riding the bike |
| An organic rust cleaner will not only clean your bike it | | | | You can also try interchanging wheels but in case of |
| would also make sure that your bike does not get | | | | tire, keep the healthy one in the rear wheel. |
| rusted. | | | | That's it - you are ready to roll with a beautiful bike. |