How to Keep Your Bike Rust Free!

You cannot keep your bicycle away from rust unlesscotton after every ride. You may like to use some
you stop riding it completely. At the same time, there isliquid cleaner (you can easily find some multipurpose
no guarantee that if you stop using the bike it will notorganic rust removers in the market) to easily clean
get rusted. And just to add to this ridiculous thought,the bike. The process will not take you more than five
there is no point in buying a bike if you do not use it inminutes but keep your bike rust free for long.
fear of rusts.Apart from regular cleaning you must reserve some
The situation is normal and simple - your bike will oftentime once in every six months to thoroughly clean the
develop rust and you would need to remove rusts asbike. This is important if you are a regular biker.
frequently as possible. And if you live in a moist orHowever, if you are regularly cleaning your bike, the
salty condition, you would need to follow the processprocess will not take you long.
more often.In this process, you would need to remove all the parts
However, if you like your bike and want it to offer youof the bike for a proper cleaning. For example, you
great service for a long period, you must keep it cleanwould need to remove seat post, bottom bracket and
as often as possible. Now, how much cleaning iscranks; if necessary, you may also remove the forks.
needed, depends on the metal. For example, if yourNow you would need to clean these parts separately
bike has aluminum or titanium in the frames, it requireswith rust removers or WD-40. If you have already
much less care than a steel frame. And at the samebought some liquid rust cleaner for regular use, you
time steel is considered to be the best frame metal forcan use that for rust treatment and to clean the
a bicycle. And if you are suing steel frame in your bike,interior of your bike's frame. In the mean time, dip the
it requires some cleaning and care often. And there ischain in the rust cleaner to clean it properly.
no alternative to keeping your bike rust free other thanWhen things are cleaned properly, you would need to
regular cleaning.wipe them dry and oil every part with lubricant or
People often make a great mistake in case of a newgrease before reinstalling. Most of the seasoned bikers
bike. They think that as the bike is quite new, it doesdo not use or advice WD-40 to lubricate bike parts -
not require much care. But in reality, once your bikeespecially the chain. You can easily find some chain
starts getting rust, it will keep coming back. And thuslubricants in a nearby store to use in the chains.
the best solution is clean it up and keep it almost newIn the process try to fix other problems in the bike like
for longer period.fixing the break pads, replacing spokes and other
How to clean your bike?necessary things that need immediate care.
It depends on how much time you have to clean theNow reinstall all the parts and start riding to your heart'
bike. The best way is to wipe the bike clean with softcontent.