| You cannot keep your bicycle away from rust unless | | | | cotton after every ride. You may like to use some |
| you stop riding it completely. At the same time, there is | | | | liquid cleaner (you can easily find some multipurpose |
| no guarantee that if you stop using the bike it will not | | | | organic 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 in | | | | minutes 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 often | | | | time once in every six months to thoroughly clean the |
| develop rust and you would need to remove rusts as | | | | bike. This is important if you are a regular biker. |
| frequently as possible. And if you live in a moist or | | | | However, if you are regularly cleaning your bike, the |
| salty condition, you would need to follow the process | | | | process 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 you | | | | of the bike for a proper cleaning. For example, you |
| great service for a long period, you must keep it clean | | | | would need to remove seat post, bottom bracket and |
| as often as possible. Now, how much cleaning is | | | | cranks; if necessary, you may also remove the forks. |
| needed, depends on the metal. For example, if your | | | | Now you would need to clean these parts separately |
| bike has aluminum or titanium in the frames, it requires | | | | with rust removers or WD-40. If you have already |
| much less care than a steel frame. And at the same | | | | bought some liquid rust cleaner for regular use, you |
| time steel is considered to be the best frame metal for | | | | can 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 is | | | | chain in the rust cleaner to clean it properly. |
| no alternative to keeping your bike rust free other than | | | | When 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 new | | | | grease before reinstalling. Most of the seasoned bikers |
| bike. They think that as the bike is quite new, it does | | | | do not use or advice WD-40 to lubricate bike parts - |
| not require much care. But in reality, once your bike | | | | especially the chain. You can easily find some chain |
| starts getting rust, it will keep coming back. And thus | | | | lubricants in a nearby store to use in the chains. |
| the best solution is clean it up and keep it almost new | | | | In 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 the | | | | Now reinstall all the parts and start riding to your heart' |
| bike. The best way is to wipe the bike clean with soft | | | | content. |