Full Guide On Washing A Bike, After Extremely Muddy Race.
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- My bike and its drivetrain got very dirty, after my latest XC race and I didn't have a chance to wash it right after the event.
When I got home, my racing machine looked like this... ENJOY THE TUTORIAL 😃
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My man told us all the places to be careful with pressure washing and then just proceeded to blast every part. Respect.
true im confuse too 😅🤣
😂🤣
Same thoughts
His bike comes with hollow tech in lower bracket and i think his hubs are well protected
"Do as I say, not as I do."
Agree with start, light soaking to loosen the dirt. Then it's a bucket of warm water and a sponge to rinse it down. Simple and best technique I've found and my bikes and components last years.
True
Yep, a sponge, warm water and soap
Remember guys, 2 hours cleaning for each hour riding.
Ahah definitely :)
I’m guessing this took about 30 minutes; it’s quick with practise
Well in case of a full suspension bike because that one has the rear linkage + shock and all joints are with bearings, so obviously the cleaning takes longer than what we see here.. not even mentioning if the bike is full suspension electric with motor that one need extra care !
And 3 beers for every hour of cleaning..
naaaah man, not more than 15-20min
the caption : full guide how to wash a bike
him: procceeds to just presure wash it lol
no high presure! only manual hand wash! for save ur components!
Nahhh pressure washer only 15 degree nozzle right in the bearings and paint chips and alll that
High pressure is no problem, just keep distance ;-)
@@drifterxl12 I also take a bath with mine :)
High pressure is not as bad but you need to keep distance
OMG you say that you won't put high pressure in bearings but you did it, as well as sending dirt on the rotors...
which is why I highly dislike high pressure no matter how careful people say they are
Danny regularly strips his bikes down.for regreasing so less concerning
@Nabil Hajji Im sorry but I don't speak noodles.
@@chounabigaming2237 lmao
@@chounabigaming2237 savage 🤣🤣🤣
6:15 we used Lizard Skins neoprene covers back in the day. It minimised the amount of grit into the lower headset bearing. And even now stretch a section of inner tube over the seat clamp / frame split to stop water / mud / grit ingress.
Little Trick for the Brake Rotors: I took some of that laminating plastic, cutted it two times to the size of the rotors so I have to circles, then cut some holes in the middle so they are big enough to fit the axis. After this I melted the edges together so by this I actually have pretty much the same thing like these Muc-Off Rotor Protectors just for like under a dollar
just use a shower cap....
I volunteer in a charity bike workshop. When bikes come in that have been pressure-washed, the internal bearings are always in terrible condition because all the grease has been blasted out and the bearings have then run dry.
NEVER pressure-wash a bicycle. Even the pressure on a garden hose is often too high. Get yourself a bucket of warm water, add some "car shampoo" (dish soap has salt in it), and a dish scrub brush, and brush it clean. Clean the chain with a roller chain bath. Then lube the chain and derailleur pivots. Take care not to get lube on the braking surfaces.
Finally, some common sense amongst all these super stupid comment.
NEVER EVER jet wash your bike 🤦🏻
As a bike technician, if you care about the paint on your bike do not use a dish scrubber and soapy water. But also don’t use a power washer. Garden hose a little soap and brake cleaner on the rotor and brake pads
@@BudgetHobbyist My touring bike frame was built in 1989. I have regularly cleaned it with a dish scrub brush and car shampoo since then. The paint has never been damaged.
But if you are worried, use a soft-bristle brush.
I've used dish soap for years and no problem, but i usually get my bikes serviced quite often, tho.
Shouldn't use high pressure at all. It saves you a little time at the start but you lost that time later fixing your mistakes.
Then you left the drivetrain (which has been stripped of all lube) to dry overnight and rust? No water displacing spray?? Crazy. Then you put the rusty chain back on??? That rust will come off and act as a grinding paste, wearing your drivetrain faster.
You must have spent hours doing all this. Just wash it correctly the first time. Takes half as long.
From my experience, you can use high pressure. Just don't be stupid and use it near the vulnerable areas (headset is the most vulnerable, but the hubs, the BB and the rear linkage is pretty tough in my case). I usually use low pressure to rinse it down, then i spray the entire bike in car wash soap, wait 5 minutes, use high pressure where i can to get the dirt off, i blast the chain from the top to force all of the dirt out (including the lube), and I use the brush with soapy water to get the rest off. After that, I just use my dirty, oily drivetrain rug to get most of the water off the chain, and the next morning, I lube the chain. The bike is ready for more dirty business.
Keep in mind: derailleur loses it's clearence with cassette without chain. Always up shift to the smallest gear before removing the chain and don't downshift without chain. Jockey wheel will push against cassette potentially damaging itself.
Got SLX cassette with XT derailleur and XT chain 1x12. I got the same problem with 3rd smallest gear but every other gears shifts perfectly. Don't know how to fix it.
I would never use high pressure water on my bike. It's a certain way to get problems.
Yes you are right..
I have water jet pressure as well but only use for washing my car only..
This guy has made mistake..
Totally wrong ruin your bike.
Yes less effort to clean your bike if using water jet pressure and faster BUT RIP to all bearing especially bottom bracket and hub free hub bearing..
Just waiting for internal part go get rusty and squeaking...
Maybe this very gentle shower at the beginning but not straight towards bike but upwards and let fall down on the bike... Like a fog🤔
@@wheressu This wasn't Seth's Bike Hacks, but SickBiker who did the video. Don't know what that has to do with anything.
@@wheressu Yes, I already follow his channel. Doesn't change my comment for this video.
dont use high pressure then how to wash the pesky mud off ?
I died when i saw that steel brush on your cranks!
This is not a toy, this is a metal part of a bike. Dont be soo scared😉
Where did you see that steel brush, I didn't see any steel brush in the video, only nylon (or that one with natural thick bristles).
damn, you're one of those, bikes are made to be ridden, crash, take pot holes, if you're bike breaks that easily by fucking cleaning, might as well not ride that whole thing after cleaning it, just throw it in the garage or basement, put a blanket on it lock the door and throw away the keys, it needs it's safe space.
@@julz19 you're one of those who just watch youtube and not ride. just makes comments on youtube all day. Get a life you headless troll.
@@justpassingby9708 haha was I accurate on my guess on you? I have a road bike buddy, I do ride, it gets the care it deserves but I'm not afraid of cleaning it LMAO
Oh dear. Using wax together with oil is not a great idea. Wax does not stick on oil. The idea of wax is, it should repel keep the chain dry, so less dust will stick to the chain. Oiling a waxed chain brings the downsides of an oiled chain to a waxed chain. I do degrease my chains, melt wax at around 100 degrees celsius, cook the chain in the molten wax, chill the chain and install it back on my bike. From there I simply repeat the cooking process every 500km. During the cooking, sand and debris will sink down in the molten wax. There is almost nothing that sticks to a waxed chain, like an oiled chain. I have friends that ride there chains for almost 10k km. I do replace my chains after 4k to 5k regardless of their condition. Simply for safety reasons. But I really would not mix up oil and wax. They do not go well together.
I keep hearing waxed chains are noisy, is that true?
@@rainypath96 yes, thats why i stopped waxing mine.
@@rainypath96 i wax my mtb chains and they are completely silent when they start making noise roughly 300km of dusty riding is when i boil the wax off and rewax the chain its the best way to take care of a chain.
You replace your chain after 4-5k?
RIP the bearings, don't try at home.
I'm wondering why the XTR on the cranks and derailleur were clean and visible.
It's funny how the entire bike is covered with mud except the XTR letters... 🤔
He showing off
What's wrong with that. The whole bike is a show off. Long as he worked hars to buy the bike
My XT also does that, the letters are coated in hydrophobic paint, the mud just slides off
@@Fred_the_1996 I've had XT all my life, and now I have XTR, and the mud does NOT slide off from mine...
@@RuiPedroRocha weird, maybe it's the wax I put on the cranks
thnx for the video, I like to use compressed air to dry the bike quickly and remove the last pieces of dirt after washing. Its quick and prevents rust
Best way is to wash before the mud dries on hard. Also, 3 coats of a quality wax like Muc Off and the Muc off Protect and Shine, helps the mud slide off. Also, only wax on the chain. If you are going to use a power washer, ok, but use a waterproof grease like Morgan Blue Aquaproof Paste as it stops water entering the headset / BB
I don't see a problem with washing bike like this? I do it too.. Amazing video. ;)
Everyone complaining about the jet washer, the bearings and components etc are going to be fine as he does it from a suitable distance
Correct no pressure at all from that distance 100%. In fact less than a hose. Use jet wash sympathetically and never ever a problem. Fact
Unless it's a ebike then don't use a pressure washer fullstop.
@@jeffreymiichael1603 how so
@@The_Real_JN if you make a mistake and get it wrong the pressure can get into battery connections and can cause problems if water gets on the points Joseph.
@@The_Real_JN much better and a bit safer with the lower pressure from a hose just my opinion.
For a second i thought your forks snapped 😄✌
My headset got destroyed after a bike ride in a forest. So spot on! 👌
Nice tips, now i have to replace all the bearings everytime i wash my bike and regrease all
Great video thanks. Any chance of a video showing all the different products you use for cleaning, lubricating, oils, grease etc please?
love the bike with lauf fork
I have never noticed Rust on my Chain to be honest.... And i just use some Muc Off Bike Cleaner, Bit of Water and Dry Lube. If im generous even some Ceramic Coating stuff but i mean its a Bike and supposed to be ridden heavily :D
Also you can make nice cover for seapost clamp using thin tube. Weights and costs nothing and helps to protect the whole area from water, dirt and dust
Car/bike shampoo and degreaser will do the job better and easier
Thanks for the video, I’m trying cleaning my drivetrain thoroughly and using silicone spray and allowing it to dry as a film over all drivetrain components. We will see if it’s better than those expensive oils and waxes. We used silicone spray in motor cross to prevent dirt buildup on the bike, boots, under mudguards etc so should be good..
dont wash tour bike with pressure washer
don't follow this video
@@SilverGearRC02 ynot??
@@davidbea3711 because you are blowing all the lube out of the bike and it put a lot of wear on it
@@davidbea3711 this is a really terrible guide
I dont owb a mtb but this is just satisfying
Wonder why he didn't use snowfoam or atleast some type of soap to help with the cleaning and just overall better finish. And also you should've used the soft setting always in karcher pressure washers just to be extra safe as I use one myself and have not had any problems. Muc off makes great products try and use it😀
Wire wheel in a drill takes the rust off. Clamp the chain on a bench and a quick wiz over
In my opinion the best oil to lubricate the components is the 6-56 marine oil , this oil is for boats so helps to prevent the rust from ocean salt , the mud is practicaly the same thing but worse because scratch and do wear in the components , if you cant clean the bike like in this situation you can put 6-56 oil in the components of the dirt bike , and helps to prevent rust and the mud put like a rock , I do this in my bike , then when you go to wash it use shampoo and a tooth brush for the components and a wheel brush is good for the cassete , a microfiber towel to que frame , fork , wheel and other components , use a microfiber towel to dry the bike , and if you have a air compressor use it but not to close to the bearings , put 6-56 in the chain , casset and deraileur and teflon grease , put wax on the frame and component , the bike is perfect , I do this al the time , my bike looks brand new , and if you can never use the bike in mud.
Your chain is cleaner than the disk rotors of my bike
That's alarming
@@Fred_the_1996 😏
@@Badfxlla_ do you clean them?
@@Fred_the_1996 yes bro I was just joking😜
best youtuber man you really do help lot , thanks
Brake rotors is washable from oil, I really find a method to clean them completely. Works great. But for brakes pad - not. Oil penetrates into pads and they need to be recycled.Ive tried to boil them in the water, a little fire, same cleaning process as on rotors, but it works only 50% on contaminated brake pads.
I am scared, deeply scared by the high pressure, I wouldn't touch high pressure; water only free fall down, only gravity
I'd only use a garden hose at most, and no adapters! One exception to this may be the new bosch portable washer, which is basically only a glorified hose with the same pressure as a normal hose, except it has a water reservoir and a battery so it's portable. Oh, and you can also screw in a bottle of bike wash, like muc off, underneath the hose and it will spray foam all over your bike, so that's neat.
My dad has one really easy to use
love the way you clean your bike slowly man, need more
Really like your channel but you made some really rookie mistakes here. Leaving aside the fact that you high pressure washed your bike, your drive train maintenance is really poor, wend wax is a terrible wax it doesnt penetetrate into the rollers it just stays on the surface and then you put oil? come on mate. Either use molten wax or a good liquid wax like smoove etc. Or just use standard oil and increase your cleaning. I find it hard that a properly waxed or lubricated drivetrain would have that much flash rusting over a couple of days.. i guess depends on your environment.
You said not to put high pressure in the bearings but look what you did to the bottom bracket
When I see a Xtr drive train that way my heart skips a beat 😱🤣🔝 nice job bro
Ps: racing with muddy conditions with Maxxis Ikons? HOW? 😵🤣
This video is satisfying
All bike is muddy like kids after play in garden in rain. But XTR sign mudproff LOL
Damn, never thought of hitting my cranks woth a wire brush...i give er a try
Never use a high pressure washer, because all of oils and grease are washed away and water get into every gap and rust the bearings.
Seth and gcn have both done videos on this, but basically as long as you don't deliberately blast your bearings for an extended period of time you're fine.
hmmm dirt bike guys do it all the time
@SickBiker dude, which brush did u use in 12:53? How it's calling and how can I order that? Thanks
Is he using a steel brush to clean his chainring and crank arms? I believe that's not a good idea. Correct me of I'm wrong please, cause I think it causes micro scratches.
lol , it already did
A product like iron-x will sort that rust and its not corrosive its PH-neutral. Spray it on the drive train first (dry bike) let it dewell then rinse
nice video but did you notice that in mostly every chain is some inner greasing and if you wash it as you do you probabbly wash all of this greasing out of the chain so its not the best way to handle it i would say and if you lube the chain again you will never get back the whole oil into the little spaces in the chain
Very satisfying....like a spa...👍🏻
If you had a crane creek headset some of them have a plastic O ring seal to keep water and grit out from getting to the bearings
Actually the worst thing for bikes is sand. To which I found it a couple of days ago.
I had sand in my crank shaft. Chain and cassette the grinding noise was horrendous.
Mid ride strip down of crank just to keep going.
The bike is getting cleaner than me
Dear SickBiker - This is a really informative video - you really do love your bikes!!!
However, I cannot believe you put that rusty chain back on.
Thank you for this interesting video.
The fork isnt even that expensive
I thought it to be priced at maybe 3k or something😳😅
But 1k is like a factory fox so normal
Yea but the fork is only really good for gravel riding.
Thanks for the details ❤!
1st step is enough for me
🤣
Never use high pressure for washing your bike, only use light pressure from a normal hose and use a cassette brush and dish soap.
This is not full guide, it's just bragging about what kind of washing machine you have ... Bravo !!! You so cool !!!
Dude. No.
And that's why I don't use chains anymore. Carbon gates belt FTW. Just throw some water and it's new.
This is just too much work.
Right all I need now is a cycle
Ok ok joke.
It's quick if you have a high pressure water.
Very intersting video.
I just have a dumb question : can we use soap to clean the disc brakes, or must we only use water ?
Water only to rinse the disc, then use brake and part cleaner (avail from auto store) slowly spin wheel while applying and continue to rotate until it evaporates
@@degillies thanks. :)
Whatever works for you Jack 😂😉 if it ain’t broke don’t fix it
It's a very nice video, I'm an KTM electric mountain bike rider, I live in the Netherlands, I'm still waiting for my new channel. Good luck with my love.....
Good job Bro👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️
And I thought my bike was dirty...
What's about the Shok absorber? I've never seen that kind of amortization 🤔
Sorry for my English
Imagine going thru all that ordeal every single day for ur daily muddy bike ride.
Nice bike mate, thanks for the information.
The only thing too tedious to clean manually, where the pressurised water will help are the wheel spkes.
It's so easy with the high pressure water sprayer
Great looking bike. which rims do you use? I'm using dt swiss xr1501 wheelset and I love them! There's no higher quality on the market.
Why not include the rotor cleaning and frame waxing in the video?
You shouldn’t be waxing a matte finish with regular wax.
I’d recommend carrying a 1.5L pump sprayer. At the end of a muddy ride/race you could quickly spray the worst off the drivetrain and run a rag over the chain and cassette before putting the bike in the car. It would certainly be better than leaving it and would ultimately save you time with this time consuming procedure later on.
Not sure why you are both waxing and applying lube to your chain?
wet chain...I put it in the toaster/small oven and then let it cool .
After all this work to clean the bike I wouldn't have the courage to get it dirty again hahaha
can you show us how to make our chain not to pop out every time I go over ramp , i use a clutch less derailleur so please help :like comment if anyone has the same problem
Hyperdrive a chain guide👍
Hyperdrive make your chain as short as you can, as long it is still long enough to work in all the gears. Use a chain guide also
Hyperdrive also make sure the gears are set up correctly, especially the front Derailleur if you have one
This much time and effort after each ride... it certainly cuts my appetite for MTB, better i stay with my road bike 😆
I'm not agree using the power washer, using a soft brush without a pressure is more safe and keeps you away from a lot of headaches. I have never used a power washer for my bike, neither for my motorcycles.
Btw: a very good solution for cleaning and curing a rusty chain: kerosene, just leave the chain in the bottle filed up with kerosene ~20 min, then rub it with a brush.
I get you, my MTB is coated in mud daily.. I kinda just wait for it to dry and shake it off, oil the chain every so often and it's been running smooth for years 😂
I see you are a man of culture. Have you done a video on the eggbeater pedals? If you haven’t can you please make a short video on them. That would be great.
I blast the crap outta my bike with high pressure water at my local car wash....often. Just like this guy did. It’s a freaking mountain bike. Go to a cyclo cross race and watch those guys blasting bikes during mud races. BTW...been doing it for years and never had a problem. I also use a leaf blower after the wash to blow as much water out of the cassette, breaks etc. basically every crack and crevasse
Can you please tell me the name of this cleaning machine plz.
Kärcher is the manufacturer
Before making this video he was cycling in the mud
The keith monster would look good with that fork
Why the fork cleaner instead of, say, the turbo-spray?
WOW I've never seen forks like that! This was like bike cleaning ASMR, you might be on to something. And what kind of bearings did you say were in your hubs? Thanks.
Is that an XTR chain? I can't believe it would get so rusty. My chain never got that kind of rust and I use XT. SLX does usually as it is not coated like XT and XTR.
I have an XT 8100 chain and it rusts like hell. It works also after 2k's, and there's no wear at all, but it dosen't look really nice.
@@osi22 That's strange. Did they go down with quality? I have 11speed M8000 not a spot of rust.
@@sandykavor8434 No idea, but it's not okay on a such high end set.
@@osi22 Definitely agree. That's very weird.
No xc frame that. Long-term review on the fork would be nice
Your bike must be proud of you
he washed without soap. thats freaking savage
was worried the pressure would peel the paint.
is this a hybrid bike? I am utterly confused
Whats that extremely sick fork there? O.O"
Put the chain in vinegar over night, it will remove all the rust.
Also next time just use degreaser and a chain cleaner so it doesn't rust and look horrible, it makes your life easier keeping the chain on the bike.
Can someone tell me about these forks? Ive never seen them before.
Lauf Fork dudee
Linkage fork
lauf grit fork its a glass fiber i think 30 mm travel
1:06 i know some bikers will click off the video when they see the hose 💀
I think anyone who already has a Karcher and a lawn in the backyard is unlikely to be interested in how to properly wash their bike. Most people live in apartments where such a cleaning is impossible, so I don't understand who all these tips are for.
What fork is that? It’s weird!