Slowbee Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 ok..so last night I was looking over the nice new shiny bits and pieces on the Racer X, coming to grips with some technological issues. Now, after it takes you for a ride you want to clean it, so here is the qstn Water washes the main dirt off, but do you just rub down the discs with a cloth to keep them clean? Do you need to use any lubricant/oil on the break levers and shifters after you have washed? Also the shock arms, they will get dirty, but since they have a slight oil layer on them do you just wipe them too? Or do you need to use a slightly oiled cloth?
TNT1 Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Ask Johan Bornman... Scrub the entire frame and drivetrain with petrol and pour the used petrol on your garden or into the sea... But you must use 95 octane LRP...
AndreZA Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Soften the mud with water and get most of the mud off with the hose pipe. Use some soapie water and was it like you would your car. With an old kitchen brush you can clean the cassette. Let it dry in the sun or dry frame with a rag. Do not bother drying the rotors and NEVER touch them with your fingers or get oil near them. Don't bother with oiling the any brake parts or fork legs. Lube your chain and MAYBE a drop of oil on your pulleys, derailleurs.
Hog_ Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Wash the bike, rub chain with cloth, lube the discs, and you're good to go!
Slowbee Posted June 24, 2008 Author Posted June 24, 2008 Soften the mud with water and get most of the mud off with the hose pipe. Use some soapie water and was it like you would your car. With an old kitchen brush you can clean the cassette. Let it dry in the sun or dry frame with a rag. Do not bother drying the rotors and NEVER touch them with your fingers or get oil near them. Don't bother with oiling the any brake parts or fork legs. Lube your chain and MAYBE a drop of oil on your pulleys' date=' derailleurs. [/quote'] flippin heck, I spend all the cash I have (and make a few loans) on a bike and now its like I am to scared to wash the damn thing !
MTBiker Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Lube the discs' date=' and you're good to go!? [/quote'] UMM Wouldn't that take away the braking power
Flemish Lion Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Lube the discs' date=' and you're good to go! [/quote'] UMM Wouldn't that take away the braking power Perhaps he got enough of Slowbees questions and wants to get rid of him
Hog_ Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Lube the discs' date=' and you're good to go! [/quote'] UMM Wouldn't that take away the braking power Perhaps he got enough of Slowbees questions and wants to get rid of him Just trying to help The less you slow down, the faster you go
Gert Janse v Rensburg Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Lube the discs' date=' and you're good to go! [/quote'] UMM Wouldn't that take away the braking power Perhaps he got enough of Slowbees questions and wants to get rid of him Just trying to help The less you slow down, the faster you go When you pull the brake levers the bike slows down.....Speed is there to be enjoyed....When you lube youre disks then you wil jus have more speed to enjoy....
Slowbee Posted June 24, 2008 Author Posted June 24, 2008 Lube the discs' date=' and you're good to go! [/quote'] UMM Wouldn't that take away the braking power Perhaps he got enough of Slowbees questions and wants to get rid of him Just trying to help The less you slow down, the faster you go naughty Hog, go sit in the corner, no beer for you !! but not a bad idea tho ... I have just got the mtn bike ... the qstns are just starting !!
Fulmenicilus Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Jy's te voorbeeldig! My MTB kry net 'n was as ek deur serias modder gery het - andersins net so elke twee weke met die tuinslag afgespuit! Lube net die ketting gereeld
Hog_ Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 naughty Hog' date=' go sit in the corner, no beer for you !![/quote'] You leave me beer out of this It didn't do anything wrong Why would you punish an innocent beer?????
KevinV Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Hey SlowbeeWanna come ride on the Helderberg tomorrow after work? Those tracks will be a great testing ground for your newly lubed-up discs!Seriously though, lemme know if you keen for 5pm.
Slowbee Posted June 24, 2008 Author Posted June 24, 2008 Hey SlowbeeWanna come ride on the Helderberg tomorrow after work? Those tracks will be a great testing ground for your newly lubed-up discs!Seriously though' date=' lemme know if you keen for 5pm.[/quote'] only get home from work at about 6.15
KevinV Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Bummer, how about the weekend then? We are looking at a sunday ride somewhere local. Weather depending we may ride saturday arvie too.
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