The Cleaning, Lubricating Post

If you recall earlier this year I made the call that i needed to be doing more referencing to past posts from the nearly 20 years of backlog here. Otherwise I get to thinking I should write about a topic and then I find out later that I had already done a series or several posts on that subject years ago. 

This time I am going to point you back through the fog of time to posts I have written on cleaning your bicycles and lubricating the chain a well. 

The first post I will reference here is the one I posted in 2019 about how I go about cleaning my own bikes. It was.....controversial. As one commenter stated, "... I think only old bike mechanics (who know how not to create more work for themselves) understand your bike cleaning practices."

Maybe so. But if you want the best results with the least amount of collateral damage, this is the way you should go about cleaning your bicycles. It works well for me and has for many years. Another primer for easy home cleaning of bicycles can be found HERE that I wrote as part of my Beginners On Gravel series.

Secondly, that post raised some questions which I answered in a separate post. This time it was how I clean up a drive train while it is all still on the bike. Chain lube practices are also covered here. back then I was a strong DuMonde Tech lubricant advocate, (still am), but these days I've been using a lot of Silca's Super Secret Lube. You can check that post out HERE. 

Questions? Suggestions? Hit me up in the comments. If I get feedback I'll do a follow-up post.