How to clean a bicycle in about 15 minutes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- How to quickly get a bike pretty clean without dis-assembly.
NOTE: I now have a follow-up video to this called "How to clean a bicycle in about 15 minutes Part 2". The follow-up video addresses many of the comments and questions from this one, including cleaning the brake rotors. - กีฬา
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I can’t afford a compressor so I use the wife’s hair dryer instead. Stick it on cold setting and it works a treat 🤙🏼
I don't have an air-compressor as you do, but I use an electric leaf blower to dry off those hard to dry places on my bike.
So I've watched videos of a Craig Ferguson interview, a ship sinking, a bird get sucked into a jet engine, a bike tuning video, some sourcefed clips, and the majority of two football games online today... and this is still the best video I've seen. My ride's clean at this moment and I'm very tempted to re-clean. Thank you! And subscribed.
Wow, awesome video. I have never cleaned my 5 yr old Kona close to this thorough and I am very excited to see what it could actually look like again. Thanks for posting.
Great vid, only tip is to say what products are as brand names (like clean green) aren't useful to people who don't live in the same country, needed to google to find out what it was. Other than that great guide, thanks for making it.
+Monsta Munch Who the hell told you to live in BFE? Oh, no you had to google something. Are you going to be ok?
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Clean Green is a mild degreaser. Find that.
Clint thanks for all the MTB tips and videos. Very helpful!
Leaf blowers work great for drying dirt bikes and mountain bikes for people without a compressor. I use a simple 24v battery powered blower.
A very well done movie - thank you! All over the world bikes get muddy, and all over the world there is a wife not happy with the oily mud under your feet when the bike is clean and the sole of your shoe is filthy - I love your comment on this!
Pretty dirty? That bike is clean compared to mine. $5 bike from a garage sale, been through mud, sand, salty water, dirt. Never been washed, owned for 4 years. That's what I call a 'dirty' bike, and that's why I clicked on this video... Hahah, helped heaps! Cheers
Nice video. I think it's a good idea to bag the rear break disk and calliper when cleaning the drive train. Keep the breaks nice and crisp and free from contamination.
This video is great. Very informative. Thanks so much for doing this video.
I respect people, who care about their own stuff. Glint, you're good owner!
So glad I found your channel. I know this is an older vid, but I'm just getting into mountain biking and I do love to take really good care of my equipment. Thanks for the information.
I owe you a beer, Gibbs. Just got into the sport, and taking care of my investment is a big deal to me. Glad we're on the same page, and happier that you made a video about it. Cheers, bro.
If you are ever in Gainesville, Florida I will take you up on it!
If u r serious about maintaining and cleaning check out his other cleaning video.
best video on the topic that I have seen. Thanks a lot.
A big thank you from Germany. Just started with mountain-biking and your video was very helpful.
These videos take a ton of work. Great job! This is SUPER helpful! Thanks for putting this together!
Thank you. Simply thank you. I watched both "clean" videos & I was able to wash both my bikes - my new (to me!) road bike & mtn bike, which, to my chagrin, I realized as I was washing today I have not washed since buying her earlier this year! Most of the equipment I was able to get @ my local $1 store, and I used an old toothbrush to get in the chain & gear areas. What a difference! Still learning here, but thanks to you, felt like I knew what I was doing!
Thanks for the comment. Glad I could help you!
I use a leaf blower vac to dry my motorcycle and it works great. I'm sure it would work on a bike also. Thanks for posting.
Used to do that for my car now I just do the windows and hit the freeway usually.
I am just getting into bicycling touring. I am commuting to work in order to train and encounter all kinds of weather. I really appreciate your very informative video and have added this cleaning regime to my maintenance schedule. Thank you!
What a beautiful bike and an amazing cleaning technique! Awesome video man!
like the use of a inner tube as a chain protector
+William Smith, you do not have to lube the shocks. This gets done when doing the routine air sleeve maintenance (rear shock) and oil change (front shock).
+Asim dahal, this is the same cleaning method I use on both my mountain bikes, my cyclocross bike, and my road bike.
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but the oil helps to prevent corrosion, especially on lower end forks. i believe it will not boost performance, just keep the seals lubricated. also nice vid. i can get it down for about 12 mins. here's a quick tip for everyone. if you have time, clean the casette with the same solution you used to clean the bike. it adds a nice shine.
Cint, thanks for the video. But I didn't understand - you don't have to lube the front and rear shocks never? Or is it some part of a routine you should do once in a while?
No, you don't Lube the shaft/stanchions of the shock or fork. That would attract dirt. The lube comes from the Fox Float fluid that is inside. If you do the routine maintenance like you're supposed to they will always have enough lubricant.
Clint, thank you for a quick response! May I ask what exactly do you mean by "the routine maintenance like you're supposed to"? Can you maybe reference me to a video on the subject? Subscribed :-)
Great, I like the way you clean your bike: the chain first, and the frame afterward. Thanks
a lot!
I used to be an avid mountainbiker and was a cleaning freak just like you. I had to quit racing because of health issues, so now just ride for recreation.
Back then I used the exact same routing when cleaning my bikes, except for the compressed air because I didn't have a compressor. And yes, my bolts did rust... Now I am very less fanatic about cleaning. And it does wear out faster now that it has gunk all over it, despite being used less hard...
Really good video, thx for putting it online!
Great video. This method works very well. I could not find my attachment for my air compressor, so I ended up using my shop vac (blower part) and it worked great!
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"Cars are so yesterday, bikes are the future!"
Viva La Bicycletta!
Agreed!
@@Sar2009fu imagine replying to someone who was commenting this video 6 year ago lol
Thanks for this video. I had not really cleaned my new bike very well since I got it. I followed the video step by step and my Norco Threshold Cross is sparkling. Got the Park chain cleaner and brush...worked awesome. Thanks very much!!!
I bought a road bike last week and was a little concerned about the maintenance. But not any more! Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
Nice job there. But where I live the bike trails are crushed limestone and all that effort would be wasted in about 5 seconds on the trail. That "kitty litter" stuff is just awful and gets in everything on a bike. The most effort I might spend is cleaning the chain, and the rest just gets a quick wipe-down since it'll get caked again without even trying. A wash at this level might be done only once or twice a year such as before garaging the bike for the winter.
Minute 8:00 a squirrel going up the roof :D
Eduard Louis Butnaru yep
Amazing!
Eduard Louis Butnaru that's a big rat
8:01 to be exact
Hey look a squirrel! lol
Terrific demonstration video. I very much liked how you showed each item used in the cleaning process at the outset for those of us needing to make a shopping list.
Well Done!!!
Simple green for simple cleaning. Simple green is also the best car engine cleaner/degreser. Thanks Clint for the simple video. Cheers!
I live in Georgia, so your 'pretty dirty' is my 'I'm just going down the road to a friends,back in an hour' xD lol
I ride in Georgia quite a bit. I love the trails around Blue Ridge. Trust me, my bike has gotten quite dirty up there!
+Clint Gibbs the red clay down south is a pain to clean though...
But makes for great trails and dirt roads when dry!
+Clint Gibbs that's true,to bad it been raining a lot lately
Life in the South.
I just started riding.
I live in the desert so after my first bike ride, my bike was covered with dust. Do I have to clean it after every ride? :\
WarpedDimensions just clean the suspension sanctions and you’ll be good!
Thanks for the video! I'm just getting back into biking to lose weight and rode my bike more in the month of June than I have rode in my life. My bike is extremely dirty right now and plan on using this as a guide to get it cleaned today
i am new on this and just thinking on cleaning the bike takes more than 15 min. you are brilliant!!! after you explain it, peace of cake !!! thanks for taking the time bro!!! saludos from Puerto Rico!!!
Mention: Dont do this in direct sunlight, it will dry whatever you washed in seconds...
Also canned air works if you dont have a $500+ air compressor.
Simple Green as in the all purpose cleaner?
Yes. It's a biodegradable degreaser that's readily available in the United States.
yup I thought it was a super cleaner bought it turns out no better than a regular dawn dish soap
this is and will always be THE BEST bike washing tutorial on the internet! haha i love it!!
Very comprehensive. Thanks Clint. Now, I must clean my bike....
Good video but only for those who lives in his own house and has a lawn)
Yeah a fellow biker ruined his bottom bracket with a pressure washer, too. Rusty!
I have an old school street pump right in front of my apartment, so I take the bike on the sidewalk and wash it there.
Don't mind people watching.
Getting water in that bottom bracket is a straight killer of bikes and incredibly easy with a high pressure washer. It sucks, but you have to rinse the chain and the main chain drive with rinses and scrubs, like was done here in the video. You cannot high pressure spray anything around the main drive. Got to be gentle with it, since it's basically the engine of the bike.
MrGoodkat pressure washers kill bikes... full sus mtbs have even more bearings for you to degrease with pressure... trust me I learned the hard way...
SQUIRL ON THE ROOF BEHIND HIM AT 8:00
Thanks for the video. BIG thanks for listing the items you used to clean your bike at the end of the video!
Great video Clint! Those tools will make cleaning my bikes MUCH easier! Thanks!
Yes a squirrel 8 min mark on fence and then goes on roof
I'll have to use my sister's hair dryer!
Great video. You make the steps simple and easy to follow. Thank you
Thanks Clint, I've been letting the bike shop take care of cleaning my road bike and waited little too long this time. Now I am out a front derailer due to seize up. Thanks to your videos I think I can handle this for both the mountain and road bike.
is that GT 85 stuff the same as WD40?
Don't use WD40 on your bike.. get some oil thats made for it. The WD40 will ruin your bike.
unos10 what will wd40 do to your bike?
It will make your chain dry, meaning it will remove lubricant. It will leave the chain going metal on metal. It can be worse than no oil.
Also it has low viscosity, meaning its light and does not Work well on "fast" and "heavy" moving parts like engines and bike chains
ahh I understand now, just a quick one though could I put 2stroke engine oil into a oil can and put that inside the cranks and joints as it is thicker oil?
I take my bike to a hand wash car wash. I power wash THE WHOLE bike. The fear of getting water-especially in a sealed bottom bracket is near impossible with todays bottom brackets and is impossible with completely sealed bottom brackets. I rotate the derailleur while spraying, which removes crud from it and the pulleys. I get home and spray acetone(finger nail polish remover) on the bike(technique I learned to dry flasks in my organic chem classes!). Then I use air from a scuba tank to dry the bikr. Lube as necessary. I've taken of bottom brackets after YEARS of doing this and they are still encassed in grease.
How long did it take using the carwash method and did you only use one setting? Might it be okay to use the extra settings like the degreaser one?
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The bottom bracket would be fine with power washing but the seals on youre fork and shock could get screwed up easier. I know fox specifically warns against powerwashing for my Dhx 5.0
Thanks for the great video, I really appreciate you taking the time to put this up!
Love your videos, I like how you actually washed a dirty bike .👏🏽👏🏽
Or, you take your bike to the bike shop and forget about all the bottles and brushes and chain cleaners...
Bike shops don't do squat in my experience. They wash the frame with soap. The crud is even still in the jockey wheels when you get it back. They never do what they are supposed to for actual bikes that get used. They do casual job for casual riders, no more no less.
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Excellent video, thanks for sharing this. I have to replace my chain and cassette every year with all the riding I do but want to know how to clean the drive train at least on a monthly basis. Your video is all I need to get going on this.
This is a "I'm getting ready to give my bike a photoshoot" type of clean up. Very thorough, nice video!
Personally, I just rinse off with a hose, wipe the drivetrain clean (getting the stuff that didn't come off in the spray), dry, and relube chain. If I've got the time, I wipe down the bike after with a wet rag to get the stains off. That's a cleaning that I'll do for a weekly/standard maintenance.
Don't have a wife ! That's why I got a bike !
I liked your video man! Well done, but , I do not hink that spraying water on the crank or hubs will get water in it. It's maybe because you're a neet "freak" (In a good way), you , but thoses places, especially on bikes like yours are very well sealed. But, nice job man, like your bike!
Thank you for your excellent cleaning demonstration.
I typically run Aspens on my FS 29er and love them. I used the Ignitor on the front when the trails are really dry and slippery but typically I just run Aspens front and rear. The Ardents are my favorite for rougher terrain.
Find the squirrel at 8:00-8:04
WOULD WD-40 WORK FOR LUBING THE CHAINS?
Do not use WD-40 on a chain. It does not make a good lubricant and will get your drivetrain very dirty. WD-40 does make some bike-specific products that look good but I have not tried them.
you can use wd40 for protecting your metal, screws and levers and tubes come to mind
Yep. I use WD-40 on a q-tip if I get rust inside a hex bolt.
Sorry this is late but WD-40 now makes lube for chains.
I use transmission oil for chains, works like a charm, and doesn't collect dust or other dirt. I recommend it to anybody, it lasts a long time
I brought home a Specialized FSR epic expert carbon today from the store, it deserves a wash and clean everytime thanks for this video i apreciate it
Holy crap Clint, a million and a half views! Awesome. I knew you had some popular bike video but no idea this big. Congrats bud.
I like to keep my bike dirty. Kind of like a mud bogging truck. Shows character ;)
Lol i don't clean anything except my shocks :P
me too.. the main thing is the gears and chain. this guy overkills about 5 times. lol
lol, after you get scraped up in an injury, you should forgo showering, antiseptics, and antibiotics ... cuz it shows character ...
Sam Wong that makes no sense compared to what the original poster siad.
Kush Friendly Metaphors Kush, as they relate to what ***** said. Btw ... what poster lol
honestly i was thnking of buying a bike and i want to start riding, although im a beginner and there is a long way till i actually get a bike, this is better than watching porn ..
Lol
And how'd it go?
Tony Eatinsky you got a bike yet?
first specialized video i could actually watch
I thought my bike was clean... Now I have to clean it again! Thanks for the tips
at 8:00 A SQUIRREL appears :)
having work stand does not determine a serious cyclist or not!...this vid is awsome tho!
More often than not any cyclist will have a bike stand. You can get one for about $70 which is a minor number compared to how much bikes costs
Being fastidious means you've found your calling sir. Great video!
Clear & easy to practice. Excellent
i just throw mine in a lake for and hour with a rope tied too it. Then pull it out and it all clean. Just kidding. Even if my old bike sets on the wall rack, it still get very dirty. My motorcycle has been setting for 2 months. It looks like i went riding in a mud pit.
Wow, that's more than I paid for my bike. Amazing how specialized life has become, even to wash a bike now uses up more resources than some small third world country. Nice vid though
I use dishwashing liquid, soft soap, a sponge, a stiff brush and my bathtub. (Because i live in a suburb area and can't get oil everywhere)
Chain i get with the brush (same as the chain cleaner but a bit messier and requires some more soap)
I let it air dry for a few minutes and then i use a dry rag or whatever on everything. Spray some 5-56 or equivalent on derailleurs, sprockets and chain. Let it dry up and finish off with chain lube. DONE!
The expensive bit here is the stand and the air compressor. Both which you can easily do without.
Laifer Reyes yep , warm water , degreaser . wup liq , brush , sponge done . peace
Usually you have either time or money. He most definately has the latter. I can do it pretty quickly, though without that fancy stuff, albeit I usually don't get my bike that dirty since I drive long but relatively clean tours.
Just put it out in the rain, free cleaning.
Thanks for putting this video up it will help me when I get a felt edict nine 60 . Thank you👍
Great video Clint. Thanks
Good cleaning, but you can use some ECO friendly stuff ! ;)
CarbTheVeganUp , I mainly use Simple Green, which is biodegradable. Here is info on Simple Green: Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner is readily decomposed by naturally occurring microorganisms. Simple Green meets the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) requirements for ready biodegradability. ("Ready" biodegradability is the highest biodegradable classification that a product can achieve.)
I don't mountain bike, I only have a road bike. I have to say that bike looks awesome. I really like the paint scheme too. Also good job on mentioning not to jet water into the important areas especially the bottom bracket, some people fail to mention it and why not to. Nice video, bike and tips.
Thanks for the video. My bike needs a solid cleaning and I appreciate your tips
Nice work Clint, liked it a lot. Just got myself a new 29er so good maintenance is the way to go. I'm making a short summary of this to pass on to my mtb-riding collegues. Cheers from the Netherlands!
Awesome Clint thanks for how clean your bike in 15 mins class video very useful 🤟👍🇬🇧
Thanks, Clint! Just washed my Yeti based on your video. Very helpful. I had to substitue some products but not a problem. I like the idea of using Simple Green concentrate instead of the Park Tool Chain Cleaner which is exorbitantly expensive! After another wash, I should have this process down. Thanks for posting!
Thanks so much for this, I am very new to biking and I only do road biking but I feel very happy that I clean my bike to maintain it
That brings back memories of the velcro strips I had on my BMX bike. Definitely works.
I just watched someone wash a mountain bike. I don't even own a mountain bike. Started watching mean while in Russia videos to this lol! Thank You TH-cam
Great video. Thanks for posting. Convinced me to get a chain cleaner and some simple green.
Hi great instruction video .you have turned bike cleaning into a sience and removed almost all of the drudgery .thanks for sharing
one of practical approaching in briefly. Thank you
Thanks for the cleaning tips!
Clint thanks for the videos. I think this was excellent. The only variation I did was I have not compressor so I used compressed canned air. It costs like $2.50 at Walmart and it works perfectly since not much volume is required here.
You got that rear cassette really clean, good job.
Great video Clint! ...my favorite part: your tip on NOT tracking grease into the house and pissing off the wife. priceless :)
This is a very useful video. I do not own a yard but i wash my bike in my tub. That worked pretty good so far for me, except that i was not using as many "tools" as you shown. Next time will give it a try. Thank you
Good video. Very practical and easy to do.
Thanks Clint, this was a useful tutorial. The warning about the bottom bracket is important especially where power hoses are concerned.
Also using a *mild* biodegradable degreaser is very important since very strong degreasers unsuitable for bikes could cause damage to paintwork, decals etc.
Nice video Clint!
If I had that bike of course I would clean it like that! haha nice video you showed us pretty much how to clean up every single piece of a bike.
Good cleaning of bike. Cheers from Denmark.
Great video, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Great video dude! very clear and well made. I guess i don't have to pay professional 45 bucks to clean my bike now. They take everything apart which is good but I'm going to clean myself after watching your video. Cool looking Bike you got three.