what are you using for cleaning bike from winter road salt?
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Salt doesn't dissolve in cold water? Really?
Just use enough water to rinse the whole bike, thoroughly, after you've cleaned with car shampoo and warm water.
Then give it a quick going over with something to displace the water, or a compressor.
Just use enough water to rinse the whole bike, thoroughly, after you've cleaned with car shampoo and warm water.
Then give it a quick going over with something to displace the water, or a compressor.
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No I should have said they with cold water salt is washed away before if dissolves.
Using cold water allows you to rinse the salt off properly without leaving any residue. Warm water may allow some salt to remain.
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Using cold water allows you to rinse the salt off properly without leaving any residue. Warm water may allow some salt to remain.
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That's why I ride my single speed in winter
Is this discussion based in science? I can't believe the temperature of the water would make a material difference in the outcome.
i looked up the solubility curve of salt in water and temperature hardly makes a difference in the case of salt.
![Image](http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/img/content/lessons/5.6/solubility_curve.jpg)
i looked up the solubility curve of salt in water and temperature hardly makes a difference in the case of salt.
![Image](http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/img/content/lessons/5.6/solubility_curve.jpg)
Nah, what you will be seeing/thinking of is the other crap that comes up off the road in suspension, in the spray. Which is mostly salty cold water.ultimobici wrote:No I should have said they with cold water salt is washed away before if dissolves.
The tiny amount of salt/soluble stuff on the bike will dissolve almost instantaneously.
We have a lot of salt on the roads at wintertime here in Denmark. In order for the gear to last longest, you need to
This is done after every training where the bike is exposed to salt.
You might want to keep track of the chain wear with a caliper in order to make sure, that you don't wear the cassette to much.
- Rinse the bike
- Wash the whole bike with auto shampoo
- rinse it again
- dry of the chainrings, chain and cassette
- lube the chain
- pedal through all gears
- done
This is done after every training where the bike is exposed to salt.
You might want to keep track of the chain wear with a caliper in order to make sure, that you don't wear the cassette to much.
eric01 wrote:IMHO if the roads are super salty it's time to get on the rollers and turn on the tv. For me the time to wash up properly, clean and relube isn't worth it.
As long as the road isn't icy no matter the temperature, I train outside. Rollers doesn't make you a champ.
When you get used to the routine, it's only 30 minutes to get it completely clean and properly lubed. Since you ride shorter rides at wintertime anyway, you spend the same amount of time with your bike.
eric01 wrote:IMHO if the roads are super salty it's time to get on the rollers and turn on the tv. For me the time to wash up properly, clean and relube isn't worth it.
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Hence, winter bike, full mudguards. If the roads are dry and dusty it takes about 5 minutes to clean the bike. If they are wet/muddy/ick it's about 15 minutes. If i can be bothered to put a hot tap outside i can probably knock 5 minutes off that!
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