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Halfords bike workshop7/9/2023 ![]() You’ll ideally want to finish off with a protect spray, designed to drive out moisture and leave a protective, non-sticky film. With the main clean, done, it’s time to focus on protecting and finishing your bike. ![]() This is a specialised product, so you’ll just need to make sure that it doesn’t spill onto any other surfaces. If your bike has disc brakes, use a disc brake cleaner such as the Muc-Off Disc Brake Cleaner to remove any oil and grease from your discs and pads. Remember, our range of bike cleaning products are bio-degradable so you don’t have to worry about washing them down the drain! Again, just be careful not to damage any delicate areas of your bike if you’re using a hosepipe. You can now rinse off the entire bike again, making sure to wash away all residue of the bike cleaner. For any particularly hard to reach places, a detailing brush is perfect for getting into all the nooks and crannies – the Halfords Bike Cleaning Brush Set contains 3 specialised brushes to achieve the ultimate clean. Then, agitate any stubborn grime using a soft brush or sponge. ![]() This gives the product chance to really wear down any stubborn mud and dirt for a flawless clean – just make sure that the bike is out of direct sunlight for this time. Once you’ve rinsed the bike, spray your bike cleaner onto the entire bike and leave it to soak for 3-5 minutes. First, rinse the bike thoroughly with water to remove any surface muck and dirt, using either a bucket of water or a hosepipe (just make sure you don’t blast water directly at any delicate areas like bottom brackets and bearings to avoid damaging them.) Then just rinse off with water, making sure that all the formula has been washed off. You’ll then want to agitate any hard to reach or particularly grimy areas – the Muc-Off Claw Brush is ideal for this. This gives the formula chance to really break down any stubborn grease and dirt. To clean your drivetrain, give the degreaser or drivetrain cleaner a good shake and apply to the chain, cassettes and derailleurs, making sure to leave it sitting for at least a minute. We recommend always starting with the drivetrain, as most bikes will have a build-up of grease and grime here. Now that you’ve got the gear sorted, it’s time to get cleaning. Bike lubricant (wet, dry, or all-weather).Bike cleaner (or try our concentrated version).Just keep hold of your original spray bottle and mix the required amount of concentrate with water – job done! The cleaning process What you’ll need: Not only does this save on plastic, but it also gives you a more economical clean. We’re also introducing concentrated versions of our bike cleaners, so that you can mix your own solutions. That’s why here at Halfords, we’ve made sure that our range of bike cleaning products are bio-degradable, so you can be confident that in keeping your bike clean, you’re helping to keep the planet clean too. We’re all trying our best to look after the environment in any way we can. We’d also recommend thoroughly degreasing and lubricating your drivetrain every few hundred miles to keep it moving smoothly. Making time for a regular clean will help to extend the life of your bike’s components and moving parts, as well as keeping it looking as good as new. Alex is also a regular on the BikeRadar YouTube channel and BikeRadar podcast.A clean bike not only looks nicer, but the parts often last longer and it’ll ride better too! So, how often should we be cleaning our bikes? This depends on a few factors: how often you ride your bike, the time of year, and typically how dirty your bike gets. Alex is also a dedicated eMTB rider, and still dabbles in racing of a sort, doing his best to top the Strava leaderboard on the steepest, gnarliest and twistiest trails the Tweed Valley has to offer – just for fun, of course. He’s one of BikeRadar’s lead testers and knows how to push bikes and products to the limit, searching out the equipment that represents the best value for money. Since working for MBUK, Alex’s focus has moved to bike tech. Alex then moved back to the UK and put his vast knowledge of mountain biking to good use by landing a job working for MBUK magazine as features editor. Hitting those famous tracks day in, day out for eight years, he broke more bikes than he can remember. Alex moved to Morzine in the French Alps at 19 to pursue a career as a bike bum and clocked up an enormous amount of riding. He started racing downhill at the tender age of 11 before going on to compete across Europe. Alex Evans is BikeRadar’s senior mountain bike technical editor.
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