Spraying your bike

gmark
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Edited Date/Time 8/18/2014 1:58am
Is it ok to spray off your bike after a ride or is spraying off your bike bad for the components
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spankthewan 3/4/2010 10:09pm
3/4/2010 10:09pm
It's better to not risk it...let it settle, and wipe it off when it's dry. That Colorado dirt won't hurt.
alex.cirabisi 3/5/2010 6:49am
3/5/2010 6:49am
what do you mean spray off? like dirt... i dont see how it would be bad for the components.
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el capitan 3/5/2010 7:38am
3/5/2010 7:38am
As long as your not power-washing it, it should be ok.. i guess just don't spray to hard on sealed components?
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FCTRY 3/5/2010 7:52am
3/5/2010 7:52am
I choose to just stay home and spray on the internet, foregoing actual bike riding altogether.
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sspomer 3/5/2010 8:09am
3/5/2010 8:09am
FCTRY wrote:
I choose to just stay home and spray on the internet, foregoing actual bike riding altogether.
ZING!
alex.cirabisi 3/6/2010 2:19pm
3/6/2010 2:19pm
oooh spaying as in with water... haha. wow.. i thought you were talking about with compressed air... its all i use... and after all clumps gone i use a wet rag to wipe it down the rest of the way.
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slomoto 3/14/2010 4:25pm
3/14/2010 4:25pm
FCTRY wrote:
I choose to just stay home and spray on the internet, foregoing actual bike riding altogether.
sspomer wrote:
ZING!
must have seen my ex on voyeurweb.com
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owl-x 1/7/2025 7:28am
1/7/2025 7:28am

spray on your bike danny 

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brash 1/8/2025 2:58pm
1/8/2025 2:58pm
john_likes_bikes wrote:

I'm big into spray and pray, usually. 

this turned into 2 kids for me

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Falcon 1/9/2025 9:32am
1/9/2025 9:32am

Gentle spray, sponge wash with car suds, rinse, then re-lube the chain. It doesn't seem to have hurt my bike in 7 years. (Avoid spraying water into the cable ports or bearings.) 

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