Cleaning and washing it s fine to wash carbon bicycles and components like you would any other using warm soapy water and a hose.
Cleaning carbon bike frame.
Step by step guide 1.
Cleaning your bike properly takes minutes but doing so regularly could save you the cost of a whole new groupset later down the line.
To take your bike cleaning to the next level jon has some top tips on how to polish.
It will nicely touch up clear coats over natural carbon frames.
Wash your bike frame clean and lubricate your chain lubricate your brake and derailleur levers lubricate your brake derailleur cables and your brake derailleur assemblies.
Once rinsed use mud honey a foaming bucket wash along with our madam palm microfibre wash mitt to clean the bike fully.
Cleaning your bike consists of four main steps.
Nail polish is cheap includes a brush built into the cap and it dries fast too.
You can use it instead of or as well as a cleaning solution.
Touching up carbon chips can be as simple as dabbing on some clear nail polish.
Rinse the frame.
Yet as with any bike it s never a good idea to aim the water directly at bearings headsets cranks etc because that can wash the grease out.
How to clean your bike.
Rinse again with a low pressure hose.
For a very dirty bike rinse with a low pressure hose to remove the majority of mud and grit.