Carbon frame road bikes
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Carbon frame road bikes
What do you clean yours with?
I've just bought my first full carbon bike and have been thinking about how to keep it spotless. Reading on the net certain cleaning products shouldn't be used for fear of damaging the carbons integrity. Baby wipes are a popular choice whilst others use luke warm water with soap.
Any suggestions.......
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Nik.
I've just bought my first full carbon bike and have been thinking about how to keep it spotless. Reading on the net certain cleaning products shouldn't be used for fear of damaging the carbons integrity. Baby wipes are a popular choice whilst others use luke warm water with soap.
Any suggestions.......
Thanks
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Surely what your touching as it were isnt raw carbon but some kind lacquer, so doesn't matter what you clean it with
Mine is cheap old low mod ( I think) painted look frame and its painted , never thought about special treatment
Mine is cheap old low mod ( I think) painted look frame and its painted , never thought about special treatment
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This seems to be the general opinion
Full site here and lists all the very reasons I stay well away from Carbon Fibre, mainly the fact that you just have to be sooooo careful and I just know that I'd wreck mine within the first year.
http://jimlangley.com/articles/carin...nents-pg71.htm
Carbon forks is my only concession at present
It's fine to wash carbon bicycles and components like you would any other using warm soapy water and a hose. 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. For especially greasy components any bike-safe degreaser, which*shops can supply, will work fine and won't effect the carbon in any way. After cleaning, rinsing and drying,*I recommend adding a little protection with a bike polish or spray wax (Pledge furniture polish works nicely and you simply spray it on and wipe it off).
http://jimlangley.com/articles/carin...nents-pg71.htm
Carbon forks is my only concession at present
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I used carbon boom windsurfing with a damn great split in it in it in the middle of winter, it really pained my to give it up and buy new
Be honest I doubt it was ever going to snap
Yes they may be brittle, ultimatey,when forced in an unnatural direction, if you really really went for it
Be honest I doubt it was ever going to snap
Yes they may be brittle, ultimatey,when forced in an unnatural direction, if you really really went for it
Last edited by dpb; Sep 21, 2012 at 09:35 AM.
I've always used the same sort of stuff I use on my car. PH neutral shampoo and then spray either WD40 or GT85 on the frame as a water dispersant and then wipe dry. Never had a problem with 4 carbon frames doing it that way
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My Giant has a matt finish and I...
wet the bike with warm water
spray with Green Fizz
soft sponge to clean or brush where needed
dry bike
spray GT85 to get water out of mechs etc
once dry I use http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/pro-detailer.htm
wet the bike with warm water
spray with Green Fizz
soft sponge to clean or brush where needed
dry bike
spray GT85 to get water out of mechs etc
once dry I use http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/pro-detailer.htm
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