Easy 5 Minute Bike Wash INDOORS // NO TOOLS OR BUCKET NEEDED!

Use old undershirts for bike maintenance. Always have a couple waiting for me when I get home or at work (I'm lucky to have bike hook in my office). For wet days, as you say the key is to clean/dry it right away. I quickly wipe everything down without any cleaner. I have been waxing for two years now and I will never go back to wet lube. Even if you do, you should still wipe the outside grime/paste that builds up frequently; I'm sure it would make degreasing easier as well. With wax, I switch between two chains every couple of months, and even through Chicago winters they look great with no wear. My routine is down to several minutes and my bike is ready for next ride. -Wipe the bike frame down with one shirt while drying with another like Daniel in Karate Kid! -Go through the nooks/crannies of the derailleurs -Back pedal chain to wipe off grime and dry, also switching to the two rear pulleys -Lastly wipe off any big bits from the tires Once you find that groove it does become satisfying and doesn't seem to be a chore, at least for me 😀

I totally agree with Katie's outlook, is to clean the bike as soon as your home 🙂👍

Great tips as always lass. I’d add a couple more. 1) Squirt lube is great, and easier to remove than, say, MucOff WetLube. However, make sure to wash it off and reapply. I’ve snapped a couple of chains with my amazing quads (honest 😂) as it gets tacky after a while and adds more friction. 2) Use a frame protective spray (I use MucOff silicone) after washing, as it makes it so much easier to clean after a wet ride. 3) That tackiness at 1 may actually be a combination of Peak District and Yorkshire Wolds mud/slurry 😳

This is a good video! I never clean my bike regularly because I thought the hose was the only option but this makes me want to do it. You can get special mats with little walled edges for repotting plants in your house maybe there’s one that’s bike sized or you can use two

Great tips. For this type of a cleaning I will also just flip the bike upside down to make spinning the chain both directions easier (as opposed to using the bike stand). Also, I always will be sure to give the derailleur pulleys a quick wipe as they tend to accumulate junk. In addition, I have found using the Gear Wipes from Silca (but many other brands available) to be extremely convenient for a quick wipe down post-ride. While this does incur some cost, a container of gear wipes will last a month or two and work extremely well.

Thanks as always Katie. With wetter fall weather, this is timely. In addition to the towel I put the bike on the mat I use for my indoor trainer. For the rear wheel/cassette clean I have an old cat litter box tray to catch degreaser drops.

Great video and some top tips. You are absolutely right, cleaning your bike as soon as you arrive home after a ride is so much better. You don’t always feel like doing it but it does make cleaning so much easier. Never really thought to spray the bike cleaner onto a cloth but will give it a try. I tend to use floor wipes but it is a slightly lazy approach and doesn’t always do a great job. Also, very impressed by your sparkly chain.

Awesome tips Katie! Thanks. I ride an MTB on primarily gravel trails (crushed limestone) and muddy paved trails, so my bike can get pretty dirty. Living in an apartment is quite the hassle with keeping it clean. Your tips plus what someone mentioned in the comments (using a shower curtain on the floor) are going to help tremendously! 😎

Great little video Katie👍

Good tips, katie I didn't know you could bike wash without as bucket. Have a great week, Katie

I always run a wet cloth back and forth between brake block and wheel rim front and rear to remove any dirt/grit and also run a cloth around the rims. Otherwise you end up scoring/damaging the rims next time on the bike...

Great video, real bike life in a flat. I sometimes use a rag and degreaser to floss the casette

Great video Katie 👍 Chris

I do pretty much the same, living in an appartment. 2 things to note though: - if you use squirt (or another drip on wax) you don't need the degreaser, just a dry cloth will do to get the dirt off. Or you could use warm water to melt/desolve the wax. - if your bike is considerably dirty, you might want to still put it in the bath/shower and rinse it first (maybe a towl or some mat in there to catch the oil mentioned). This to avoid rubbing the dirt out and potentially making small scratches

Love this! Talk about a perk for the roadies! I'm a grubby old mountain biker... I have to scrape my bike (and myself) out of the mud like an archaeological dig before even thinking about cleaning ❤🤣 I do regularly coat my bike in Turtlewax Hardshell... works like a dream x

Great help, Nice and easy.🚴🏿‍♀️

Great advice for a lot of people. I've always been aghast at the use of a hose, getting water into all the bearings.

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hi katie know what you mean I live in a flat also but however I have a garage outside where I store my bikes but have no access to water, I use a plant sprayer you know the pressurised sprayers that you pump with a handle up and down not the ones with the wand but it works well and gets a lot of the grub off and then like what you've done use a microfibre cloth to clean and dry down my gravel bike can get really dirty from the trails but even my road bike picks up loads of muck also, just thought I'd share as another solution 👍

Brilliant video. I use the squirt lube but thought you didn't need to degrease the chain with that?