Bike Bathing

Today's ride was a 8-mile recovery ride. After the last two days of riding, it was time for a bike bath.



So I chucked the bike in my workstand and wet it with a gentle flow of water...



I let that soak for about 10 minutes to saturate the dried, caked on mud, then scrubbed it with a brush...



Including all the nooks and crannies...



Until the nooks were clean...



And the crannies too...



Then I cleaned the chain. Followed by a lubing of the pivot points, rear shock, fork stanchions, and most importantly the seat post...



Lithium grease in a spray can works great for this. Now I have clean and happy bike. The bike and me are ready tomorrow's ride. I hope it's dry.