Does your bike need a good cleaning?
Whether you have a mountain, road or electric bike, dust and mud get stuck everywhere...
Especially after an outing in the forest or in the rain! But no need to take out the Kärcher!
Fortunately, a cyclist friend told me his effective trick to clean a very dirty bike without getting tired in 5 minutes flat.
The pro trick is to use a mixture of baking soda and lemon . Watch:
- 1/2 glass of baking soda
- 1/2 glass of squeezed lemon juice
- 5 liters of hot water
- small bucket
- microfiber cloth
1. Fill the bucket with hot water.
2. Put the half glass of baking soda in it.
3. Pour the half glass of lemon juice.
4. Mix well.
5. Dip the microfiber cloth into the mixture.
6. Run it all over the bike from top to bottom:handlebars, saddle, bell, frame, rack, fenders, brake, pedals, spokes and rims.
7. Rinse the bike with a garden hose.
There you go, you've cleaned your whole bike in 5 minutes thanks to the baking soda :-)
Easy, fast and efficient, right?
And it can hardly be more economical!
In addition, there is no risk of damaging the skin of your hands with this natural product.
This cleaning tip works for all types of bikes:mountain bikes, Decathlon Btwin bikes, road bikes, city bikes, racing bikes, mountain bikes, aluminum or old bikes.
You can even use this homemade product for cleaning your electric or exercise bike.
If you don't have a microfiber cloth, you can buy a cleaning kit to have a nickel bike!
If you have a motorcycle or moped, you can also clean them with your homemade cleaning product.
And no risk of scratching your bike:it's a gentle and effective cleaner.
Thanks to its acidity, lemon, like vinegar, is an excellent degreaser for cleaning a bicycle.
As it dissolves grease, you can even clean the chain and small rust spots.
Don't forget to wipe the chain well and grease it with a W40 type cleaner afterwards.
The cleaning properties of bicarbonate are no longer to be demonstrated. It is a gentle and effective abrasive that loosens dirt, mud and dust easily.
But as the grains of the bicarbonate are very fine, it does not scratch the surface of the bicycle or motorcycle.
