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Thrilling topic I know but..
I have a bucket full of mostly knackered brushes because they are weak wire that bends too easily or a rubber bumper comes off the end leaving a sharp wire to poke my bike or the handles come loose, etc. I want a bottle/barrel/whatever brush that is up to the job, one that will get between my stays and around my linkages. What do you recommend?
As my old brushes have died, I've been picking up Peatys brushes... all have been excellent so far... I wish I'd just picked up the full set in one go to save a few pennies.
I use normal household paint brushes
99p sponge for everything except the drivetrain, and those cheap dishwashing brushes from Ikea for the drivetrain. Am I doing it wrong?
As the piss-taking from my riding mates evidences, this seems to work (very well) for me.
EDIT, post above reminded me I do have a normal small household paintbrush for getting into nooks and crannies too.
Peatys brushes
I also like Peatys but the detail brush has come loose from the wooden handle. Maybe I should just get a new one but the paint brush idea could work
When my previous brushes were done for I bought this set from Amazon...
Muc off deep scrubber gloves
I just use old dishwashing sponges. Means they get an extra life before going into the bin.
Gloves and sponges have their place but I’m after something I can poke into awkward bits and give a jiggle
Oxford Mint brushes from Decathlon look identical to Peatys but are half the price.
Gloves and sponges have their place but I’m after something I can poke into awkward bits and give a jiggle
The 3 pronged brush second from the right on the top row in my above pic is great for that.
To be honest though, I rarely fully wash my bikes, I normally just let the mud dry then brush it all off. I only really obsess over keeping the drivetrain, shock, dropper and fork stanchions/seals clean.
An old dishwashing brush my mum gave me 23 years ago. Don't know why it's survived 23 years of washing bikes when it couldn't survive 6 months of dish washing.
A muck off drive train brush, new this year and great.
A park cyclone chain cleaner.
The 3 pronged brush second from the right on the top row in my above pic is great for that.
is it substantial enough for some rigorous poking around the back of a chainset?
I'm also not usually OTT about bike cleaning but when the bike and I are having a night away in a Premier Inn I feel I have to make a bit of effort
Ikea washing up brush, a tooth brush and a bit of rag.
My go-to is an alloy wheel brush, probably from Halfords originally. Gets into the nooks and crannies and doesn't scratch things.
I like the fenwicks gear cleaning brush. The foaming chain degreaser usually seeps onto the cassette and then use the brush to shift any gunk.
My go-to is an alloy wheel brush, probably from Halfords originally.
That's the type of thing I'm after but some are utter crap. If yours has proven good, which one is it?