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Old 18-01-06, 06:27 PM   #11
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In all honesty the idea makes a whole lot of sense and unless you are being over enthusiastic with wiping the tyres down,then the salt content of washing up liquid is frankly hardly going to do any lasting damage to anything. Good call this though,nice one.
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Old 18-01-06, 06:33 PM   #12
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WD40 works well. it improves grip quite a bit, but also makes the tyres degrade faster.
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Old 18-01-06, 06:45 PM   #13
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Don't know what the word "wash" means, let alone "wash tyres".

I think Fowlers wash my bike twice a year as part of the service.

As Harold Steptoe would have said - "You DIRTY old man"
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Old 18-01-06, 08:36 PM   #14
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A little smelly but vinegar will work fine to degrease the tyres. Also works for stopping your car windscreen wipers streaking.

Shame I drank all my home brew at xmas
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Old 19-01-06, 01:43 PM   #15
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he said you should use brake cleaner, as it leaves no residue behind.
I've heard that often, for new tyres- to clean the mould release agent off. Did it myself for my last new Roadtec, did it make a difference? No idea, but I wasn't gentle running them in and I didn't die, so maybe.
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Old 20-01-06, 08:18 AM   #16
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The brake cleaner I use specifically says to avoid contact with rubber parts (like hose and tyres).
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Old 20-01-06, 08:40 AM   #17
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It would but remember that it has a high salt content and therefore you don't really want it on the other parts of the bike ideally. But if you were careful it would probably be fine.

Glad to see I'm not the only one that washes their tyres .


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front brake on, first gear, let the clutch out, smoke from back tyre.

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