I was proud of myself for finally establishing a good post-ride routine for cleaning my bike. I researched online, finding several good videos and using those to start a discussion with my bike team about their preferred routines.
Now I’m 4-5 months into this routine and have been feeling good about myself … until I saw Joseph’s drivetrain on this morning’s ride. The drivetrain on his gravel bike 5 miles into a muddy exploration looked cleaner than the drivetrain on my road bike on its best day.
So today’s 8-minute bike scrubbing routine was extended to 15 minutes, with pretty satisfying results:
It’s not a competition, right? (says the one who’s clearly losing !!)