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Re: Gloves for cycle maintenance
Posted: 21 Dec 2013, 4:40pm
by LollyKat
andymiller wrote:Screwfix do also do thin disposable gloves in
nitrile and vinyl. I don't know whether vinyl and nitrile are any more resistant to organic liquids.
Nitrile is used to make long-lasting replacements seals on traditional paraffin and petrol stoves. I have very thin vinyl gloves for bike maintenance but after two (at the most) sessions of chain cleaning with white spirit, they go brittle and crack. I must investigate the Screwfix nitrile ones - thanks for the link.
Re: Gloves for cycle maintenance
Posted: 21 Dec 2013, 5:42pm
by pedalsheep
I've been using these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161113967525? ... 1497.l2649 for the last year or so and have been very happy with them. Not as robust as the Touch and Tuff ones that I used to be able to half inch from work but a fraction of the price.
Re: Gloves for cycle maintenance
Posted: 23 Dec 2013, 2:35pm
by AlaninWales
Ayesha wrote:ukdodger wrote:willcee wrote:Been following the contris and I'm amazed how anyone with any experience could even suggest taking a pressure washer within 12 feet of a bicycle , never mind 8 inches,...that is.. one they have any regard for.. despite the last contri where the grease was still in the cheapo hubs after several years i'd bet it was luck rather than great seals. as someone who works a lot of bikes , many of them hi end machines i see the results of pressure washing, and of our inclement British weather, which in itself nackers hub bearings and HT2 bearings.. at no pressure other than the speed of your ride..i also understand that many guys haven't the 2 or3 hours that it takes to clean a well used bike every week, so resort to the Karchers.. recent memorable results of this were a carbon machine bought in Jan this year maybe had 1000miles by july. when i replaced totally shot rear sealed bearings and BB30 bearings, and the chain... owner couldn't fathom why.. wet winter riding on a top line carbon , with deep carbon rims and wait for it ..its weekly Karcherized..it was still filthy..I put ceramics in.. haven't heard back.. will
Exactly. Also firing high pressure water at dirt turns the dirt into sandpaper scratching the paintwork of the bike.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-fMZ8uE8GYSo that's how they do it.
Look mum, no gloves.
I wonder how many years service they get from each bike ?
Or should that be how many weeks between full strip-downs?
