Cleaning your bike before every ride?

[wgc138]

Commuting bike, no.
Road bike, maybe depends on timing but I try to clean it after each ride when they're dirty enough with inspection/minor maintenance.

[kx315]

OCD.....wipe down after every ride for my drop bar carbon roadie........the flat bar commuter every month or so.

[__PG__]

I put a zinc-plated Connex chain on my commuter back in Autumn. It hasn't needed re-lubing once this winter. Highly recommended.

I tend to completely strip and clean my bikes 1-2 times a year. Other than that I just lube the chains. Although I have developed a silly habit of cleaning the tire sidewalls, makes the Michelin/Continental logos look nicer.

I regularly ride in the rain so it gets a bit silly trying to maintain a pristine looking bike.

[RonK]

No self-respecting cyclist would ever dream of being seen in public without spending at least a couple of hours cleaning and polishing the bike before a ride.

I bought my bike in 2009 and I have never cleaned it. I have also never had it serviced (aka, paid someone to clean it). It's a commuter bike. It will get dirty. It gets washed if it rains on the way home. If I remember, I lube the chain.

[zill]

I put a zinc-plated Connex chain on my commuter back in Autumn. It hasn't needed re-lubing once this winter. Highly recommended.

Where do you buy this chain?

[clackers]

My road bike gets a lot of love and gets frequent baby wiping.

My commuter soldiers on through crappy weather and instead gets a lot of respect for my frequent neglect.