Drying The Bike Question
03-12-2014 | 10:58 AM
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From: Seattle
Just started using my leaf blower. Learned about that on previous threads about drying the bike.
03-12-2014 | 11:33 AM
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From: Highland Park, Il
leaf blower and then my 16 Y/O daughter uses a microfiber towel and I pay her $10 - both work like a champ!
03-12-2014 | 11:38 AM
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From: Eastern Washington
Scratches don't just happen on bikes. They are from you touching it. So the less you touch the bike the less scratch and swirl marks you will have. Blower works great
03-12-2014 | 11:49 AM
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From: Raleigh, NC
Leaf blower here too. Glad I learned the trick early on. ;-)
03-12-2014 | 12:00 PM
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From: North Dakota
80 MPH down I-94.
03-12-2014 | 12:23 PM
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From: Sherwood Park AB Canada
Stihl leaf blower here as well. Follow up with a clean, damp fibre cloth. The leaf blower is cheaper than the Blaster and I get to use it to blow leaves (imagine that) and light snow off the driveway and sidewalks in the winter.
03-12-2014 | 01:01 PM
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From: PENNSYLVANIA
Wash, dry with leaf blower, wax, then wipe all the chrome with cheap rubbing alcohol...cleans the chrome nicely, no residue.
03-12-2014 | 01:06 PM
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From: North Texas
I use the Air Force Blaster:
03-12-2014 | 01:15 PM
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From: River City Western Canada
Leaf Blower...been using to dry stuff for years
03-12-2014 | 01:16 PM
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From: North Central CT
Leaf blower for the bulk of it, microfiber cloth for the fine stuff.
03-12-2014 | 12:23 PM
