Is it ok to hose wash an Ebike?.

[irie]

Windsurf competitions... Did you know Chris Calthrop, K48?

Back in the day I was acquainted with K63, K66, and particularly K96. Times change, but I still occasionally see K63.

 

[steve_sordy]

Windsurf competitions... Did you know Chris Calthrop, K48?

Sorry no I didn't. My time windsurfing was from 1978 to 1986. I was very keen, but only good enough for club racing.
This is one of the few pictures I have from that time, about 1984 I think. I had hair then! That board and rig is still in my garage!

 

[RustyMTB]

That's either an epic water start or you're just about to nearly drown. Either way, chuck the board out, it's worthless & probably has an asbestos core

 

[2WheelsNot4]

Keep it, they'll be popular once again. Once people get fed up with this paddling lark.

 

[Kiteboy]

Back in the day I was acquainted with K63, K66, and particularly K96. Times change, but I still occasionally see K63.

Chris moved to Maui the same year I did and we both switched to kite surfing in '98. He immediately went from pro windsurfer to pro kite surfer. Took me a little longer to go pro because I wasn't as handsome... That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

 

[steve_sordy]

That's either an epic water start or you're just about to nearly drown. Either way, chuck the board out, it's worthless & probably has an asbestos core

Not a water start, although I could do them at force 3 and above. Not about to drown either. You may be hinting at poor technique, which was entirely possible. As I said, I was a good club racer and could sail on inland waters in quite high wind force, but I was very much more cautious at sea. I have a picture of me somewhere on a 3.2m2 storm sail in what the clubhouse anemometer said was a force 9. It was bloody hard work and I can't say that I enjoyed it one bit, but my mate and I dared each other into it. The club rescue boat was on standby the whole time!

Ref the board: I have kept it more from the difficulty of disposing of it than for sentimental attachment although there is a bit of that. I no longer have a roof rack that can carry it to the tip. I have offered it free to a group of Sea Scouts (no interest). I even offered it free to a windsurfing club to use the board as an on-land trainer - not interested. I believe that the core is polyurethane. It may have collapsed into dust by now (it is 44 years old), but the board doesn't sound hollow.

 

[RustyMTB]

I'm pulling your leg Steve...I got into it just as everyone was getting out of it. Kite surfing has taken chunks out of windsurfing for obvious reasons. In hindsight, I wish I'd bought a kite instead, I live about two miles from a world renowned kite surfing beach but nevertheless, I liked my Starboard Carve, decent punter board for the likes of me.

 

[MountainBoy]

Now for the question on everyone's mind. Is it OK to hose wash a windsurfer?

 

[Tubby G]

Now for the question on everyone's mind. Is it OK to hose wash a windsurfer?

Not if the air temperature is greater than the hose water temperature. The pressure differential causes water to ingress into the polyurethane core and turns it into asbestos. Plus we have a hosepipe ban starting at midnight in the UK

 

[Grannyjones]

Reason I ride manual more in Winter:

7) I'm not ruining the E Bike. Last thing I want is a failure when conditions turn good again due to using it when it was shitty.

Well, after saying #7, the exact opposite has happened as things have just gone drier again. After 5 months of not using it much to protect it from shitty conditions, it has suffered failure after failure! Rocker linkage pivots, main pivots, new speed sensor, new motor, new brakes, and the suspension was due a service as well and on top of all that it's making a lot of clicking noises! Anyone who owns any E Bike will tell you that you get a lot of problems with them

 

[Daev]

Well, after saying #7, the exact opposite has happened as things have just gone drier again. After 5 months of not using it much to protect it from shitty conditions, it has suffered failure after failure! Rocker linkage pivots, main pivots, new speed sensor, new motor, new brakes, and the suspension was due a service as well and on top of all that it's making a lot of clicking noises! Anyone who owns any E Bike will tell you that you get a lot of problems with them

I wouldn't

 

[MountainBoy]

Well, after saying #7, the exact opposite has happened as things have just gone drier again. After 5 months of not using it much to protect it from shitty conditions, it has suffered failure after failure! Rocker linkage pivots, main pivots, new speed sensor, new motor, new brakes, and the suspension was due a service as well and on top of all that it's making a lot of clicking noises! Anyone who owns any E Bike will tell you that you get a lot of problems with them

Um, no. Lumping all e-Bikes together as problematic, just because yours has a lot of problems, is irrational.

While it's true that more components mean more components that could fail, it doesn't necessarily mean those components have a high rate of failure (because all components were not created equally). Some bicycle manufacturers fancy themselves motor, battery and BMS designers and engineers, others let those who are the real experts deal with it.

 

[A06]

We have had an untypically wet season this year in SoCal creating a phenomenon not often encountered wherein water mixed with soil crates a substance I believe called mud.

90% of the time I clan bikes with Simple Green bike cleaner and microfiber rags.

When especially caked up with mud I will rinse it with a hose no nozzle. What think I think is critical isn't applying water but how its removed. For this I find a leaf blower to be very useful.

 

[Ark]

I prefer caked on mud to dry dust kicked up by your wheels that gets everywhere and probably is more harmful for pivot points, shocks and bearings.
I always stick my bike next to a radiator on low then just brush the dirt off and hoover it up once it's dry.
I've actually took the wheels off bikes before and just stuck the frame in the shower on low pressure like a fine rain.... but I doubt an EMTB would fit and I 'd be worried about water getting into the frame anyway

 

[steve_sordy]

I prefer caked on mud to dry dust kicked up by your wheels that gets everywhere and probably is more harmful for pivot points, shocks and bearings.
I always stick my bike next to a radiator on low then just brush the dirt off and hoover it up once it's dry.
I've actually took the wheels off bikes before and just stuck the frame in the shower on low pressure like a fine rain.... but I doubt an EMTB would fit and I 'd be worried about water getting into the frame anyway

You are a single bloke, living alone. Right?

 

[Ark]

You are a single bloke, living alone. Right?

Happily divorced I bring my bikes in the front room and work on them during football matches too

 

[Zimmerframe]

You are a single bloke, living alone. Right?

In defence of @Ark, the Single life does enable an elevated degree of bike care which certainly wasn't possible when things needed to be discussed ..

 

[RustyMTB]

Good old Jam2, go up anything they will.

 

[Richywalker64]

Saw this in the middle of Lidl
I didn't read the label but I guess you just spray it on and all the mud just falls off, no need for a hose

 

[Stihldog]

I make my own for tubeless E-tires. Probably not as good as the Parkside line.

 

[RiderOnTheStorm]

Hose washing for me, with minimal pressure (more like watering plants) and after covering all electronics. Drying everything well after the wash is also paramount.

 

[MountainBoy]

Yes, you can wash your bike with hose.

Only if you're a hoser!

 

[Stihldog]

I must be the laziest eMTB owner I know. I’ve neglected or rejected some eMTB washing techniques but so far I’ve been lucky.
(see previous post)
At the end of my driveway is where the magic happens. A gentle hose-shower usually rinses the crud off. If anyone happens to be walking by at this time I offer a free shower… cause I’m a nice guy.

Bike Washing Station.

Passer by.

I try to give my bike a rinse while I’m out riding and I’ve been known to completely submerge my bike…several times.


But I realize I’m not the best at end-of-the-ride cleanliness.

Wall ornaments, rarely used.

Obviously I need all the help I can get.
Oh, and I’ve never had an electrical failure in 4 years. (Knock Wood)

 

[Zimmerframe]

Passer by.

I've not washed any of mine for at least a year, I can only put it down to lack of passers by like you have.

 

[Stihldog]

I've not washed any of mine for at least a year, I can only put it down to lack of passers by like you have.

Maybe your water is too warm. ?? Funny things happen when it’s really cold water …oh, and don’t ask permission the first time.

 

[Shjay]

Windsurf competitions... Did you know Chris Calthrop, K48?

Used to sail with him a lot at Camber Sands nice bloke.

 

[Another One]

I prefer caked on mud to dry dust kicked up by your wheels that gets everywhere and probably is more harmful for pivot points, shocks and bearings.
I always stick my bike next to a radiator on low then just brush the dirt off and hoover it up once it's dry.
I've actually took the wheels off bikes before and just stuck the frame in the shower on low pressure like a fine rain.... but I doubt an EMTB would fit and I 'd be worried about water getting into the frame anyway

Your kidding right? If not you must be single.

 

[Ark]

Your kidding right? If not you must be single.

Well obviously or I wouldn't be the one cleaning the bike would I.


She'd be cleaning both

 

[Another One]

Well obviously or I wouldn't be the one cleaning the bike would I.


She'd be cleaning both

You're not Donald Trump are you.

 

[target2804]

I had a look into the Bosch manual when I wanted to wash my bike the 1st time. They said „cover your purion display“, „remove the battery tube“ and „cover the contacts“. That’s all they want and also all i do. I wash my bike after every run and I never had any problem. I cover the purion and the contacts with a ziplock.