SEVEN DAY CYCLIST
CYCLING, BUT NOT USUALLY RACING

Ingredients

 

We were a bit perturbed by Crankalicious Mud Honey's red warning triangle and some dire warnings but these seem only applicable to the concentrate. Exact ingredients are “Coca-Cola secret but we are assured it’s a “very high concentrate pH neutral formula”. As with all their range, the raw chemicals are blended together in-house not bought in ready-made and poured into their bottles.

 

How to Use

 

Park bike(s) outside in your usual fettling spot. Depending on how grubby they’ve got, pour two-three capfuls into a bucket and then add warm water, working the mix into a rich, sudsy lather using your brush, sponge, or wash-mitt. 

 

We’d advised giving bikes a quick cold-water pre-wash first, in winter to remove any road salt. Hot will only accelerate its nasty side. Oh and to avoid unsightly streaking, wash bikes out of direct sunlight. 

 

Working top down, slosh it all over your bike, giving more ingrained dirt, typically trapped in bar wraps, under the saddle and bottom bracket shell a more intense mid-soak tickling. When you’re done, rinse off. 

 

Michael’s an old, sorry, I mean, seasoned scrubber, so advocates a low pressure, garden hose, avoiding direct contact with bearings and seals. This prevents cross-contamination. I can see his point, when tackling several mucky mountain, gravel or cross bikes. I went the watering can route but, a second bucket of cold water and fresh brush/sponge reaps decent results.