08-20-2021, 04:32 AM
(08-20-2021, 03:57 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Yeah, less oily, more dirt. However, have to admit that I got caught in a sudden downpour on my way home from work on Wednesday. Very odd for Southern California in August. Only rained for about five minutes, and I was in my wife's car (thankfully not on my bike... someone had vandalized our company van, so I had spent the morning scouring some local junkyards). I had just detailed the car, so I was not happy. But, when I got home, I was able to towel off the water and even the undercarriage was still clean but wet.
Mostly it's the general panic that occurs when the roads get wet here. Very erratic driving, and I prefer to have a car around me in such situations.
Modern spray-and-wipe products are very effective at encapsulating dirt and leaving a nice shine. I find that keeping up with the dust and bugs on the bikes regularly makes traditional washing unnecessary for my type of riding.
Ugg.
Why do people do that? What a waste of skin.