Cleaning your bike can be a bit of a chore, and it can take up precious time. Here is a little 10 step routine that I use to try and make the cleaning process as quick and as efficient as possible. (1) Set the bike up in a workstand if you have one, or if not, rest it so that you can walk around it and rotate the cranks with ease. (2) Wash the bike down with a hose, make sure everything gets a good soaking, it will help to start loosening the dried-on dirt. Spray the whole bike with a cleaning compound such as Weldtite Dirtwash. Then leave the compound on the bike whilst you work on the chain... (3) Spray the chain with a degreaser, and again leave this to work its magic for a few minutes. You can use a chain-bath on a really mucky chain, but in my experience a spray-on degreaser is kinder on the chain, as it leaves some beneficial lubricant inside the chain rollers. (4) After a few minutes, during which time the degreaser has had time to do its work, use a sprock