how do you clean/maintain your strida?

Strida Forum Tips and Techs
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ok, other than what it says in the guidebook, how do you clean/maintain our strida? what’s your routine?

i’ve had my strida 3.2 for just over a month now, i ride it 5-6 times a week and its been rainy for most of that time so dirt and sand from the streets/rain will splash all over the frame/brakes/wheels/etc.

at the end of a wet day, i just let it stand and dry and depending on how dirty it is, i’ll wipe it down with a paper towel.
i also wipe it down thoroughly with some paper towel at the end of the week as well.

however, being a first time “real” bike owner, i wanted it to be clean all over and i think i wiped the brakes as well…at least, i think those are the brakes discs…they were really blackish/greasyish…should i have done that?

now and then, i’ll notice a creaky/gritty/sandy noise as i fold/unfold from the rear joint so i’ve taken some floss to get the fine dirt/sand there too.

sooooo…what do you do? and am i going overboard?

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hmmmmmm this is what i’ve noticed lately.

this is the rear tire/brake. that silver metal disk part of the brake(?) is sort of streaky with dirty…should i just wipe it away? or add oil?

and anyone else starting to get rusty bolts/screws?

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NEVER NEVER add oil near a brake .

I get that grey stuff on rear pulley after riding in rain - it just wipes off.

TIP (after a few times tryibg to clean a dry bike) … if you ride in the rain, have an old cloth at home / office and imeadiately wipe down the bike while it is still wet … this is A LOT easier than leaving it to dry and then cleaning it.

I found a few ‘stainless’ screws (yeh right !!) like yours which started to show rust … clean / dry after ride in wet PLUS use wax based oil or cleaner (or even a candle ! ) this stops it.

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thank you thank you thank you thank you!

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The reason stainless screws rust is because we use steel tools on them. Allen keys, screwdrivers etc, leave trace amounts of stell behind everytime you use them. This steel rusts; that’s why rust is always in the “socket” part of the screw.