TMassimo

So, I washed my bike for the first time yesterday. The weather at the moment is not ideal for drying out - it's grey...it's foggy...it's cold. Waiting for it to dry would take forever.

I have a small, cheap fan heater. I took the bike into the bathroom (it's a small bathroom), turned on the heater and shut the door. I didn't time it, but I reckon it was aprox. 30 mins and the bike was dry as a bone. Result

Machka 

My bicycle is usually dry within a minute or two after being caught in the rain or getting it wet somehow. But then, my bicycle is metal.

What part of your bicycle needed to take 30 minutes to dry?

DaveQ24

Really fast - towel dry as thoroughly as possible then use a hair dryer.

Cyclist0084

+1

TMassimo

I'm assuming that the hot air will make the water evaporate anywhere it may find its way into. I sprayed some solvent on the chain and derailleurs and could see water droplets forming inside, but after the hot air exposure were all gone.

Hokiedad4

Leaf blower. Much faster.

Garfield Cat

The frameset itself is not the problem. Its the other parts.

Sy Reene

Kiln ftw

_ForceD_

I was going to suggest leaf blower too. That helps to get water out of tiny spaces between parts that are very close, but not actually touching. Additionally, I like to hang the bike in unusual position until it's thoroughly dry so that water inside the tubes doesn't settle and dry/corrode the same spot (i.e. Bottom bracket).

Dan

jefnvk

If mine is dripping wet, I've got old towels I keep in the car and garage to wipe it down quick.

Past that, I really don't care how long it takes to dry. A few hours on its own in the garage v 20 minutes with a heater is going to have a negligible impact on any corrosion.

wphamilton

We're supposed to dry them?

2manybikes

I bounce the bike on the ground a couple of times to get some of the water off. Then I carefully blow all the water out of everything like socket head bolts or small cracks and crevices . I never aim the air at any bearings that might get water pushed in. I've been doing this since the mid 1970's. My bikes don't typically get rusty.
I do have a rain bike that gets soaked once in a while. It's a very old Columbia 6 speed. Eventually the wheel bearings get rusty over the years. It's the old style 26x1 3/8 wheels. I replaced one this year. I have owned it for at least 20 years . A new wheel cost me $35. So it remains the rain bike because of the cheapest wheels.

ramzilla

I got one of those cool new cordless leaf blowers recently. Now my back porch stays nice & leaf free all the time. Will have to try it out on my bike sometime.

DaveQ24

I started using a blower instead of a vacuum to clean the passenger compartment of my cars quite a few years ago. Just open all the doors and blow it out from all sides - gets into the tight spaces better and a lot faster.

italktocats

drying your bike... what in the world?

Fastfingaz

Let me get this straight,,,, you guys are washing and drying your bikes,,,,, or just drying them after a rain fall,,

Moe Zhoost

I just quickly towel my daily commuting bike down and then wipe the chain dry. This bike has survived for 45 years with just a simple wipe down so I am not sure why you would want to go through the odd production you describe.

indyfabz

I use my heat vision.

martianone

I don't get it either ?
Just hang your bike up so water can run out of the frame limber holes,
Then go ride it again to get it wet and dirty!

bobwysiwyg

I agree, provided you have one.

Rollfast

Towels, works for my cat as well.

gregf83 

Curious why y'all are drying your bikes.

coominya

Definitely, it's just about blowing off the excess water, the bike will not catch a cold if it's a little damp in places.

coominya

Possibly because they keep them indoors? I keep mine in a games room, on a rug on the carpet. Basically because there is no room in the garage anymore.

digibud

Air compressor. I don't have a leaf blower although I have a powerful vacuum with a detacheable blower...but my air compressor is alway right there and about 2min and the bike is dry. I blow the chain dry too unless I have "wet" lube on the chain that would make a mess, which is rare, even when it's wet out .