AJW2W11E

I take good care of my bikes actually. When you're riding on a level surface, you use a regular rhythmic pedaling motion. Now let's say you suddenly hit a tough hill which is about every 3 miles out here Northwest. Then you push hard and yes at the point where you are just at the crest and doing 2 mph,and your eyeballs are coming out of your sockets, you are ..not being polite to your bike.that's the way it is out here, hills and hills...you just have to put some ....I like your attitude towards a clean bike. I maintain mine pretty well, but with the daily rain and mud out here, you have to use messy wet lube and it's safer to keep the hose off them rather then soak your bearings with hose spray and just let them be. It's heart breaking to see a muddy bike,....but I have to ride everyday outside.I'm glad I don't own a Crux or Roubaix. I would never ride them out here.