Cleaning your Hummingbird by hand gives you the
opportunity to idenfity any defects in the paint or
worn or defective components at an early stage.
After drying your Hummingbird you can polish its
coating and metal surfaces with hard wax. Apply the
hard wax also to hubs, bolts and nuts etc.
Use a hand-held atomizer for parts with small
surfaces. Polish waxed surfaces with a soft cloth to
give them a nice shine and make them water-
repellent. Inspect the chain after you have finished
cleaning and grease or lubricate it, if necessary.
Dirt and salt from riding during the winter or in
sea air harm your Hummingbird. You should
therefore make a habit of regularly cleaning all the
components of your Hummingbird and protecting
them from corrosion.
Do not clean your Hummingbird with a steam jet.
This cleaning method is quick, but it entails
serious drawbacks: as the water is ejected at high
pressure in a narrowly focused jet, it may pass
through seals and penetrate bearings. This leads
to the dilution of lubricants and consequently to
greater friction and onset of corrosion. This
destroys and impairs the functionality of the
bearing races in the long term. Steam jet
treatment also tends to abrade paint and decals.
A more suitable way of cleaning your
Hummingbird is with a soft cloth and a
mulisurface cleaner spray.
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When performing basic maintenance please
be aware of the moving and clamping parts.
Bicycles are subject to wear and high stresses.
Different materials and components may be
affected in different ways. If the design life of
a component has been exceeded, it may
suddenly fail, possibly causing injury.
Any form of crack, scratch or change of
coloring may indicate that a component
requires replacing.
Remember to maintain, clean and lubricate
your Hummingbird using appropriate cleaning
and lubing products. Please refer to the
maintenance table for specific lubrication
locations and schedules.
Maintenance
CLEANING YOUR BIKE
