Do you Pressure Wash Your Bike? [Survey]

At some point someone may have told you that it's a terrible idea to pressure wash a mountain bike, because bearings.
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At some point someone may have told you that it’s a terrible idea to pressure wash a mountain bike, because bearings. And yet, there are pressure washers like this one designed specifically for washing bikes, and plenty of people have been blasting their bikes for years without a problem.

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