Bike Cleaner Application

Squirt Biodegradable Bike Cleaner is an effective bike wash and mild degreaser for efficient cleaning that is harmless. It contains no free caustic, is biodegradable and non-corrosive. It removes stubborn dirt without any harm to you, your bike or the environment. It is suitable for all kinds of bikes, including E-bikes and can be used to clean equipment such as helmets, shoes and hydration packs.

It is available as a 5-litre (169 oz) Concentrate, 30ml (1 oz) Super Concentrate Sachets, a 750ml (25 oz) Ready-to-use spray bottle containing 3x30ml Super Concentrate Sachets, a box of 10 x 30ml Super Concentrate Sachets and a 50 x 30ml Point of Sale Box of Super Concentrate Sachets.

With this new addition to our product range, we aim to reduce the volume of single-use plastic waste that leaves our factory without compromising on the quality and ease of use of our current biodegradable bike cleaning products.

Our Biodegradable Bike Cleaner Super Concentrate can be used as a bike wash solution by diluting 1 x 30ml sachet with 720ml (24 oz) clean water. The most convenient way to dilute your super concentrate is to pour the contents of a 30ml Super Concentrate Sachet into a 750ml spray bottle and fill it with 720ml water. Shake to ensure the concentrate dissolves completely before using it as a bike cleaner to spray directly onto your bike. For mild degreasing, use 1 x 30ml sachet with 180ml clean water. Always test your solution on a small area of the material before continuing.

Depending on how stubborn the dirt/grease is that you want to remove, the Super Concentrate can be diluted to a strength of 1 x 30ml sachet +180ml water. Stronger dilutions are not recommended. Standard concentrate can be used to a dilution of 1:5 for stubborn dirt or undiluted for mild degreasing. Always test dilution on a small area of the material to ensure safety of use.

Yes, you can use the 30ml Super Concentrate in dilution of one 30ml Super Concentrate sachet + 180 ml clean water as a mild chain degreaser (1 x 30ml sachet + 180ml water). The normal Concentrate can be used undiluted for this purpose. Soak the chain in the solution for at least 30 minutes, scrub, rinse with clean water and repeat if necessary.

Squirt Biodegradable Bike cleaner also works well as a degreaser for a sonic cleaner in the above recommended solutions.

Yes, Squirt Biodegradable Bike Cleaner is safe to use on steel, aluminium, carbon, rubber and most fabric garments. That said, always test on a small sample before using if you are unsure.

Squirt Biodegradable Bike Cleaner is a mild and environmentally safe water-based alkaline degreaser free of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO), nonylphenol (NP) and phosphates. Although phosphates are not harmful to humans, anthropogenic (man-made) inputs of phosphorus are well known to have a significant impact on ecosystems and can damage the health of rivers and lakes (eutrophication). Squirt Biodegradable Bike Cleaner is biodegradable according to EEC Objectives 73/404/EEC (biodegradation of surfactants with a Prim.Degra. of > 90%) and does not contain any paraffin solvents, glycols or any glycol ethers.

The Biodegradable Bike Cleaner Super Concentrate is our Bike Cleaner in most concentrated form (30ml Super Concentrate Sachet). It is also more economically priced for those that prefer to mix their own bike cleaner in the concentration they prefer. The standard Concentrate (5 Litre/ 169 oz Container) is ideal for bike wash bays where mixing of small sachets is too time consuming. It is not as concentrated as the 30ml sachets.

Wait until the chain is completely dry and then apply a layer of lube to the inside of the chain while slowly rotating the cranks backward. After applying a layer of lube, continue spinning the cranks slowly for a few revolutions to ensure the lube penetrates the chain rollers and links. If it is the first-time applying Squirt Chain Lube, you can wait until the lube has dried (it will go from milky white to colourless) and apply a second layer to ensure complete coverage and penetration.

After initial application, dry brushing of the chain and derailleur pulley wheels to remove occasional wax buildup is all that is required for cleaning before adding fresh Squirt Chain Lube.