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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 05:49 AM
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I find it a pain in the butt to clean the spokes on my RK with the brake rotors extending 3/4 of the way down the wheel. Is there an easier way
 
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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 09:57 AM
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I used turtle wax foaming wheel cleaner to get the crud off and then sprayed it off with water .then jacked it up with the front wheel off the ground and sat on a stool with a rag and glass cleaner and a cold bevererage and bamo you'r done before you know it!
 
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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 09:59 AM
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Agree, wife don't complain about the wide white walls, but the spokes are a pain. She has been looking at wheels and if not before her custom paint job wheels are a change in the works.
 
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