I like the idea of having a tool to dry the bike (and especially chain and sprockets after washing or a wet ride but the price is quite steep. Are there any cheaper alternatives?
Never heard of this thing until this post and if you just google it and clone you’ll get a bunch of results sub 20 bucks
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Search for air duster on Amazon, there’s a million of them now because it became a Tiktok trend.
My leaf blower works. It’ll blow the bike over and down the driveway. It’s battery powered and relatively expensive but corded ones are pretty cheap, under $50.
Wolfbox MF50 or MF100 were crowned the best when I was looking. Purchased the MF50 and happy with it, great for drying waxed chains. Prices have spiked a little since people caught on.
There is an official store to help avoid counterfeits..
As always, Project Farm has you covered.
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I didn’t know this was a thing until now. I mostly try to get the water out of the chain after I’ve done a deep clean so one of these would be perfect rather than setting up the air compressor
Thanks for all the responses, I ordered the wolfbox mf50
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These things work well, but be very careful around sensitive areas. Just like a pressure washer, they can do more harm than good. Very easy to push moisture into bearings, suspension components, past battery seals, into cables, etc. if you direct air into these areas. Pressure washers and compressed air are the LBS’s best friend to drive maintenance revenue.
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A towel?
I use microfiber towels in general for the bike, and let the chain dry before re-applying drip wax. I would prefer to just blow the water off the chain and re-apply immediately. Let’s see how it works.
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Because I am impatient. I will spin the crank backwards fast to try and get more water out then wipe it down more. But compressed air would be better to get the water out
They work great, you can spend ages after a wet ride with a microfibre cloth running the chain around but it doesn’t take much dampness in the rear jockey wheels to leave surface rust and these blast all that out.
I’ll add that besides my leaf blower for overall drying off (works on the motor vehicles too), I have a inexpensive 3 gallon air compressor. I use this with an air gun for fine work and can provide a lot of force when needed. It also works a treat for seating tubeless tires, airing up my car/truck tires, etc.. These can be pretty cheap, <$100.