Nobody likes riding round on a complete bag of poo. But with the price of beer going through the roof and everything but our wages following suit, sometimes an old turd is all we can afford. But that doesn?t mean it needs to feel like an old turd. All you need is some time, effort and elbow grease. Without spending any money at all you can get almost any bike looking and feeling like a million dollars. Ok, maybe not a million dollars. You might have to spend a few quid. But if a few quid is all you want to spend there are some dead simple ways to improve your bike. And here are our top five? 

Give it a wash

I?ve never been one for washing myself too often. A quick squirt of Lynx Africa every couple of days is all you really need; there is absolutely no need to waste all that water by showering every day, once a month is more than enough. When it comes to your bike though, you can never spend too much time cleaning it. With a bit of elbow grease and the right techniques, you can soon get even the rattiest looking bike looking reasonably respectable. A few quid?s worth of decent detergents, a bucket of warm water and a sponge is all you need to improve your bike. If you?re not one for getting the spanners out and doing any genuine maintenance on your own bike and you can?t even be arsed to give it a bit of a spit shine every once in a while, don?t be surprised when something falls off it, or it breaks down. You’ll quite often ...