If you can't ride your bike, we'll help you clean it

You'll be riding your bike less than usual during these uncertain times, so why not give it the clean of its life?

We're giving away a top notch bike cleaning kit from Green Oil, a British company that claims to make the world's greenest bicycle maintenance products.

Green Oil has been fighting the use of carcinogenic PTFE and petrochemical pollution. The harm they do in a workshop environment, in your garage, and to the rivers and seas can last for years. As a result, the company uses recycled (not just recyclable) plastic in its bottles and plant-based fully biodegradable formulas.

The bumper cleaning kit we're giving away includes two bottles of Green Oil Wet Chain Lube, two bike armour anti-rub plates, eco bike cleaner, degreaser jelly, an EcoRag cleaning cloth, Ecogrease and an FSC certified bicycle brush. And when you're finished with it, the packaging tub includes a seed pack so you can use it to grow your own vegetables.

Win a bike cleaning kit

To enter the draw to win the £85 cleaning kit, simply leave a comment at the bottom of the page and we'll pick a name at random next week.

The ethical choice

The ETA was established in 1990 as an ethical provider of green, reliable travel services. Over 30 years on, we continue to offer cycle insurance , breakdown cover and mobility scooter insurance while putting concern for the environment at the heart of all we do.

The Good Shopping Guide judges us to be the UK’s most ethical provider.

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Cheaper bike cleaning solution

If you're not lucky enough to win the bike cleaning kit, we think we’ve stumbled upon a cheap, quick, efficient and non-toxic alternative that costs £3 per bottle.

Method multi—purpose cleaner is aimed at kitchen use but it does a marvellous job of blasting through road grime after a mucky ride. We like it because the ingredients are biodegradable. And some are derived from corn and coconut so as an added benefit, your bike will never have smelled better.