Washing my Bike

Today I decided to wash my bike free of all the grit and grime that has amassed over the winter. To get into the cogs and make sure I removed all the sand stuck in gooey chain oil I used a bottle brush that I bought for $1. It worked really well, better that I imagined it would. Now my rear cassette looks brand spanking new. I've managed to annihilate my rear set of brake pads... I guess all those bike ninja moves have worn them down... that our the daily commute. Another thing I noticed was that I've burned through my rear tire in the last month. Again I think this has something to do with the bike ninja moves, specifically wild skids. Though I do like my rear tire, I have so many spare ones sitting around there is just no motivation to not kill it by my sweet bike ninja moves.