Pedros Green Fizz

Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?

Green Fizz Foaming Bike Wash is a bike cleaning product supplied in a trigger-spray bottle, aimed at people looking for a biodegradeable bike wash that won't harm the bike finish or greases and lubricants.

From Pedro's website: "The new and improved Green Fizz bike wash safely, naturally, & effectively removes tough dirt & grime from the whole bike. Developed specifically for bicycle washing, Green Fizz can safely be used on any material without risk of damage or washing away grease/lube from critical parts. The pre-activated, biodegradable formula uses advanced plant-derived surfactants and incredible foaming action to reach surfaces and loosen dirt allowing it to be easily wiped or rinsed away leaving your bike looking like new. Free of harsh chemicals, gentle enough to use on any material, fully biodegradeable, phosphate-free, solvent-free, plant-derived, and zero-VOC."

In my view it works very well, at least as good as various others I have tried over the years and better than some. Like all sprays marketed specifically at cyclists, it seems expensive and the spray application is a bit wasteful. On the other hand it is quick and easy to use and saves a lot of time in bike cleaning.

Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?

Not much is made available by the manufacturer:

Advanced plant-derived surfactants quickly remove tough dirt and grime from the whole bike

Use on the whole bike without risk of damage or washing away grease/lube from critical parts

Safe, biodegradeable, phosphate-free, solvent-free, plant-derived, and zero-VOC.

The spray trigger was sturdy and worked well.

Following the (brief) instructions on the bottle – "spray, scrub,rinse" – resulted in a clean bike. I prefer to cut out the "scrub" bit to save time – spray, rinse. This also resulted in a clean bike. Likey.

£6.99 for a half-litre puts this product at the expensive end of the scale: cf £9 for 1 litre of Muc Off; £5.99 for 1 litre of Hope Shifter. However, it also comes in 1 litre bottles as well for £8 which represents much better value, and if you shop around there are various deals for multi buys.

Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose

It made short work of cleaning some really muddy bikes: my winter road bike and mountain bike have both been taken to places they really don't deserve to have, but the Green Fizz brought them up clean with the minimum of fuss. I don't let my transmissions get into a filthy, oily state.

Tell us what you particularly liked about the product

Cleans with minimum effort. No detrimental impact on disc brakes.

Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product

Like all spray wash products, quite wasteful and a bit expensive.

Use this box to explain your score

I've used a number of spray bike cleaners over the years and this is as good as the best of them. Spray on and hose off seems to be enough; get a brush into the nooks and crannies if it doesn't all come off at the first rinse. The foaming of the product as you spray it makes it easy to see where you've been but also unfortunately shows up how much you waste, which is true of all spray cleaners. So is the premium price for what is, in the end, water and detergents.