How to wash mucky bike - no mains water hose option possible

uberalles

An outside tap would be an ideal but it's not possible.

Aft a MTB session return home and poor bike ends up covered in muck. The chain won't last too long if I keep this up.

I can occasionally put a hose through the back window and fill up a water reservoir of some description and have a small hose Comming from it? Is there any small water container anyone knows would do the job that has a mini tap / mini hose attachment?

Any other ideas ?

vistafinder

http://www.shrubsdirect.com/Hozelock-Killaspray-7-litres

I use one of these got it in a hardware shop.

C3PO

I use one of these when I bring the MTB in the car. It would work fine at home too if you don't have an outside tap!

http://www.mobiwasher.co.uk/

random.stranger

Some cheaper options (same idea as vistafinder):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_p_72_0?rh=k%3Apressure+sprayer%2Cn%3A11052671%2Cp_72%3A184321031&bbn=11052671&keywords=pressure+sprayer&ie=UTF8&qid=1347051246&rnid=184303031

AverageJoe82

Jesus lads there a dear option, an outside tap would only cost ya €60-€70,

uberalles

AverageJoe82 wrote: »

Jesus lads there a dear option, an outside tap would only cost ya €60-€70,

not an option.

Some good ideas

vistafinder

vistafinder wrote: »

http://www.shrubsdirect.com/Hozelock-Killaspray-7-litres

I use one of these got it in a hardware shop.

I only noticed the price there now on that website. Mine was at the most 40 euro have it a few years now.

AverageJoe82

well if he runs a hose out the window, there is options, ive done it 100's of times.

C3PO

vistafinder wrote: »

http://www.shrubsdirect.com/Hozelock-Killaspray-7-litres

I use one of these got it in a hardware shop.

I've tried one of these but they just don't shift "bet in" muck from a mountain bike!

AverageJoe82

how far is your sink away an outside wall, and is there anything inbetween?

RidleyRider

Basin of water and wash it by hand!

uberalles

i think I will go for something like this ....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nilfisk-X-Tra-Pressure-Washer-Motor/dp/B001TUYV14/ref=sr_1_32?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1347053729&sr=1-32


I know you can blast the shocks, but if i keep a distance I will be ok.
Also i can wash the car with it :-)

random.stranger

Also be careful not to spray a high pressure jet into bottom bracket, headset bearings or wheel bearings...

AverageJoe82

ok how are you going to conect it to the water supply!

uberalles

AverageJoe82 wrote: »

ok how are you going to conect it to the water supply!

Feeling silly now ......... dooh

AverageJoe82

put up a pic of the situation , and we could advised ya

uberalles

Steve Marquis wrote: »

Basin of water and wash it by hand!

you make it sound so easy. an answer for everything you have.

uberalles

AverageJoe82 wrote: »

put up a pic of the situation , and we could advised ya

Rented house. Asshole agents. Cant go drilling holes add taps etc.

AverageJoe82

well had your land lord can you add one at your expense, and tell it will always add rental value to the house, at no extra cost to the landlord, maybe worth a try

RidleyRider

uberalles wrote: »

you make it sound so easy. an answer for everything you have.

Its logical, cheap and will remove all the dirt? I don't see the reason for your sarcasm?

uberalles

Steve Marquis wrote: »

Its logical, cheap and will remove all the dirt? I don't see the reason for your sarcasm?

I was just joking ! Im looking for any possible answer.

RidleyRider

uberalles wrote: »

I was just joking ! Im looking for any possible answer.

Okay. AverageJoe has a point though, it would be handy for any tennant to have an outdoor tap. Might be worth pitching it to the landlord.

uberalles

Steve Marquis wrote: »

Okay. AverageJoe has a point though, it would be handy for any tennant to have an outdoor tap. Might be worth pitching it to the landlord.

Kitchen is at the front of house and sitting room at the back.
front of house outside tap not an option.

The house design is arse ways.

:-(

RidleyRider

Thats a right and utter balls!

This seems to be the cheapest system I've found for the job- http://www.savewatersavemoney.co.uk/products/view/id/244/item/hand-water-pump

Works out at about 37euro + whatever they charge for P+P.

uberalles

just googling ...

take a couple of those babywipes and clean your chain off. Then use some more babywipes and clean the rest of your drivetrain. Then use a few more babywipes and clean your frame, tires, handlebars, wheels etc. Take one last babywipe and clean your hands, and voila. In 10mins time you’ll have a bike that looks brand new again.

uberalles

Steve Marquis wrote: »

Thats a right and utter balls!

This seems to be the cheapest system I've found for the job- http://www.savewatersavemoney.co.uk/products/view/id/244/item/hand-water-pump

Works out at about 37euro + whatever they charge for P+P.

A neighbour described his house in the estate as a cartoon house.
Bathrooms in the middle of the house to help dampness. Non insulated walls the list goes on and on.

Anyway this place is temporary.

I dont mind going to about 70 euro if I have to.

AverageJoe82

just get a small electric power washer and have a barrel to store water out side

uberalles

AverageJoe82 wrote: »

just get a small electric power washer and have a barrel to store water out side

Any exampes of this?

I can get a water butt. Would I be hooking the power washer directly to it?

Thanks

thebouldwhacker

Steve Marquis wrote: »

uberalles wrote: »

you make it sound so easy. an answer for everything you have.

Its logical, cheap and will remove all the dirt? I don't see the reason for your sarcasm?

Not sure what to post.
I have an outside water supply but prefer to wash all my beautiful bikes with what is essentially a bucket full of soapy water.
I really don't see what the problem is. Yes a tap is handy for the final wash down but its hardy a problem that a bucket of fresh water won't sort.
If you just gotta have a steam of h20 why not go to your local petrol station and use their water hose... Good to see we are as resourceful as other generations.....

AverageJoe82

ya you could but make sure it is not a mains fed washer, and it has a submersable hose with filters on it and it should work fine

uberalles

thebouldwhacker wrote: »

Not sure what to post.
I have an outside water supply but prefer to wash all my beautiful bikes with what is essentially a bucket full of soapy water.
I really don't see what the problem is. Yes a tap is handy for the final wash down but its hardy a problem that a bucket of fresh water won't sort.
If you just gotta have a steam of h20 why not go to your local petrol station and use their water hose... Good to see we are as resourceful as other generations.....

I do intense MTB of 2.5 hours on average and get home wrecked. The bike does be covered in thick muck and Imconcerned about the chain and component life as a result.

The OH is very house proud and I cant go traipsing through the house withbuckets of water particularly in winter.

I need a fast option.

I dont think one basin of water is going to cut it, but perhaps thats what i will
do in the end.

Local garrage - I dont know any with a power hose, Id prefer to have a home option

thebouldwhacker

That kind of riding must he congratulated no matter the tread.

Like myself you sound like a practical kinda guy. I ride both mtb and road. As mentioned in other posts there are cheap power washers but to be honest it aol sounds very complex.
I have a 5 gallon bucket which I use, once with only water to get the dirt off, once with soap and once again with clean warm water. I fill it prob half full so the house is grand and if you do it that way you also get to check every inch of your bike.
It's just what I do. It works. It's a ritual I guess.

FISMA

uberalles wrote: »

Any other ideas ?

Get a hose and a big bucket. Put the bucket up as high as possible. That should be enough to get you a volume flow rate that will rinse the big stuff off.

C3PO

I don't know where you guys mountain bike but there is no way that a bucket of water would properly clean my bikes after a decent spin unless the ground has been dry which hasn't happened very often over the last few months! It would take at least half a dozen buckets .... you need something with some pressure to shift the heavy muck!

el tel

Bring it to a car wash

Bring it to a jet wash

Ride it through a lake

Ride it up a river

Drop it off a pier

Clean it with desiccated water

Convince yourself the muck is chocolate and lick it off.

lochdara

el tel wrote: »

Bring it to a car wash

Bring it to a jet wash

Ride it through a lake

Ride it up a river

Drop it off a pier

Clean it with desiccated water

Convince yourself the muck is chocolate and lick it off.

Why dont ya catch rain water in an open barrell. Transfer some water into a container with cleaning solution of your choice. Rinse with remaining rain water. The next day ur rain water container will magically refill.