Cleaning... Indoors

[mythste]

So!

My bike looks horrible, had a little accidental excursion across a field that looked a lot less boggy than it was

the problem is I don't have an outdoor area, I'm 3 floors up in a flat and I wondered if any of you had any tips for cleaning indoors without making a horrendous mess? Am I going to have to suck it up and take a bag full of cleaning supplies to the local park and look a bit of a div?

 

[Profpointy]

Option 1: chain bike up outside. Go in and fetch a bucket of water and a brush..... well, you can work the rest

Option 2: leave bike dirty in the flat, sitting on newspapers or a bit of lino, and it'll clean itself next time you ride in the rain.

 

[ianrauk]

Put it in the bath

 

[welsh dragon]

Clean? As in soapy water or wet wipes and CLEANING? surely you jest.

 

[mythste]

Put it in the bath

I like this idea, however, my bath is currently out of service due to a leak downstairs. I might try the shower cubicle. If this is the way I end up going, pics will follow...

 

[helston90]

Replace your shower curtain with a new one (puts you in your OH good books already) then use the old curtain to cover the floor, it's rugged and waterproof and easy to fold up full of cr@p.

 

[helston90]

^Dammit- just saw the cubicle related part of that (cross post) i take it you don't have a spare shower curtain.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Option 1: chain bike up outside. Go in and fetch a bucket of water and a brush..... well, you can work the rest

Option 1a, if you live in a particularly high crime area: Chain up bucket of water outside. Go in and fetch bike and a brush.

 

[mythste]

Option 1a, if you live in a particularly high crime area: Chain up bucket of water outside. Go in and fetch bike and a brush.

Liverpool aint as bad as it used to be

 

[Cyclopathic]

It might be less messy if you let the crud dry first (If you have the time) Then a lot of it will come off in clumps. Obviously put some paper down first then you can get the rest off with a damp cloth.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Let mud dry totally. Scrap off in house with dry cloth, now learn what newspaper and the vacuum cleaner are for

 

[winjim]

Disassemble it and take the parts in to clean one by one.

 

[Stantheman]

Go on a cycle ride to your nearest hand car wash and ask them to do it. No jet wash on it though or you will knacker your bearings.

 

[fossyant]

Move house. More practical

 

[Hicky]

Go parents...make a mess in thier house/garage/shed/garden.