Cleaning your crosser

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palinurus

palinurus

Velo, boulot, dodo
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Watford
I was in Halfords yesterday (Ms. P was looking for presents in Hobbycraft and I got bored). The bike section was crap so I was browsing round the car stuff and ended up buying a Hoselock portable car wash- it's a 5L container with a bit of hose attached, there's a handle on the top like a track pump to pressurise the container. £20.

Used it today and it's much quicker than my bucket and sponge method at getting the mud off. It comes with a sort of shower head attachment- this works particularly well since it uses less water. Combined with an old washing-up brush it does a pretty good job.

This is it
 

Young Un

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Worcestershire
The hoselock weed sprayer was all I needed today. The mud was really liquidy so the sprayer did a brillliant job, so good that I didn't have to wash it when I got home.

Steve
 

watersj

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You are ok with a jet wash as long as you dont get it in the head set bearings and bottom brckt.
 
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palinurus

palinurus

Velo, boulot, dodo
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Watford
The tricky thing is when the bike is really caked and you've got to ride home and there's three Polish guys manning the jetwash..
 
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palinurus

palinurus

Velo, boulot, dodo
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Watford
It is a problem, no spare bike or wheels for me. Maybe I'll start a "cyclocross without a car" thread, but I suspect it'll be lonely there.

For events in London (Hillingdon and Herne Hill) a few entrants turn up on their bikes.
 

Dave5N

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palinurus said:
It is a problem, no spare bike or wheels for me. Maybe I'll start a "cyclocross without a car" thread, but I suspect it'll be lonely there.

For events in London (Hillingdon and Herne Hill) a few entrants turn up on their bikes.


I'd start a 'lift share' thread....
 
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