Nowhere to clean bike

[jarlrmai]

Seems like it's always raining outside when I get back from work and I have no place indoors (bathroom is verboten), bike is in severe need of a clean and fettle as the last few rides have been muddy as.

Anyone else have this problem and have any creative solutions?

 

[Drago]

On the bed.

 

[vickster]

Jetwash at local garage?
Move to a house with a garage or carport type arrangement?
Put a Gazebo up in the garden?
MTFU and do it in the rain?
Get a new bike when the other is dirty (my preferred MO)

 

[Drago]

Perhaps an obvious question.. no shed or garage?

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

Yes, I also have no outdoor covered space to clean my bike. Usually it's the commuting Brompton I need to clean so I just hope for good weather, which explains why its so dirty most of the time.

Oh, and I have no garage or space in the shed either.

 

[Drago]

Time for another shed methinks.

 

[BikeCurious]

Where do you store your bike? Do it there.

 

[vickster]

Where do you store your bike? Do it there.

Maybe not so good if kept in a carpeted lounge for example and planning on using water (rather than babywipes or a damp cloth)

 

[wheresthetorch]

"Verboten" - my word of the day!

 

[steverob]

I have sort of the same problem, but no real solution. My bike is kept in the garage, however that is not connected to my house (it's in a block of other garages about 100 yards away) and that is the only place I can realistically clean it. Except there's no light in there unless I keep the garage door open and no source of water without traipsing back to the house. When I get back from a ride (especially if I'm cold and wet), I just want to lock the bike up and get back in the house ASAP and while I could go back out to clean it later in the day, I've normally got a good excuse not to by then - like eating food and watching TV in the warm!

 

[jarlrmai]

My bike is in the utility room (narrow corridor) there's no way it's getting cleaned in there.

"MTFU and do it in the rain?" best option so far.

 

[AndyRM]

Leave it out in the rain and let nature take its course.

 

[jarlrmai]

Hmm I could just dump it in the local brook Heracles and the Augean Stables style.

 

[User482]

A bit of grime is not going to make your bike disintegrate.

 

[further]

What's wrong with the kitchen,it's where I clean mine.