Where to wash ur bike in London? (free or paid service)

[vickster]

I forget, LONDON is mahoosive. I'm 9 miles out from Manchester - right on the Peaks....

Indeed it is...be even more crowded otherwise!

 

[fossyant]

Do you have a stand pipe to attach it to?

How rude....

It was pro team wash and clean today, ready for the Cycle Chat MTB weekend....

 

[Nick Saddlesore]

Those of us who live in London have staff for such things. I believe they do it somewhere in the grounds.

 

[bladderhead]

Wash your bike? Good grief, what is the world coming to? Anyway, if you wash it in the bath, where do you put the coal?

 

[fossyant]

Wash your bike? Good grief, what is the world coming to? Anyway, if you wash it in the bath, where do you put the coal?

I was sorting out 'go faster juice', it will be all revealed next weekend when a fair portion of Northern CC members are recovering in a medicinal ale house.

 

[Slioch]

what the farking retarded answer is this.

 

[snorri]

If you're single, the bath. If you're not single, the bath but make sure the other half doesn't find out

That's a bit risky, I would be wary of washing my bike with London tapwater, have you ever tasted it?
Best buy the bottled water, it's not so expensive if you make a point of not buying the first bottle you see as you walk into the supermarket, there is always cheaper stuff to be found in some obscure corner of the store. That's my tip for tourists in London.

 

[Markymark]

what the farking retarded answer is this.

I was about to answer until I read this. Now I hope you don’t get an answer.

 

[slowmotion]

I once took mine into the shower with me but it required awkward gymnastics. About four times a year I go out onto the pavement with a bucket, sponge, and some Screwfix car shampoo. Afterwards, I drizzle it with a hosepipe on "mist" setting, and feel quite virtuous.

Edit: If, as a visitor, you actually just want a supply of water for a short while, you could go into a petrol station and use the water hose on the forecourt. Alternatively, there are still a few public drinking fountains for watering the local horses. Lookee here....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Drinking_Fountain_and_Cattle_Trough_Association

 

[mustang1]

I go to the local well.

 

[screenman]

Just as ...

A well.

 

[Vantage]

I ride my bike through the pits of hell so that His Royal Darkness gets the souls of perished Londoners to burn the dirt off.
Other days I pay @Markymark to lick it clean.

 

[alicat]

what the farking retarded answer is this.

Nice!

The bath is a sensible place if you have no outdoor space. A jet wash could also work if there is a no-pressure button.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

what the farking retarded answer is this.

Clearly you are asking on the wrong forum.

The intelligence, experience and humour available to you here is way beyond your grasp. Might as well remove your profile now if you can be bothered. Sorry bovvered.

 

[Globalti]

Check into a hotel and give the bike a hot shower.