Cleaning your crosser

[palinurus]

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]

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

 

[palinurus]

Nothing better than not needing to wash it when you get home.

How did you do then?

 

[Young Un]

forgot to check the results but I know I did pants.

Steve

 

[Dave5N]

Thought you did ok. It was a tough course.

BTW why are you racing for Red Kite?

 

[Young Un]

What do you mean Dave, I put down Redditch R+P on the entry form

Steve

 

[Young Un]

Just been looking at the results (youth haven't been put up yet), say well done to Josef for me.

Steve

 

[Noodley]

...Hoselock portable car wash. £20.

That looks great. Might pay a visit to Halfords soon.

 

[watersj]

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

 

[Dave5N]

And wheel bearings and pedal bearings and freehub and...

 

[palinurus]

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..

 

[Dave5N]

How do you ride home? Do you push the spare bike or put it over your shoulders?

 

[palinurus]

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]

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....