Who has ever cleaned a bike in the shower without telling the flat mate?

This frame just couldn't go on living anymore - I pity the poor bastard that walked in and discovered their loved one just under the surface; cold, blotchy, belly up, an empty (bb) shell...

it saw the arrospok in the hall and just went under

Moi aussi, always gets a mention along with smoking in bed in enditalls & divorce proceedings

what for is that terracotta cup ?

what a genius idea. i can't believe i've never thought of doing this.

It was VB that gave me the idea in the early days of the forum. Probably after me bitching about the lack of outdoor taps in this cuntry.

For the life of me i can't actually think where else to clean a bike

Spent a good 20 mins yesterday scrubbing down some dirty 'For Sale, signs for my polo wheels, then another 20 mins cleaning up the mess in the bath afterwards, only for my flatmate to tell me this morning that she's hired a cleaner to do the whole flat top to bottom on Thursday.

Time to grease some bearings on the kitchen floor and make a mess worth cleaning .......

Would have hard time getting my bike into the shower I think, but it makes sense. Maybe I'll try it next time I get round to actually washing the bike.

Yup, and Nitromorsed a frame and forks in the bath too, bathrooms are made for this stuff, all tough tiles that come clean no matter what you do. (leave the cleaning to flatmate / other half)

you couldve easily stripped the aint off your bathtub, leaving you with a big rusty hole.

not if it's old cast iron, china!

I take my bike down to the local 5* carwash, give them a pound or two and watch them jetwash, chamois, and valet it. Everything but the magictree.

I think I recall telling hippy to be careful to not use the power shower directly aimed at the headset or bottom bracket or anything as daft. It's not about soaking the bike... it's just giving yourself a workspace in a small flat in which you can get things wet and not care about the water dripping off, or grease splattering around... it's perfect because everything can be housed down and baths can be cleaned of pretty much anything, even blood.

I take my bike down to the local 5* carwash, give them a pound or two and watch them jetwash, chamois, and valet it. Everything but the magictree.

i have often said that for a laugh. what would happen if you rode up to them and asked??

... it's perfect because everything can be housed down and baths can be cleaned of pretty much anything, even blood.

Many a true word...

so you dont have taps out doors, you clean bikes in the bath, but where do you island dwellers clean the bins with out an out-door tap?

Clean bins? weirdo.

He's American remember. They are odd like that.

no it just stinks like fish, which is well strange for a house of vegans.

what for is that terracotta cup ?

Washing testicles.

i have often said that for a laugh. what would happen if you rode up to them and asked??

I wasn't kidding - this is the 5* carwash on curtain road. Technically they do it for free, I give the guys a tip and everyone's happy :-)

Askew road carwash has done my MTB a couple of times. free.

you couldve easily stripped the aint off your bathtub, leaving you with a big rusty hole.

it's painted baths now is it!

oh dear..

I love to shower with my bike!!

Don't normally do this, but after a muddy ride home from The Ship a good clean was needed.

I had never considered it... until NOW!

Though if i'm caught it will only fuel my flatmates 'you're too close to your bike' arguments.