Dirtworker - portable jet washer

Mancunianfightingcat
Mancunianfightingcat Posts: 2,054
edited January 2009 in MTB buying advice
http://www.dirtworker.co.uk

Anybody got one of these. I've seen them advertised in the mags and am tempted.

Any thoughts?
Ants
Orange Blood - Orange 5SE - Marin Rocky Ridge

Comments

  • canada16
    canada16 Posts: 2,360
    Expensive for what it is really.

    If they said 50.00 maybe but almost a hun?

    Rather just put a sheet in the car and take to the petrol station.
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  • canada16
    canada16 Posts: 2,360
    Sorry seen this

    Pros:
    Your bike is clean to put in your car although it will be pretty wet unless you wait a while.
    Once home you only have to oil the chain, I’m always too tired to bother with the bike at this point.
    Your bike is ready for maintenance (rather than ready for washing with the mud dried on) at the next opportunity.

    Cons:
    It’s heavy.
    It’s no power jet wash, more of a small hose.
    Extra time taken in the car park instead of setting off home.
    For those transporting bikes on the outside of their vehicle salt transferred to your bike on the journey home in the Winter causes corrosion. (If you wash when you get home this salt is removed).
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  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    Buy a bike bag instead and wash your bike when you get home. We got a hot water tap fitted to our outside wall and it cleans bikes VERY quickly, hardly any agitation is required by brushing etc.
  • hoochylala
    hoochylala Posts: 987
    I've got one of these, was originally looking to get one at full price, but spotted a thread on here a while back which stated that Halfrods wern't able to shift all thier stock and had discontinued the line - meant they were going for £25! quick phone call round local stores and managed to get one at this price. Really please with it - search for the thread the product code you need to ring up and get them to search is in there.

    Hope this helps :D
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  • hoochylala
    hoochylala Posts: 987
    Infact, here is the thread;

    http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/forums/vie ... dirtworker

    and the product code is: 430991

    Was about a month ago now I got mine so not sure if you will be in luck :(
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  • Mancunianfightingcat
    Mancunianfightingcat Posts: 2,054
    Nice one Hoochy!!!!
    Ants
    Orange Blood - Orange 5SE - Marin Rocky Ridge
  • missmarple
    missmarple Posts: 1,980
    If you want el cheapo pressure washers for the home (i.e. not portable) then: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131382
  • hoochylala
    hoochylala Posts: 987
    no worries :D let us know how you get on!
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  • grantway
    grantway Posts: 1,430
    Yer fab bit of kit, I tried one and looking to get one
    But depends if your far from home
  • llamafarmer
    llamafarmer Posts: 1,893
    I think I'm going to have to get one of these. I live in a flat and hiking buckets of water up and down in the lift and cleaning my bike without a hose is an absolute nightmare!

    I read the Halfords thread a few weeks ago and rushed straight to my local store, but no joy unfortunately
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    Cube Ltd Race
  • Mark_K
    Mark_K Posts: 666
    I managed to get one for £25 from halfrauds and only used it once and it was ideal for washing the bikes but for £25 you cant realy go wrong :lol:
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    Trek EX9.0
    Viper Carbon Lite
  • i-drive
    i-drive Posts: 527
    they are fantastic .halfords have very few lt of the £25.00 dirtworkors so yu will have to ask & ask & ask again in store as they are not even aware they sell them.

    ask them to go in the back & have a rumage.
    canada16 they are especially usefull for long weekends biking away .ie the ile of mann last year .

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