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Well my Bike got a bit dirty.. and it was cold outside..

AnderzzAnderzz Posts: 103
edited March 2009 in MTB general
So i washed it...

...In the Bath!! :D

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What you reckon guys? :lol:

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  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 50,675 Lives Here
    now wash the bath.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • AnderzzAnderzz Posts: 103
    Must admit, it was a bit gritty when I went in bath myself lol

    But yeah, i washed the bath :roll: :(
  • Banned!Banned! Posts: 34
    i used to do that a bit. had to take the fish out first though. the bath was never the same afterwards,

    mind you, it was never the same before either.
  • NorthwindNorthwind Posts: 14,675
    Another OCUK refugee :wink:
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  • ride_wheneverride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Best place to wash the bike... particularly if you've got a shower head!
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  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 50,675 Lives Here
    even better if the bath room floor is "tanked" then you have the whole bathroom to splash the water about in.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • AnderzzAnderzz Posts: 103
    Northwind wrote:
    Another OCUK refugee :wink:

    Haha top detective work mate! :D

    It seems its not as rare a method as I expected. I only did it because a friend made a joking comment so i gave it a go to make him laugh :)
  • pdidpdid Posts: 1,065
    Ha,

    Just picturing the wife`s face if she found me cleaning my bike in the bath. :lol:

    Think i`d end up in A and E.
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  • AnderzzAnderzz Posts: 103
    pdid wrote:
    Ha,

    Just picturing the wife`s face if she found me cleaning my bike in the bath. :lol:

    Think i`d end up in A and E.

    I took the photos on my Mothers camera, Id washed the bike when my Mam was in bed from nightshift so she didnt know...

    until she looked at her camera today :lol: doh!
  • Stephen-HawkingStephen-Hawking Posts: 320
    I'd have to take the washing up out first!!
    Be happy, communicate happiness.
  • FurkukFurkuk Posts: 71
    My wife would kill me if I brought my bike inside never mind taking it into the bath with me :shock:

    I can see you on a Jeremy Kyle show "You love your bike more than me" :lol:
    Now the owner of a GT Aggressor XC 3
  • KonaMikeKonaMike Posts: 805
    Furkuk wrote:
    My wife would kill me if I brought my bike inside never mind taking it into the bath with me :shock:

    I can see you on a Jeremy Kyle show "You love your bike more than me" :lol:

    Yep same here !!
  • johnnyrottenjohnnyrotten Posts: 216
    I'd be D E A D if I put my bike in the bath. I nearly got killed when I got caught washing the DOGS in the bath!! :shock:
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  • BarkeyBarkey Posts: 339
    You wouldn't happen to be hedge from the OCUK boards lol
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  • AnderzzAnderzz Posts: 103
    Barkey wrote:
    You wouldn't happen to be hedge from the OCUK boards lol

    Thats me mate :)
  • anditukandituk Posts: 122
    edited February 2009
    A few of us OcUKers here then :D
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  • dunkerdunker Posts: 1,503
    just a few :)
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  • Mr WuMr Wu Posts: 1,238
    I am so glad i found this post! hahaha I thought I was going mad.

    There I was, sat looking at my bike, thinking, needs a wash. But where can I wash it? Well the baths free and the girlfriends out, and i have spare towels.....

    I was like a fat kid in a cake shop, no sooner had i thought about it was i sat blasting the shiite off. Top tip, if your shower isnt very powerful, take the head off, and use the hose bit like you would with a normal hose outside, squeeze between finger and thumb! I have honestly never had so much fun, so much so i took some photos! will get them posted tomorrow. Glad im not the only loon washing his beloved in the bath :-)
    My Girlfriend...

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  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,667
    Did you use your mums shampoo on the bike too? :)
  • Mr WuMr Wu Posts: 1,238
    matthew h wrote:
    Did you use your mums shampoo on the bike too? :)

    Well I was already there so I used your mums... Yawn..
    My Girlfriend...

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  • scottyjohnscottyjohn Posts: 143
    Need to be careful with this though, because a lot of baths have a flat section of drain pipe underneath the bath, the grit will build up there and block the drain. So I was told....
  • ride_wheneverride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    My gf made me wash her bike in the shower the other day, i was really quite unimpressed...
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  • JustinjuredJustinjured Posts: 142
    Did you use your mums shampoo on the bike too?

    It certainly looks like it judging from the rich shine and healthy bounce!

    Only problem is youll be riding round smelling like youve just come out of a womens hair salon. But I guess you might be worth it!!
  • dav1dav1 Posts: 1,298
    I was outside in the cold and dark cleaning bikes, and fitting new gear cables to the misses bike yesterday.

    should have used the bath with the excuse of "its this or you can walk" :lol:
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  • counterculturecounterculture Posts: 507
    where did you pee while the bike was in the bath?
    i spent all me money on whisky and beer!!!
  • Yukon LadYukon Lad Posts: 423
    i think if i washed my bike in the bath then my last worry would be it rusting cos it was dirsty, i can picture myself sitting on the doorstep, with my beloved bike, me soaking wet as it rains :lol:

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  • amt27amt27 Posts: 320
    this is the only way I have washed my bike since we moved to a 3rd floor flat with no garden,
  • marinman1marinman1 Posts: 262
    i washed my rims in the bath today, was good, got them shiny and white again, although i noticed the white paint cracking and starting to chip, i'm not impressed. does anyone know if this happens to all rims or is it just mine? Back on topic i think i'll start washing my bike in the bath more often :)
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