Do you wash half way through your commute?

will3
will3 Posts: 2,173
edited July 2009 in Commuting chat
BEfore DDD gets in with this one :D

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  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    I voted yes, but I don't. Not really. Unless it rains.
  • Deadeye Duck
    Deadeye Duck Posts: 419
    I voted no, I tend to do it in thirds. That way it doesn't build up as much and is easier to deal with. After all, everyone knows '5 minutes in the saddle is 5 years worth of wear to your drivetrain'. If only the government didn't use acidic road dust...
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Does pouring water over your head when stopped at the lights count?

    I do....
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    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    :lol::lol::lol:
  • Deadeye Duck
    Deadeye Duck Posts: 419
    Lies. You pay some homeless guy to pour some over you like a crazed fan pouring water over his favourite rider in the TdF. Admit it!
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Deadeye Duck wrote:
    Lies. You pay some homeless guy to pour some over you like a crazed fan pouring water over his favourite rider in the TdF. Admit it!

    No, but that would be so incredibly awesome.

    I'm going tramp hunting tonight , pay him a quid to wait at the lights ahead while sprint there, scalping everything in my wake and then have him pour water over my head while everyone looks onwards at my awesomeness!
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    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • risi
    risi Posts: 231
    Halfway on my route goes right between some large storage tanks so I can go for a quick dip (to the people of Bristol: sorry if your drinking water tastes a bit salty). There are also sheep grazing there, so for us west country types, its a whole leisure centre.

    No stop required tonight though, given how its persisting down here at the moment :roll:
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  • Deadeye Duck
    Deadeye Duck Posts: 419
    How much will it cost for a t-shirt that has "DonDaddyD Got More Scalps Than An Apache!" printed on?
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    I carry a backpack full of sheep dip and assorted sponges and wire brushes with me at all times, this way I can ride everywhere no-handed and clean myself constantly over my journey.

    Doesn't everyone? :shock:
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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    I only wash if it's raining, but I do get some odd looks when I'm fully soaped up at the lights :wink:
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  • Cartesian Centaur
    Cartesian Centaur Posts: 44
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    I carry a backpack full of sheep dip and assorted sponges and wire brushes with me at all times, this way I can ride everywhere no-handed and clean myself constantly over my journey.

    Doesn't everyone? :shock:

    Well, since carrying excessive amounts of stuff would completely nullify the magnificent effects of my beautiful road bike, I restrict myself to sticking some hair and body wash in my jersey pocket so I can lather up if it starts to rain.
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Deadeye Duck wrote:
    How much will it cost for a t-shirt that has "DonDaddyD Got More Scalps Than An Apache!" printed on?

    Save your money, while my many adventures are well documented in the SCR thread and though I hold complete and utter dominance over Wimbledon, Tooting, Balham, Clapham and Coldharbour Lane. Even though I may rule my commute with an iron fist I am neither the fastest or strongest cyclist in team SCR.

    I'm happy to be a lead man out or one of the dudes that protect the big guns like ITB, Jash, LiT, Linsen, Jon, Rich, CJCP and Greg66 (though he'll need to retire soon).

    My advice wait for the jersey to come out.
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • Deadeye Duck
    Deadeye Duck Posts: 419
    it wasn't for me. It was for the hobo! :lol:
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  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    I have a water pump from a caravan driven from a dynamo plumbed into my Camel pack with a chrome shower head fitted to repositioned tribars and controlled with a couple of thermistors so that when body temp exceeds a preset threshold - splosh. The contents of the camel pack are dumped over my semi-bald head. I stop to take on water at various points en route.
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    No - you are all ghey - FACT
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Who voted no!! :evil:


    Weirdo :roll:




    :wink:
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Porgy wrote:
    Who voted no!! :evil:


    Weirdo :roll:




    :wink:

    Oh Yes - but not as weird as I could be 8)
  • rally200
    rally200 Posts: 646
    We need to hear from NapoleonD on this, didn't he say "ne te lave pas, j'arrive!"
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    :lol:
    FCN 2-4.

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    "It stays down, Daddy."
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