Insane price for a bike wash.

[Enduro_Jakes]

If I have a spare hour on a weekend, I am on my bike riding it, not washing it

You sir make a damn good point!

[Pikey]

If I have a spare hour on a weekend, I am on my bike riding it, not washing it

Ditto ! Washing is for Monday afternoons when I escape from work earlier coz I have have bikes to wash ????

[dirtypot]

Are we really still talking about the price of a bike wash?  After 15 pages?! 

[Pikey]

You sir make a damn good point!

If I have a spare hour on a weekend, I am on my bike riding it, not washing it

Ditto ! Washing is for Monday afternoons when I escape from work earlier coz I have have bikes to wash

would that mean I am getting paid to wash my own bikes ...sweet ????

[Spoke101]

Tyre for my Volvo S40 R999

Conti GP4000S R880

 

GP4000S is a competition race tyre and one of the better ones. So maybe compare that the GT3 race tyre and you looking at 15-25k each.

 

You can get a bicycle tyre for R80 if you want to go cheap.

[RockCoach]

Here is a simply test.

 

How much would YOU charge to wash my bike?

 

And remember to add in cost of consumables:  degreaser, bike shampoo, brushes, cloths, water

[Patchelicious]

would that mean I am getting paid to wash my own bikes ...sweet

Now you are catching on

[Pikey]

Now you are catching on

phew at last ????????

[Carmichael]

Why are you paying for a bike wash if they service your bike?

 

It is a free option where i service

[scotty]

Been cleaning my bikes ever since I got them.  Only initial cost is the degreaser, lubricant and cleaning liquid. Old toothbrush and rags cost nothing, water and you good to go. 

[scotty]

Why are you paying for a bike wash if they service your bike?

 

It is a free option where i service

Some shops do charge and don't tell you so you not aware until you pick up your bike. Your minor service suddenly costs a lot more. 

[rouxtjie]

Some shops do charge and don't tell you so you not aware until you pick up your bike. Your minor service suddenly costs a lot more. 

aahhhh therein lies the problem

 

Any bikeshop that refers to minor / major services are setting themselves up for failure. The client will immediately think car and assume consumables are included...like with a car service. 

 

Go to a mechanic and ask for specific things to be done...stay very far away from major minor type services. 

[scotty]

As the label on my bike cleaning liquid states

 

"Riding your bike should be the hard work, not cleaning it."

[Shebeen]

Anyone here trained up their domestic manager, garden executive to wash a bike (properly)?

 

I only really pay attention to my drivetrain, a mtb frame can be a bit dirty. BUT it would be quite lekker to get a bike Polish once a week with no extra cost

[Tumbleweed]

Anyone here trained up their domestic manager, garden executive to wash a bike (properly)?

 

I only really pay attention to my drivetrain, a mtb frame can be a bit dirty. BUT it would be quite lekker to get a bike Polish once a week with no extra cost

 

I have a dude called Samsung who seems to take over my property on the weekends. He's cool. Not sure if he's a domestic worker or a gardener, actually. One minute he's weeding a gutter (you read right), the next he's doing the dishes. 

 

He doesn't speak much English, and I don't speak much...I don't know what language he speaks, but it's not from around here. He did some bikes of mine this weekend...bit of pointing, and a bit of hand-waving coupled with a shake of the hand, and he was off...did a great job.

 

If I was the exploitative type, I'd set up a bike washing business, pay him as usual - excuse him from his other stuff - to wash bikes, undercut the bike shops and their exorbitant washing fees...

[eddy]

Anyone here trained up their domestic manager, garden executive to wash a bike (properly)?

I only really pay attention to my drivetrain, a mtb frame can be a bit dirty. BUT it would be quite lekker to get a bike Polish once a week with no extra cost

Yip.

 

I arranged for the Office Commanding: Horticulural Services to spend two days at one of the specialist servicing LBSs I frequent to learn how to wash and lube a bike and more particularly what NOT to do.

 

I bought all the required hardware and consumables and he does an excellent job.

 

Having said that, there is nothing like sitting in the shade and giving the bike some of my personal attention. But It is nice not to always have to do it when I run short of time.