Washing a mountain bike in Cape Town

[Eddy Gordo]

Grey water and one of those plant sprayers. The sort you use to spray bugspray onto rose bushes.

Works very well. Like a mini high pressure hose.

Was gonna suggest that. I am using it and it works extremely well with a nice cloth or sponge. I use way less than a liter of water. Havent measured exactly. 

[Eddy Gordo]

Sounds like a great idea. Are you talking about this one:

https://www.takealot.com/pesticide-fertilizer-garden-sprayer-with-pressure-pump/PLID42507241?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInquNzaaL1gIVz7ftCh2PQwRnEAYYASABEgJDNfD_BwE

I have one, but havent used that.

I have used this one

 

But I prefer this

http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/GgAAAOSw1x1UM9ce/s-l225.jpg

Good Quality one from Stodels

[Pure Savage]

Turn on shower for 5 seconds and wet you and bike.

Turn off and lather up you and bike.

Then turn on shower for 8 seconds and rinse of you and bike.

With the water pressure at our spot, running a tap for 13 seconds = 15 liters of water. I tried it into a bucket just to check.

 

The tricky side is the Misses loosing her mind because you showering with your Pyga

wait, does she want to shower with your Pyga? 

[varkie2]

2 x 2500L jojo tanks from gutters,  coupled to a karcher wap or just a 1kw pump.

 

Problem solved.

[Pure Savage]

with de lille water we are supposed to use, and de lille time recommended for showering, not sure how its gonna work out for both of you. But at least the bike doesn't need eau de toilette

Simple, you just shower at Virgin Active, which according to most people at the gym gets its water from JHB so does not count as wasting water....

[Mr lee]

Sounds like a great idea. Are you talking about this one:

https://www.takealot.com/pesticide-fertilizer-garden-sprayer-with-pressure-pump/PLID42507241?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInquNzaaL1gIVz7ftCh2PQwRnEAYYASABEgJDNfD_BwE

 

That is the one I use 

[splat]

I have leaking gutter and a spare wheelie bin.

That water is for washing cars and bike.

[Eddy Gordo]

2 x 2500L jojo tanks from gutters,  coupled to a karcher wap or just a 1kw pump.

 

Problem solved.

I wash my car like this

[coppi]

1 bucket of water is more than enough to wash your bike, if it is grey water even better.............

[Shebeen]

If people are using greywater etc, I'm gonna assume borehole/ well point is OK depending on the iron content of the water?

ok if it's a steel hardtail

[Duane_Bosch]

I chuck my bikes in the pool. Yes it's salt water but it's not VERY salty.

[Yo-Yo]

I just take my bikes up too Bishopscourt and ask the gardeners to give it a hosing when they hosing the bits of grass outside their houses. 

[Meezo]

I just take my bikes up too Bishopscourt and ask the gardeners to give it a hosing when they hosing the bits of grass outside their houses. 

 

word!

 

frustrated the living daylights out of me when i saw this!

[splat]

I just take my bikes up too Bishopscourt and ask the gardeners to give it a hosing when they hosing down the driveway  the bits of grass outside their houses. 

 

More like it...

[dewaldsss]

You can still use the pressure washer

Take a 20L empty bucket,fit a hosepipe fitting at the bottom and lift about 2meter high (on a post of some sort) let the water gravity feed into the washer and voila!

You can fill the bucket with grey water and wash away.

[bikebloke]

I just take my bikes up too Bishopscourt and ask the gardeners to give it a hosing when they hosing the bits of grass outside their houses.  driveways..

 

Newlands and Constantia too

 

see one every other day up here