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then I got a girlfriend and found better things to do between the hours of 10:00pm and 11:00pm with any residual energy after a ride!
DIY - I know exactly what you mean
You need to remind her who's boss though!
who saturates their saddle
Never mind that, who sniffs their saddle?
that's a very worrying habit to have acquired
When I lived in the flat, I would just get most of the mud off with my fingers. Take the bike into the bathroom, wheels off upside down in the bath and give it a good shower..
Same with the wheels.
Shake off water off and dry.
Clean bath or your get an ear ache.
If the bike was ultra muddy, a few 2ltr bottles full of water with a hole in the lid..
Squeezy pressure.
Does your kitchen sit at either the front or back of the house? Its not a great deal to fit an outside tap..
I've got a mobi 17L rechargeable powerwash from crc for using away from home which is great, but can't you just fit an outside tap?
is there any form of fillable pressure washer
Pressure washers can suck water out of a bucket or water butt. At least, it said you could do that in the instructions for mine.
I used to use a Hozelock kitchen tap adapter though - worked fine. Having used a jetwasher, I'd never do it any other way. 5 mins vs 20, and spotless every time.
It doesn't destroy the bike either if you use common sense. Keep it away from the fork seals and buy the smallest (cheapest) lowest power jetwasher.
Just in case it's of interest, CRC currently have Mobi rechargeable pressure washers on sale:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi-v-15-portable-pressure-washer/rp-prod34761
(£63.99 at time of posting)
&
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi-v-17-portable-bike-pressure-washer/rp-prod46653
(£95.99 at time of posting)
HTH
Si
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/power-tools/laser-tools-12v-mobile-pressure-washer
I don't know how accurate the specs are but this is the one I got, it's 3x the quote power of the mobi and just about shifts mud, never had a mobi/dirtworker to compare it against so can't say if it is 3x more powerfull or not.
Its very rare for me to wash a bike unless it comes back from a night ride with so much mud on it the wheels don't turn!
Runs much better now I'm not clearing all the goodness out of the chain and risking contaminating the discs when re-lubing. Less squeaks as well 🙂
I just used to leave 2 buckets of water outside my flat before I went for a ride. If my tenants started washing a muddy bike in the bath I would not be happy as it would silt up the drains and you will probably use a lot more water using the he shower than 2 buckets of water and a brush. Just get a cheap dish brushes and a stiff paint brush and some Fenwicks concentrated or use car shampoo (not the stuff with wax in)