Any tips on where I can give my bike a rinse down in the vicinity of the infamously muddy Epping Forest? I don't mind paying a few squid for the privilege. Small London flats and muddy mountain bikes don't get on well at all.
Years ago a mate used to bring along a hose pipe in his car which fitted onto the outdoor tap attatched to the public toilets beside the Kings Head pub, worked a treat.
Haha, great idea - not sure I can rely on it in the long term though.
Maybe just stop at one of the garages with a jetwash on the way home.
Moved away now but spent 35 years riding there - should be mostly dry by May (mostly...).
It is, just bring a soft brush to get the dust off.
Chuck it in the Ching on your way back or take a quick dip in hollow pond 🙂
River Lea?
Years ago a mate used to bring along a hose pipe in his car which fitted onto the outdoor tap attatched to the public toilets
I witnessed this only two months ago.
I haven't been over there for a week or so but it's quite dry at the moment....
Senor J and qwerty are not wrong. But it's not doing the wall any favours.
I've used a 2l pop bottle with a "sports cap" as a bike rinser before, two bottles get most of the muck off a bike I find.
Ultimately the only real solution to this is what I did for yrs before I moved, don't ride in Epping in winter wait till it's dry. Do the road or the other alternative is ride the canal (river lea).
I use a dirtworker and ride SS Epping winter time.
Dirt worker here also
Just found out that Go Further Cycling have a bike wash that you can use for a quid.
I used a nomad which I would keep in the car or van also did the SS thing too but it wasn't just the bike, it was the kit as well. Some guys I knew used to drive up to high beech then just ride on the Loughton side, avoiding all the wet that flows down to bury wood and the likes.
Yep, for winter you stay north of forest.
Such an underrated place to ride. Amazing singletrack & stunning scenery.