Place to use a hose?

Sounds weird, but I need a hose or pressure washer to wash off my bike. Anyone know where I can use one in the neighborhood? Up by the park is preferable so I can ride it dry but whatever. I know there are carwashes down on 4th but I cant recall which are do-it-yourself...

Your building doesn't have a hose you can use?

Not that I've ever seen

carmen, PM me if you want to come over and use the hose in my yard

Carmen, you live not far from me and we have a hose. you are more than welcome to come over and use ours in our front yard.

There is a gas station at 3rd ave and Warren that has one, also 9th and 3rd ave has one of those multi-bay wash areas.

Flexichick wrote: carmen, PM me if you want to come over and use the hose in my yard

don't do it! Its a trick, she'll make you pick up dead squirrels and watch her TV, and go to IKEA....

whynot_31 wrote: [quote=Flexichick]carmen, PM me if you want to come over and use the hose in my yard

don't do it! Its a trick, she'll make you pick up dead squirrels and watch her TV, and go to IKEA....

and drink wine and do yoga and help clean up my garden.....

(thanks for the suggestions, whynot :-) )

ooo. yoga and wine...

oops. i read that as "yogurt and wine".

bleh.

In a garden.

bradedward wrote: In a garden.

right....because everybody has one of those they can use.

and the last thing the world needs is two flexi's.

...look at her, she seems to be some kind of fish. She walks on her hands, underwater, using gills to breath. She has eyes in her toes, which she uses as a periscope.

whynot_31 wrote: and the last thing the world needs is two flexi's.

...look at her, she seems to be some kind of fish. She walks on her hands, underwater, using gills to breath. She has eyes in her toes, which she uses as a periscope.

the world can always use more flexis! :cheers:

breathing is for sissies

whynot_31 wrote: ...look at her, she seems to be some kind of fish. She walks on her hands, underwater, using gills to breath. She has eyes in her toes, which she uses as a periscope.

interesting ...

a socially acceptable hello kiss
must be quite a challenge

Assuming you're talking about a bicycle, it's not a good idea to use a water hose to clean it, especially a high pressure hose. The pressure may allow water to get into the "sealed" bearings, depending on how old/well maintained the bike is the protective grease may be gone, and this will cause rust in the wheel hubs, headset and the bottom bracket. It is better to just wash it with a sponge/rag or pour water over the bike from a bucket and clean it off.

Its got a pretty good new paint job and I've been rebuilding it, I dont think it'll get sealed anytime soon. I will have to re-oil it up but I'm prepared for that.