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Old 12-13-11, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by staehpj1
[*]Found an outdoor water faucet without a hose and awkwardly sprayed off the bike from it. This was a total mess and we sprayed ourselves and our gear while wasting about an hour trying to get the grit out of our drive trains. It involved one person spraying from the faucet by using their thumb while the other moved the parts of the bike into the spray. So much for a wheel dip before crossing the country.[*]Bought a can of WD40 and used that liberally. This worked pretty well.[/LIST]

I read on here and tried it out this summer. An old inner tube cut both sides of the valve makes a good 7 ft long hose in a pinch. When not being a hose it’s a pretty nice bungee tie down cord. Plus it’s handy to have a supply of rubber for fixing other things. Rings cut from it make strong rubber bands etc.

I haven’t tried the inner tube cold shower method yet but I can see how it would work in a pinch.

WD40 I have used as a flush also and works well.

MichaelW: Thanks for the free diesel trick as well.
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