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Old 12-18-05, 05:23 PM
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Showering with your Bike

So... um.. am I the only one who does this?
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I use to do it too. I use to live in a studio apartment so small that I had two or sometimes three bikes in my bathroom.
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Hmmm.. what's that you say?



In fairness, it was just that once.
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as long as you don't light a bunch of aromatic candles and make sweet sweet love to it afterwards
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Originally Posted by eddiebrannan
as long as you don't light a bunch of aromatic candles and make sweet sweet love to it afterwards
oh crud... no comment.
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I also had to sleep with some wheelsets too.
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Old 12-18-05, 05:54 PM
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good to know, y'all. i was worried after it felt so good that first time...
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You better be up for cleaning the tub afterwards, because that is going to leave a ring.
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My bike goes in the bathtub pretty much every night lately. Explaining the nasty-ass grease puddles and tire tracks in my tub is awkward.
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Off topic but eddie, your avatar is simply creepy.
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My lady would kill me.

I might be able to get it done and cleaned up before she gets home once in a while though.

I don't have a good solution for getting the bike clean right now. I just wipe it down with a wet paper towel at work, mostly.
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Originally Posted by jwbnyc
My lady would kill me.

I might be able to get it done and cleaned up before she gets home once in a while though.

I don't have a good solution for getting the bike clean right now. I just wipe it down with a wet paper towel at work, mostly.
Dang bro,
thats exactly what I do everytime after the shower.
Cept, instead of my lady, its my parents,
and ... I don't own a bike.
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"Dang bro,
thats exactly what I do everytime after the shower.
Cept, instead of my lady, its my parents,
and ... I don't own a bike."

You're leaving a drivetrain grease ring in the tub?
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Is anyone else reminded of the episode of Seinfeld where Kramer is making salad, etc while in the shower?
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i do this, or at least i did when i had a bigger tub. no other way to get the mother clean.
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Originally Posted by Fugazi Dave
Is anyone else reminded of the episode of Seinfeld where Kramer is making salad, etc while in the shower?
hilarious. it's nice when you can replay pretty much every episode in your head.
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he actually installed a garbage disposal, too. that might be a good idea for all tubs.
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