Originally Posted by
Mout
that is a thought but I have never understood how you bring a bike in from winter hell to a carpeted apartment. towels underneath it? towel it off first? What is the procedure there? I know I need to keep the bike clean but does that mean I have to make a "garage area in my itty bitty apartment? I must say usually I just put the bike in the garage and did not worry about the slush. That is prob. horrible for my bike. advice here would be awesome! Thanks in advance.
Even before you use the towels you can get 90% of the snow and ice off from the bike by hand. Just take an old leather work glove or something to protect your hand and clean off the bike as much as you can before you bring it in. Lift up the bike and bang it a few times on the cement to knock off what you can. The best thing is if you can hose it off from an outer water tap that won't freeze. Then find some kind of plastic shallow tub to put the bike on so when the rest melts it doesn't go all over the carpet. I wonder if a child's plastic toboggan in a long length would work. If you can put the bike on an area of floor with tile or vinyl so that it cleans up easier. Usually by the kitchen table area.
I use to keep a short section of 15 foot hose in a storage area that I would hook up to clean the bike off. Then drain it and store it before the water in it freezes.