Quick unclog of mudguards?

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Brucey
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Re: Quick unclog of mudguards?

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Hose is of course also leggings or trousers; this still appears as the primary definition in some English dictionaries. The other (main) use of the word is for a flexible tube that is meant for conveyance of gases or liquids. The word 'hosepipe' may appear tautologous but it neatly conveys the meaning of a hose that is most likely to convey water, usually water that was originally potable when it entered the hose. This is in contrast to hoses that are used connected to engines or other machines which may not contain water at all. Note that keen gardeners often store rainwater in water butts and use that (basically clean, unprocessed, but not bug-free) water on the garden; they may also use bathwater on the garden in times of drought, thus 'garden hose' may be used for water that is not potable when it enters the hose and thus has a slightly different meaning.

In the UK when there is a drought and there is a 'hosepipe ban' everyone knows exactly what is meant by that. I don't think there is a suitable alternative word or phrase which is as precise or economical.

American English is full of differences to British English; what we call a tap they call a spigot ( which is at first baffling, or 'faucet', which sounds rather archaic to most Brits), and the (correct) engineering use of the word spigot would never occur to most Americans.

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Re: Quick unclog of mudguards?

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Brucey wrote:Hose is of course also leggings or trousers; this still appears as the primary definition in some English dictionaries. The other (main) use of the word is for a flexible tube that is meant for conveyance of gases or liquids. The word 'hosepipe' may appear tautologous but it neatly conveys the meaning of a hose that is most likely to convey water, usually water that was originally potable when it entered the hose. This is in contrast to hoses that are used connected to engines or other machines which may not contain water at all. Note that keen gardeners often store rainwater in water butts and use that (basically clean, unprocessed, but not bug-free) water on the garden; they may also use bathwater on the garden in times of drought, thus 'garden hose' may be used for water that is not potable when it enters the hose and thus has a slightly different meaning.

In the UK when there is a drought and there is a 'hosepipe ban' everyone knows exactly what is meant by that. I don't think there is a suitable alternative word or phrase which is as precise or economical.

American English is full of differences to British English; what we call a tap they call a spigot ( which is at first baffling, or 'faucet', which sounds rather archaic to most Brits), and the (correct) engineering use of the word spigot would never occur to most Americans.

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There are a lot of superfluous words there, Brucey. I hoped "sort of" covered your points.
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Re: Quick unclog of mudguards?

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Mike Sales wrote:
There are a lot of superfluous words there, Brucey. I hoped "sort of" covered your points.


it may appear so if you already understand the usage and meanings of the words under discussion.

Needless to say I wrote what I wrote for the benefit of others.
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Re: Quick unclog of mudguards?

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Debs wrote:
Mike Sales wrote:I suppose "hosepipe" is a sort of tautology.


It will be taut if the hosepipe is not long enough :lol:

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Re: Quick unclog of mudguards?

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Just had an idle thought. Has anyone tried attaching a brush to their wheel using a toe strap or removable cable tie and just spinning your wheel.
Depending upon the clearance you could try a toothbrush with the excess handle cut off or something bigger if you have lots of clearance. :wink:
BTW i haven't tried this yet but maybe later.
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rjb wrote: 27 Jan 2023, 1:40pm Just had an idle thought. Has anyone tried attaching a brush to their wheel using a toe strap or removable cable tie and just spinning your wheel.
No.
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Re: Quick unclog of mudguards?

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On a ride? Bang the bike up and down til it clears or smack the guard a bit. At home take the wheel out and smack the guard or poke it a bit.
Maybe I could design a gadget, paint it blue and sell it to people at a silly price.
If we are in washing season washing the guards works quite well.
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mattsccm wrote: 27 Jan 2023, 5:29pm Maybe I could design a gadget, paint it blue and sell it to people at a silly price.
You know where you can Park that idea, matey! :wink:
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Re: Quick unclog of mudguards?

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For unclogging on a ride, which is normally due to a mixture of mud and leaves or twigs, rarely mud alone, I keep a piece of old brake cable outer in the on-bike toolkit.
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This thread reminds me of an Audax a few years ago - Charnwood in the Spring. The route goes through Kegworth in Leics. Contractors were in the middle of building the Kegworth Bypass, but kindly allowed us to ride through their partially built road. When I say partially built, they had really only just started by laying out the road in the soil/mud. We rode over the area, within a few feet the wheels were completely clogged and the bike had to be carried the rest of the way until we got back on tarmac. Then it was like a scene from the Battle of the Somme. Bikes and people everywhere, trying to unclog their machines using whatever was available. Bike multi tools, tyre levers, bits of wood, twigs and small branches, odd bits of metal, some DPC that was lying around. After about 15 minutes work on my and my wife’s bike, clearing the mud that had got everywhere, we managed to get back on the road. It was all anyone talked about for the rest of the ride.
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Re: Quick unclog of mudguards?

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TrevA wrote: 27 Jan 2023, 9:55pm This thread reminds me of an Audax a few years ago - Charnwood in the Spring. The route goes through Kegworth in Leics. Contractors were in the middle of building the Kegworth Bypass, but kindly allowed us to ride through their partially built road. When I say partially built, they had really only just started by laying out the road in the soil/mud. We rode over the area, within a few feet the wheels were completely clogged and the bike had to be carried the rest of the way until we got back on tarmac. Then it was like a scene from the Battle of the Somme. Bikes and people everywhere, trying to unclog their machines using whatever was available. Bike multi tools, tyre levers, bits of wood, twigs and small branches, odd bits of metal, some DPC that was lying around. After about 15 minutes work on my and my wife’s bike, clearing the mud that had got everywhere, we managed to get back on the road. It was all anyone talked about for the rest of the ride.
Ha-ha! There is nothing worse than building site mud for a bike - you have my sympathies.
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