If there is room to place it without creating a trip hazard, a piece of gutter from a house can work nicely, in that it can be sized to catch drippings from both wheels and everything in between. A plastic tray (or two) designed for wallpaper pasting could do the trick as well, and would save you the trouble of capping the ends of the gutter.
The ice has been tearing gutters off of a lot of houses lately, so you might be able to score a salvageable length for free on trash night.
February 7, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Schleppi Longstocking said...
Lock it to one of the several bike racks outside? Bring in one of those changing screens to shield the bike and its dripping from prying eyes?
I have the same problem. I try to give it a good shake outside, but that doesn't always do it. Luckily for me, though, I have a folding bike, and it fits under my desk (with enough room for my legs too). And neither the drips nor the bike are in anyone's way.
February 7, 2011 at 4:19 PM
Schleppi Longstocking said...
I feel like maxi pads could somehow be used to solve this problem. Any engineers?
I leave mine outside under an overhung bike rack at P&W. Saves on the freeze-thaw-freeze-repeat cycle. Thawing sometimes causes problems because water gets in the cables and freezes on the ride home. If it just stays frozen all day (and night), I have less of that problem.
I guess I could just use two crappy towels. My neighbor uses those as pee pads for his small dog.
February 9, 2011 at 11:12 AM
[Image] While my fenders aren't the best, they fend pretty well. When it's above freezing and melting outside, I stay pretty clean. However, the gross stuff gets impacted up in the fenders. When I bring my bike inside and park it next my cubicle, it drips. Is there a cure for this? I used to park it in a more out of the way spot, so the drips didn't bother anyone, but now it's right out in the open.
"Drippy bike"
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If there is room to place it without creating a trip hazard, a piece of gutter from a house can work nicely, in that it can be sized to catch drippings from both wheels and everything in between. A plastic tray (or two) designed for wallpaper pasting could do the trick as well, and would save you the trouble of capping the ends of the gutter.
The ice has been tearing gutters off of a lot of houses lately, so you might be able to score a salvageable length for free on trash night.
February 7, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Lock it to one of the several bike racks outside? Bring in one of those changing screens to shield the bike and its dripping from prying eyes?
February 7, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Or I could teat it off a house and blame it on ice
February 7, 2011 at 2:41 PM
I have the same problem. I try to give it a good shake outside, but that doesn't always do it. Luckily for me, though, I have a folding bike, and it fits under my desk (with enough room for my legs too). And neither the drips nor the bike are in anyone's way.
February 7, 2011 at 4:19 PM
I feel like maxi pads could somehow be used to solve this problem. Any engineers?
February 7, 2011 at 8:18 PM
I leave mine outside under an overhung bike rack at P&W. Saves on the freeze-thaw-freeze-repeat cycle. Thawing sometimes causes problems because water gets in the cables and freezes on the ride home. If it just stays frozen all day (and night), I have less of that problem.
February 7, 2011 at 10:46 PM
I threw a box of tampons at the bike, but that didn't help this morning.
February 8, 2011 at 10:14 AM
How about the "pee pads" they sell for too small dogs that can't go outside. Noticed Lowes on the Berlin Turnpike had these last week.
February 8, 2011 at 7:09 PM
Can people use those too? How many gallons do they hold?
February 8, 2011 at 10:50 PM
I guess I could just use two crappy towels. My neighbor uses those as pee pads for his small dog.
February 9, 2011 at 11:12 AM