FWIW, I don't have access to an outdoor faucet at my apartment. Okay, we have one, but my building doesn't allow moving bikes in and out of the front door. (But she's not dirty! Or, not that dirty.) It's also difficult because the stairs are so steep. So I clean her up as described

I don't do much riding in winter save the unsalted trail back home. (Cleveland winters are nasty and wet, and they're not great about salting roads because they want to save money...therefore it's icy.) If I did, I'd see about getting one of those sprayers to "hose" down the bike after a ride.

Quote Originally Posted by Irulan View Post
i have become a fan of citrus cleaners over simple green. If you google enough, you'll find that some classes of simple green users won't use it because there are components in it that will destroy certain metals if you use enough of it for long enough. I know I didn't beleive it either but aircraft mechanics won't use it.

Plus, Sheldon Brown loves ( loved?) citrus cleaners.
I use Park Tool's citrus degreaser. I can't find disposal instructions for it, though.