There’s long been a debate about whether it’s safe to use a pressure washer on your bike, but Muc-Off aims to get around that by designing this specifically to be bearing and suspension friendly.
With that cleared up, how does it actually perform? And is it a worthwhile purchase?
Muc-Off Bicycle Pressure Washer Bundle review
Let's start by talking about what you actually get with this bike-specific bundle. In the box you’ll find the pressure washer, a motorcycle cleaning lance, bicycle lance and adjustable lance, plus a snow foam lance that can be used with a bottle of cleaner to coat your bike in foam.
The bundle also comes with two bottles of cleaner, a Bike Protect spray, cloth and a dry bag to keep it all in. Given all the extras, it feels like reasonable value, but you can also just get the pressure washer, bag, three lances and one bottle of cleaner for £129.
Assembly proved quick and straightforward, while the unit was also easy to use and move around. Water supply comes via a hose-lock fitting, so you’ll need a hosepipe to use with it, and you’ll need to plug it into a mains socket to power it.
Both the power cable and hose cable between the unit and lance are five metres each, giving you plenty of slack to move around your bike.
To use the snow foam lance you simply screw it onto your bottle of cleaner, plug it into the unit and away you go. It coats the bike well, but does get through the cleaner pretty quickly so is a bit of an expensive way to do things.
The bicycle lance does a fine job of washing off grime and dirt, too, while the unit itself is rated to IPX5, so it should be fine if it gets wet.
While not an essential, this is a well-thought-out bundle and it’ll certainly make the post-ride clean a little less painful.
Verdict: A luxury item, but one that works well and is certainly nice to have.
Score: 88%
Pair this with...
Muc-Off Punk Powder
- Buy now from Amazon
- £16 (twin pack)
If you do invest in a pressure washer (or even if you don't), Muc-Off's plastic-free, powder-based bike cleaner is a great purchase.
It's biodegradable, 75% of its ingredients are plant based and a twin pack, as reviewed here, makes two litres of cleaner. It can be used with the pressure washer, any spray bottle, or you can buy a Bottle For Life Bundle (£32), which includes a reusable bottle and a twin pack of powder.
It may not be cheap, but it cleans well and we like its eco-credentials.
Verdict: Not cheap, but effective and bonus points for eco credentials.
Score: 88%
