I’m Del Holland, a member of the board of the Bike Library in Iowa City, Iowa, https://icbikelibrary.org/

We are in a process of upgrading our outdoor space, currently concrete in a former warehouse.  One amenity I would like to see added is an outdoor bike wash station.  We now have a hose bib on the outside of the building.  We would like something better.

Have any of you got ideas or experience to guide our efforts?  Topics we have thought about;

• Rain water collection as water source
• Pressure, either gravity or a power washer
• Bike hang/stand
• Parts wash
• Dirt/grit collection
• Drying area

We’d love your insights on these and/or other things to help us design and build a functional and aesthetically pleasing (well maybe that is too much to wish for 😀) bike wash at the Bike Library.

Sharing your ideas here would allow others to see them and utilize them or expand on them, but I’d also welcome private emails at DelHolland@aol.com

Thanks