Spring clean your bicycle with a cordless pressure washer

Pressure washers make light work of jobs that might otherwise be a real chore, but they can be too powerful for many tasks. Also, setting them up can be a faff if your garden hose is prone to kinks.

Both drawbacks are addressed by the Titan cordless pressure washer we've been testing. It might not be powerful enough to jet wash a patio, but it's perfect for tackling muddy bicycles.

And there's no need to connect to a mains water supply. You can draw water from any receptacle; bucket, watering can, water butt - anything you have handy. The 6-metre hose supplied with the pressure washer includes a filter to protect the pump from particles.

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We unleashed the cordless pressure washer on a bike covered in dry, caked-on mud. It made quick work of what can be a fiddly task - even hard-to-reach areas like the axles took no time. Judging by the power level indicator, putting two buckets of water through the washer had no discernible effect on the power remining in the 5Ah battery. The instructions claim a run time of 45 minutes, although we didn't test this ourselves.

Another plus is these battery-powered pressure washers are far quieter than their corded cousins.

Win a cordless pressure washer

We're giving away the Titan cordless pressure washer we tested this week (one careful owner and used only once!). It's worth £110 and we were so impressed by it, at least one person in the office is going to buy their own. To be in with a chance of bagging it, simply leave us a comment below.

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