03/03/2026
Did you know window cleaners have been using bikes for over 100 years? 🚲🪟
Back in the early 1900s, some poor bloke in a flat cap would wobble down cobbled streets on a steel bicycle weighing about the same as a fridge… with a ladder tied on using what can only be described as “hope and rope.”
No gears.
No suspension.
No electric assist.
Probably no brakes worth mentioning either.
Fast forward to 2026…
Now it’s me rolling through Malvern & beyond on an e-bike — same idea, just slightly less Victorian and slightly more “this battery is doing half the work.”
Turns out I’m not reinventing anything. I’m just bringing it back — but smarter.
No fuel costs.
No hunting for parking.
No diesel clouds.
Just quiet, efficient window cleaning with a bit of leg power and a lot of common sense.
History lesson of the day:
Window cleaners on bikes aren’t new… we’ve just upgraded from moustaches and rope to lithium batteries and telescopic ladders.
The wheel keeps turning. Literally.
Taking on new monthly clients in Bransford, Leigh, Malvern, St John’s, Callow End, Powick & Ledbury.
07598 511931
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Eco friendly. Slightly modern. Definitely not 1905