Things not to do with your bicycle...

[Sergeant Pluck]

#1. Do not park your bike with its wheels at spoke nipple depth in a pool of sea water, in the interests of a photo.

A few days later I began to notice white deposits around the spoke nipples. Upon further investigation, removing the tyre, a large column (column??) volume of Mediterranean sea water flows out of the valve hole 

Now I'll have to do the other bloody wheel. And rinse em both out I suppose.

[andygates]

Mmm, salty.

And you've now imported the deadly Mediterranean Arse Worm to the UK?!

[Sergeant Pluck]

Quite possibly, although it's unlikely they'll survive the hostile conditions on my workshop floor bedroom carpet.