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What's the best chain cleaner & degreaser?
For two years I used to use Simple Green and a brush to clean my
chain. This got it very clean even a clean rag would come off with hardly any stain. I would then wipe it dry from the water rinse and oil it right away. Then the next day I would wipe and re oil the chain then wipe the excess oil. The chain lasted less than a year ( I ride a lot of steep hills all the time so year isn't bad for me). For the last two years I have done nothing but wipe the chain clean with oil then reoil and wipe, My chain has lasted two years. Bottom line, if you use water it will cause some rust, maybe very little every time but that's wear. If you use kerosene or a solvent it will dry the oil out of the inside of your chain which causes wear until the new oil is worked in. Say your system is perfect and doesn't contribute to the wear of your chain. The first mile on dirt will grit your chain up like it has never been cleaned. In fact it is reasonable to think that the oil you put on the dry chain is moving into the rollers carrying dirt with it. Moral, don't wear your chain out cleaning it. On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:47:29 +0100, "Daniel Kelly \(AKA Jack\)" wrote: Hi, Please may I ask your advice? What's the best device for cleaning mountain bike chains? I'd like it to be cheap and to work without me having to take the chain off. Is the Finish Line Chain Cleaning Kit the best? And how about the degreaser? Is it worth spending money on an expensive de-greaser or will white spirit / washing-up liquid to the job? And does anyone have any cunning trade secrets they'd like to give away regarding cleaning the rest of the chainset? Or does everyone just use de-greaser and a tooth brush? Many thanks, Jack PS - Sorry if this message appears twice - problems with Outlook Express! |
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