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I usually use petrol to get ride of that "brand new chain sticky stuff" and once in a while after that.
Have you ever thought about what that "brand new chain sticky stuff" might actually be? 🙄
WHY???????????
your spending more on fancy oils and degreasers just change the chain every few months if your riding off road through crap!!!!
"[i]Have you ever thought about what that "brand new chain sticky stuff" might actually be?[/i]"
packing grease
NEVER buy a Parktool chain cleaner
Take off chain if needed then i use aviation fuel to clean mine (basically kerosene) put chain in a jar or similar leave to soak and agitate if required , works better than any de-greaser i know. Then wipe down and lube. Makes for a very shiny chain.
Snapped a couple of shimano chains, so now I always use SRAM with the powerlink,never snapped one, always remove to clean after a ride (but apparently I'm a closet polisher...........) ; )
"you'll struggle to get that back in there after you've washed it out"
And that's where it needs to be. Soak in a tub of oil to achieve this, then thouroughly wipe all the oil off the outside of the chain.
I take it off once a month. Got some citrus multi use foam spray. Use that and soak the chain, then rinse and dry (doesnt take long in 35c sun!) and Finish Line Dry Teflon lube. Works for me. Did use Purple Extreme but the bottle ran out. 🙁
My chain stays on the bike from new to worn out. Wipedown and re-lube after most rides, run through a chainbath with some Mucoff when it's minging. Rinse, dry, re-lube etc. Using White Lightning Epic lube which runs very clean - life's too short for all that fussin'.
this is why i bought a singlespeed.
>thomthumb - Member
>this is why i bought a singlespeed.
what, with shaft drive then?
I still do this to the chain on my singlespeed! 😆
Never clean mine off the bike just spray lube and sometimes wipe it with a terry towel when it looks really filthy. What's the point first puddle and its filthy.
Use a Chain cleaning device with neat Fennix in every time I wash it and then every 2-3 months take it off and put it in an utrasonic bath with Fennix.
Clean shiney chain!
I use one of [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=4671 ]these[/url] and some degreaser after every ride once in a while I soak and shake it in a tupperware box, always regrease with finsh line green in winter and red in summer...
never ever use degreaser on a chain. ever.
just reading these posts is making me feel ill.
i need to go and lie down...
This weekend I completely stripped off my rear mech,chain,chainset and cassette.I used white spirit for the chain and cassette and it comes up like new.Then used de-greaser on rear mech,cleaned up chainset and front mech then put it all back on again after re-lubing.Nice!!