Chain cleaning - how do you clean yours?

[Tad]

Yawn - sorry it's a dull post.

How do we clean our chains?

I seem to be chewing through chains at a hell of a rate (according to my Park chain wear indicator) on the commuter. I'm thinking I need to clean the things better. Lubewise I'm using MUC-OFF as I came back from Mayhem with 9 bottles of the stuff (and a very clean bike)

As I don't suffer from OCD I don't want to go for the Sheldon Brown method: http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html

Righty, suggest away.

Pip pip!

 

[REKIBorter]

Use Rock n Roll Extreme chain lube

 

[Tad]

I have 8 and a half bottles of Muc-Off chain lube to get through first

 

[Grannygrinder]

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GT85 spray. Spray lube on chain, hold rag in hand and run chain through rag. Voila, chain cleaned and lubed in one hit . Obviously only use this method once you have used all your Muc off

 

[legend1]

i have good experience with:

- using motorex dry lube
- clean the chain with an oily cloth after each ride
- generous cleaning of chain and gearing with hot water and rinsing agent every 500-1000kms

some inspriration from the pros (avoid the steam blasting, of course...):

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/spi ... ikes-clean



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[Grannygrinder]

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Oh and it smells luverlee

 

[mikesnowdon]

Muc-off isnt a lube, its a cleaner. Clean your chain with it by running the chain through a rag and apply some good quality chain lube after its dry.

 

[barry2017]

I'm experimenting with a paraffin wax/engine oil combo on the Clubman. Heat the wax, drop the chain in, scrape the crap that rises to the surface off and discard, then leave your chain to drip dry over the container you heated the wax in and save for next time.

It seems OK, but I'm not sure how a derralieured system would find it. Mr Shimano would cry.

Failing that, have you seen the £4 chains for sale in Asda? They're OK!

 

[Tad]

Muc-off isnt a lube, its a cleaner. Clean your chain with it by running the chain through a rag and apply some good quality chain lube after its dry.

I meant Muc-Off chain lube not the bike cleaner.

 

[clunker]

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