Chain cleaning for beginners

[cbs]

so I merely adjusted my wipe to lube ratio, which seems fine now.

Some things are funny when taken out of context...


Mickle method for me too, have used the Finish Line dry lube before, but am trying GT85 now as recommended by some cycling friends.

 

[goo_mason]

I'm a huge fan of baby wetwipes. They are awesome. I used baby wipes and then lube with a little Green Oil and have never had a problem.
I make more of an effort after a wet ride but I try not to do too many of them as I'm a bit nesh.

They are. Use them for household cleaning too. You realise how good they are when they take the oil & grease off your hands that you'd usually have to use Swarfega for.

Always worried about the effect they had on my daughter's bum when she was a baby though!!

 

[Big Dave laaa]

Coming from an MTB background I can recommend chain baths that clip to the bike and immerse the chain in a cleaner. Bought a couple from Aldi last year and fill them with citrus degreaser

 

[John the Canuck]

................ Bought a couple from Aldi last year and fill them with citrus degreaser

you DON'T want to de-grease the chain --- and thus remove oil from within the plates and rollers

just a good clean running the chain through a clean rag then spot oil on every link
then repeat and repeat till the oil on the rag is 'clean'

did 2 bikes last week - astounded at the crap which came off - running sweet now on clean cogs..!

 

[John the Canuck]

What's the cheapest lube that can be used without actually causing harm to the bicycle?

i just use Cycle oil - quick oily wipe over after every ride now that it's had a 'deep' clean and lube see above

 

[JasonHolder]

Pay your LBS a tenner to do it for you that's what I do

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm a wet lube mickler right now, but I like to give the chain a twist and if it sounds gritty, I do a spot of hypermickling. (More oil than recommended to flush the grit out, then loads of removing the excess oil.)