cleaning for dummies

[Dave5N]

personally I use the stuff from Decathlon. Cheap as chips and does the job it's meant to.

 

[tyred]

10-40 Motor oil will be fine.

 

[cyclenic]

Lion great link thanks.

 

[cyclenic]

would i be ok to use
finishline citrus degreaser
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/Full/174.jpg

then finishline dry lube? (even after a wet ride)
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/Full/317.jpg

 

[LazyLoki]

This is a bit late but I'll post it anyway just in case you check back.

The dry lube is fine, the name has nothing to do with the conditions it's supposed to be used in, it's just not as...err...wet, as the wet lube! By that I mean it leaves a kind of slippy film on the chain rather than remaining wet.

It gets washed off a bit quicker than the wet lube but it also doesn't pick up as much dirt and grit so your chain usually stays cleaner.