Cleaning the cassette-what methods have you found helpful?

[AyJay]

Old micro fibre cloth and simply slot it between the cogs and rub back and forth.
A quick spray with wd40 or a similar product will loosen grime

This works for me although not so easy with 10 speed. Not too much space between cogs.

 

[slowmotion]

I take the cassette off and stick it in an ultrasonic bath with some Jizer degreaser. Some people think this is appalling.

 

[Buck]

Old micro fibre cloth and simply slot it between the cogs and rub back and forth.
A quick spray with wd40 or a similar product will loosen grime

This works best for me too. I’ll tend to use a degreaser rather than WD40 but the same principle.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Cassette off, drop it into a suitably sized container with diesel in it. Swish the cassette about, leave to soak for half an hour, swish about again, maybe use a brush if you're really particular; remove from diesel bath and rise with hot soapy water, replace on bike.

Diesel here too
Old tooth brushes work

I have found, in the past, that using diesel in those chain-scrub baths tends to melt them after a while (unless it's the type of plastic used)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

You forgot to add once a year
Old rag and cd for me

Harsh, but probably fair

 

[night cycler]

I've concluded that the best way to clean a cassette is to fetch it in to the hoose.

What better things is there to be doing on a Saturday night?

 

[Lee_M]

White spirit and a paint brush.

It's a doddle

 

[dodgy]

Old kitchen dishwash brush, some neat FS1 and scrub, you'll soon develop a technique where the cassette rotates just enough to reveal the next dirty bit as you go.
Less than 60 seconds work, no faff. I used to use an old T-Shirt around a credit card, works ok when travelling on holiday, but nowhere near as effective as the above method.

 

[bpsmith]

Muc Off cassette brush for me. Long bristles specifically designed for the task. Cheap too, especially during their Black Friday 50% sales every year!

Edit: Until I got the Karcher OC3 recently. The last two rides I have literally hosed the whole bike down Followed by using a blower to get the water off afterwards. Bike looks spotless, even after really cruddy road conditions.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Take cassette off bike throw it in a bowl of degreaser ,swish around a bit use paintbrush ,rinse under tap.Allow to dry. Re fit on bike looking like a new one.

In between times I cut rags into strips fold them and pull back and for between cogs.I wouldn't put degreaser anywhere near the hubs.

Exactly what I do. In fact me and @Banjo are twins. If the cassette isn’t too dirty, I floss it with a wet wipe. Sparkly.

 

[si_c]

Squirt on some degreaser, then use a microfibre cloth, use the edges to get between the sprockets. Hose off. Repeat annually.

 

[derrick]

Get a few sets of these, they only take a week or so to come.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-set-Bi...739515&hash=item4d68b9b011:g:T2cAAOSwbihaIgUE

 

[raleighnut]

Karcher, just don't get it near the bearings.