SWSteve
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Is there anything I should know to avoid re: chain tools? Don't have a clue about what to get/avoid as haven't ever bought one before.
Cleaning the chain and cogs
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fullcycle
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is it necessary to purchase a chain cleaner? are they worth investing in or do they not make much of a difference?
mickle
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Dude. Read the thread.
SomethingLikeThat
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You can use any old brush as long as its clean, personally I like to use a toothbrush. Bit of swarfega, give the chain and cassette a good scrub, wash off carefully and then dry with a rag. I do the chainrings the same way as the front wheel flicks up dirt onto them.
fullcycle
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- Birmingham
I did ...............thus the question something like this maybe? http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000BS02...d=17641815511721976189&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=
mark st1
Plastic Manc
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hopless500
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- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
pardon?
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I 'mickled' a chain with a weeks worth of crud on it yesterday, which got a lot of the crud off . I then used a Lidl chain cleaner on it (using citrus degreaser) and it removed a lot of extra crud missed by 'mickling'. So yes IMO they do make big difference, but it all depends what you're wanting to do. It's not necessary to have one but they are useful if you do - but I only ever use it with the chain off the bike
I use the oil and rag wipe method for frequent day to day lubing/cleaning, but it's never gonna get all the crud off (assuming that what your after)
fullcycle
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Thanks for this
i think i will invest in one, ill try and get more confident in removing and replacing the cassette too so i can ensure i give it a thorough clean.
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Don't bother removing the cassette. Just take the wheel off, get a strip of old towel (a couple of inches wide), give id a squirt of GT85 and 'floss' in between the cogs. Takes 5 mins to get it looking like new 
Nigelnaturist
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Which bit didn't you understand, cleaning the cassette with a brush and white spirit like wise the chain, this can be done with the chain and cassette on or off the bike, or removing the pins/rivets to clean the cogs individually, or changing individual gears for others.pardon?
fullcycle
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Just looking at some videos on youtube of it now seems easy enough i know what my day off is going to involve nowDon't bother removing the cassette. Just take the wheel off, get a strip of old towel (a couple of inches wide), give id a squirt of GT85 and 'floss' in between the cogs. Takes 5 mins to get it looking like new
Nigelnaturist
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Takes me about that long to take the cassette off and clean and put it back on, but everyone has there own methods.Don't bother removing the cassette. Just take the wheel off, get a strip of old towel (a couple of inches wide), give id a squirt of GT85 and 'floss' in between the cogs. Takes 5 mins to get it looking like new
hopless500
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brush, white spirit and chain are bits I understand. The rest is alchemy and weird
Edit/ Can I just mention. I can drive a car but as far as the workings go -
it's a mystery 
