Help cleaning my chain

[mickle]

Correct me I'm wrong.

Cheers

If your chain has got very manky it's very hard for the The Method alone to get on top of it. It's a method of chain maintenance not a rescue program.

I cannot bring myself to recommend actually degreasing your chain with a solvent or, heaven forbid, exposing your chain with WD85/GT40 - for all the reasons explained in the linked article. But once it's super manky I guess there's no alternative.

The key thing to remember about The Method is that by keeping to its priciples you should never need to degrease a chain ever again. Regular wiping keeps the grime under control, whilst regular lubing keeps the inner workings lubed. Repeat.

But you have to start with a clean chain.

 

[wiggydiggy]

If your chain has got very manky it's very hard for the The Method alone to get on top of it. It's a method of chain maintenance not a rescue program.

I cannot bring myself to recommend actually degreasing your chain with a solvent or, heaven forbid, exposing your chain with WD85/GT40 - for all the reasons explained in the linked article. But once it's super manky I guess there's no alternative.

The key thing to remember about The Method is that by keeping to its priciples you should never need to degrease a chain ever again. Regular wiping keeps the grime under control, whilst regular lubing keeps the inner workings lubed. Repeat.

But you have to start with a clean chain.

Following on from getting the Method link in another thread, I think I did catch mine in time and thank you for it. I will admit I went through about 6/7 cycles of Wipe – lube – wipe – wipe – wipe before little/no grime was coming off the chain but I'm a lot happier doing that a lot to start with than like you say mucking around with solvents etc

 

[Col5632]

I'll be cleaning my chain this weekend as its super dirty, shows you what i knew about chains too, i always cover the chain in oil and leave it at that, its only know i use the bike most days i realise how often it needs to be cleaned.

Will the above method clean the cassette also?

 

[mickle]

Will the above method clean the cassette also?

Nope. It's simply a low impact method of chain maintenance not a maid.

 

[Col5632]

Nope. It's simply a low impact method of chain maintenance not a maid.

Thanks i didnt think so, how would i go about making sure the whole drivetrain is clean then?

 

[Randochap]

There's a lot of good degreasers around (recommend citrus). Also lots of fancy chain-cleaning devices, but an old toothbrush works wonders. Then turn the chain through a rag. Repeat as needed. Full clean & lube video here, including drivetrain.

Incidentally, too much oil attracts gunk, which makes a nice grinding paste.