spandex
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Please just give it a go
for me
for me
Is GT85 any good?
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Dave5N
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Abitrary said:
Good God. A post with a sense of perspective.
I don't think you appreciate the symbolic importance of this thread. Makes religious schism seem trivial.
byegad
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I use GT85 for the chain. I also use a propriety chain oil. The GT85 is easy to put on just back pedal the whole chain through the spray. The 'proper' chain oil takes a little longer to apply.
I use GT85 to clean the chain when it gets gritty. A slow process of heavily spraying a section of chain while holding a lint free cloth under the section, an old tooth brush is handy to move stubborn grit paste. Then move on to the next section. Once the whole chain is clean a wipe with a clean dry lint free cloth to remove excess GT85 and go for a short ride, 5 miles or so, to dry it all out then lube with the 'proper' chain oil.
Does it work? Well I always get a good laugh on forums where people tell the credulous to change their chain every thousand miles or they'll wear out the chainrings and cassette. My commuter bike has around 15000 miles on the Deaore chainrings and cassette and is only just onto its third chain. The teeth on the cassette and rings are near perfect with no skip on the new chain went it went on a thousand miles ago. It got used in all weathers and all seasons and the chain was cleaned as above every two thousand miles or so.
I use GT85 to clean the chain when it gets gritty. A slow process of heavily spraying a section of chain while holding a lint free cloth under the section, an old tooth brush is handy to move stubborn grit paste. Then move on to the next section. Once the whole chain is clean a wipe with a clean dry lint free cloth to remove excess GT85 and go for a short ride, 5 miles or so, to dry it all out then lube with the 'proper' chain oil.
Does it work? Well I always get a good laugh on forums where people tell the credulous to change their chain every thousand miles or they'll wear out the chainrings and cassette. My commuter bike has around 15000 miles on the Deaore chainrings and cassette and is only just onto its third chain. The teeth on the cassette and rings are near perfect with no skip on the new chain went it went on a thousand miles ago. It got used in all weathers and all seasons and the chain was cleaned as above every two thousand miles or so.
spandex
I love Dr D
Abitrary said:
That is so funnyskwerl said:
Sorry there was many things I miss read last night
papercorn2000
Senior Member
Go to Lidls or Aldis, they do 3 in 1 spray quite cheap.
spandex
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papercorn2000 said:
NOOOOOOO it gets worse
ultraviolet
it can't rain all the time....
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- Hythe, Kent, UK
GT85 i find is just too thin a lube for chains. in theory we should all be cleaning our chains after every ride and GT85 would be great for that as after it dries theres not much left on the chain. as primarly an off-roader i find its only realy good for cables and weather proofing the odd nut/bolt.
chain wax is the way to go :-)
chain wax is the way to go :-)
spandex
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Welcome ultraviolet to CC and the mad house!
e-rider
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OK - I got it wrong - WD40 contains ZERO water - sorry!
ultraviolet
it can't rain all the time....
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tundragumski said:
surely as it repels water.... and things when sprayed with it don't go rusty, was a bit of a give-away? :-)
e-rider
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yes, that's what you get for listening to someone else and not thinking for yourself - if I had thought about my initial comment for all of 1 second I would have realised my mistake! Can we move on now
Using an SRAM link, the chain is off the bike in seconds.
I then use Cif liquid kitchen cleaner and a washing up brush to cut the dark paste that builds up on the chain. Rinse off in water, hang from a hook in the wall, spray with WD40, and leave to dry
Wipe off the rollers and chainwheels with an oily rag.
Replace chain.
Lube with GT85.
Takes just a few minutes.
I then use Cif liquid kitchen cleaner and a washing up brush to cut the dark paste that builds up on the chain. Rinse off in water, hang from a hook in the wall, spray with WD40, and leave to dry
Wipe off the rollers and chainwheels with an oily rag.
Replace chain.
Lube with GT85.
Takes just a few minutes.
mickle
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From an earlier discussion;ivancarlos said:
Right then, 'Unckle Mickles Foolproof Chain Maintenance Programme is as follows.
(1) Purchase a bottle, not an aerosol, of proper chain lube (not WD85, not GT40, not 'oil', not 3 in 1, not even basil infused virgin olive oil although any of the above will work better than nothing. Just) of the kind manufactured by Finish Line, Pedros, White Lightning etc and sold in your local bike shop.
(2) Wipe your chain with a rag (Cotton. Old T shirts or sheets are ideal) until no more black gunk comes off on the rag. I do it with the bike in a work stand, set the bike in top gear and drag the lower run of chain through the rag.
(3) Apply lube to the chain ensuring that every link gets a drop. If the chain is warm all the better. Then spin the pedals backwards a few times, this allows the lube to get to the inside of the chain by capillary action.
(4) Wipe the chain until the rag comes clean.
(5) Lube.
(6) Wipe.
(7) Wipe.
(8) Ride a few miles and wipe again.
As a general rule aim to spend ten times longer wiping the chain than applying lube and the last thing you do is wipe it.
There should be no lube on the exterior surfaces of the chain save a thin barrier against oxidization.
No degreaser. No chain cleaning machine. Job done in four minutes.
Repeat as often as you like, the more often you do it the cleaner your chain will be and the longer it will last.
