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Old 02-21-14, 09:01 PM
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j814wong
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Originally Posted by Wilfred Laurier
i fear you may be missing the point of the shelbroco chain cleaning method

it was only a joke
and should never be attempted by anybody on any type of chain
new or old
for several main reasons i can think of
including
ridiculously excessive effort
the fact that a chain weakens every time you push the pin out
and the fact that modern multi speed chains cannot be properly reconnected with the original pin

the most hilarious thing about the shelbroco chain cleaning method
is that there are three 'kits' available
one includes a chain tool along with degreaser and grease and q tips

and the one for shimano chains has everything in the first kit
along with 114 shimano replacement pins

and the sram kit includes 57 quick links

if you really dont believe all the advice above that excessive cleaning does more harm than good to your chain
and think there might be some situation where complete chain disassembly is a good way to clean it
then you dont need to discuss this with bike mechanics
you need to discuss it with your psychiatrist
because the meds for your ocd need to be adjusted
Well, i honestly had no clue that it was any bit a joke.

Now that I scroll down... "This page was a joke"
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