Originally Posted by
Gramercy
Does anybody use de-greaser to clean their chain or do you guys just apply a few drops of lube every few weeks (like me).
I do a quick drivetrain clean. Since the hose is sometimes hard to retrieve I use the "way I did it when I lived in an apartment" way, which is to use water bottles for rinsing water.
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Sprinter della Casa: How To - Clean Your Chain
I use Simple Green.
I use one of those supermarket reusable bags, carry 6-8 bottles to the bike, and go at it. I have a spray thing of Simple Green, the Grunge Brush for the center part of the chain and the sides, and a regular Park/Pedros brush (meaning I have two that I use interchangeably) for the cassette/pulleys/cages and detail work on the chain.
I leave everything on the bike.
If I ride outside and it rains then I usually wash the bike before I go inside, it's already wet/dirty etc. Otherwise it's every month or so since I ride outside so rarely. It's every 2-3 months in the winter, whenever it's warmer than 30-35 deg outside.