Originally Posted by
mraeryceos
I bet that's an impressive amount of miles; I don't measure mileage as I don't use a computer. Does the chain saw bar oil end up looking black on the chain after a couple weeks?
Instead of an ultrasonic cleaner, I use mineral spirits, or even paint thinner, and shake it in a bottle.
I rotate chains, 3-4 chains, 1 cassette, 0,5 middle ring. At 0,5% wear I thoroughly clean the chains with gasoline, dry them and heat them up in a vessel with chain saw oil. This besides the regular lubing and cleaning. Even then I get less than 17000 miles out of three-four chains. I might be doing something wrong. I do ride my bike in all weather conditions and a lot of road grime in the winter.
As with chains and lube: YMMV
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