Originally Posted by
gauvins
We toured all summer, wiping/lubricating the chains regularly. As I now prep the bikes for transit, I am surprised by the amount of gunk accumulated between the RD jockey wheels (on the side facing the spokes), and in the cassettes, between the cogs.
What maintenance routine do you suggest? (what to do, at what intervals, using what consumables).
As mentioned before do a lot more wiping after lubing the chain. I'm not commutting as much as I used to but for three years through rain, snow and sun I eventually moved to using the wet lubes because they were less likely to rust overnight when the bike dried out but it took a lot of wiping to remove the excess that came with one drop per link. For a few years I did a no cleaning routine and simply changed the chain every year.