Originally Posted by
prathmann
... After a few thousand miles a definite trend was observed in the measured lengths with the half that was repeatedly cleaned consistently measuring longer (i.e. more worn) than the half that was never cleaned..
I don't normally do any chain cleaning and wouldn't consider doing it on tour. Finding a replacement chain every 10000 km or so doesn't seem like too much of an inconvenience.
Originally Posted by
prathmann
...The fact that no benefit at all was shown and in fact there was faster wear is pretty convincing to me until I'm shown some different results...
so no chain cleaning at all? don't wipe down once a week or once a month?
nothing after a muddy or rainy ride? just ride maintenance-free for 10K?
let's just add this to the "disagreements" thread.
Originally Posted by
KD5NRH
... it's just not worth it to try to extend the life of a $10-14 part by a few miles...
worth it to extend the life of the much more expensive cassettes and
chain rings?