Originally Posted by cyccommute

Well there's the reason you have to clean the chain every 800 miles.

Don't use glop on it and you won't have to clean it all the time. This chain has been cleaned once when I installed it by shaking it in mineral spirits for about 30 seconds. The picture was taken in the dead of winter with regular winter riding.





The key to keeping the drivetrain clean is to not use something that is dirty on it