Curious if anyone else has tried this, and with what success/failure: My drive train was FILTHY this weekend, when I decided to finally clean it. By filth, I mean the chain was covered in what can only be described as sludge, the derailleur sprockets were covered in more of the same, plus some grass; the cassette chain rings had turned from silver to black, and the front derailleur was covered in so much mud, all I could see was the chain guide component! I started cleaning it with fresh water and degreaser, the kind you find in the LBS, but I ran out of that stuff. With nothing on hand, I thought to myself, "self, let's try some tide detergent." All said and done, a hard bristle brush and a bucket of tide and water cleaned everything up in a hurry.

Anyone else here clean their drive train with a detergent like tide? What has been the outcome of using this kind of detergent?

BTW: the bike is an '05 Iguana, mainly stock, but with a new LX RD, so if anything needs to be replaced as a result of my cleaning, I can consider it as a forced upgrade