Old 05-27-06 | 11:16 AM
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From: Rolling hills of Piedmont NC

Bikes: 2008 Trek Madone 5.5, 2005 Marin Novato, Trek 7100

What ever happened to the sticky idea?

I've spent all morning using the search function and reading all sorts of opinions about cleaning the chain.

I suggest two stickies:
One for cleaning the chain ON the bike and another sticky for cleaning the chain OFF the bike.

From what I've read today:
-Simple Green attacks aluminum and probably shouldn't be used
(do Citrus cleaners attack aluminum too? Don't recall reading about that)
-Cleaning tools like the Park CM-5 are not designed for use with petroleum based degreasers.
-Forget cleaning, just replace the chain every so often.
-Brake cleaner works best but is a carcinogen.

So I think I'll just get a rag, a can of WD-40 and clean my chain, let it dry and then relube.
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