Originally Posted by kill.cactus
Anyone know of any around the house cleaners that will work on chains and cassetts and whatever else usually gets dirty on a bike without damaging the bike? I mean I could just get some solvent stuff from nashbar but the whole shipping thing and all that inconvenience... Does anyone use common brand name stuff to clean their bikes?
Thanks

I use Simple Green. Good for cleaning chains and other moving parts, good for getting dirt off frames. Non-toxic, cheap, effective, smells good. Works at least as well as the expensive high-zoot Pedro's Citrus Bike Degreaser.