Originally Posted by
BearSquirrel
Ooooohhh, the irony. Then again, nothing says you can take a pass with a chain machine then move the chain to a 2L bottle where you claim it is more efficient.
Actually, I remove my chain when I'm doing crank maintenance and appreciate not having to push pins. I know damn sure that singlespeed riders remove their chains a LOT!!!!
Where did I ever say 2l bottle is more efficient?? Though my machine method may not be the totally sterile clean some more anal types here strive to achieve, it gets it clean enough. I get 4000+ miles from DA-10 chains before they reach the 75% mark on my Park chain gauge. I go through 2 to 3 chains a year depending on my miles.
I have many friends that use some sort of link but I just prefer to use my chain like Shimano designed it.
As for single speeds, They don't have the twisting forces created from shifting to worry about.
How often do you HAVE to do crank maintainance? I rarely have to touch mine and when I do it usually is time for a new chain anyways. Maybe I don't keep mine shiney all the time but I prefer to ride it more than clean it.
