Chain Cleaning Rituals
03-18-07 | 08:18 PM
#2
pedros ice wax. put it on your chain and let dry. use some sort of lint free cloth and wipe it clean = slick as snot.
03-18-07 | 08:23 PM
#3
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From: Boise, Idyho
Bikes: '04 fisher 29er, NYC Bikes CityFixed
I wipe my chain down, if it's real grimey, I hit it with a nylon brush.
Then I apply rock"n"Roll lube liberally. Ride around the block 2-3 times, then come back and wipe the chain down with a paper towel or a any lint free rag.
I just use the regular Rock Gold lube, the "Hardcore" road formula didn't work as well for me. I've heard the "Extreme" is great, but I have a ton of the gold right now.
Then I apply rock"n"Roll lube liberally. Ride around the block 2-3 times, then come back and wipe the chain down with a paper towel or a any lint free rag.
I just use the regular Rock Gold lube, the "Hardcore" road formula didn't work as well for me. I've heard the "Extreme" is great, but I have a ton of the gold right now.
03-18-07 | 08:29 PM
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From: DC
Bikes: Sworks E5, ritte Bosberg
I hate to be that guy but this was discussed in detail ~11 days ago under the thread name clean chains
03-18-07 | 08:49 PM
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From: Zoo York City
White lightning- self cleaning You have to relube 2x a week, but your chain is always clean to the touch on the outside, nice and lubed on the inside. Plus, it "squooshes" out the dirt and grime from inside the link. I don't pay much for it though.
In terms of absolute buttery smoothness I stick with prolink.
In terms of absolute buttery smoothness I stick with prolink.
03-18-07 | 08:58 PM
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From: Van BC
I tried cleaning my chain by submerging it in a jar of solvent as recommended in that 10 day old thread, and I'm a convert. **** detergent-based degreasers, they just do not work anywhere near as well.
Last edited by mander; 03-18-07 at 09:29 PM.
03-18-07 | 09:08 PM
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From: Bend, Oregon
Bikes: Realm Cycles Custom
The city puts volcanic cinder down for traction on ice, and when it rains the wet cinder goes up into my chain and turns into a gritty mess on any lube I use other than the waxy ones (and I have my doubts about the waxy ones).
I take my chain off and spray it with WD-40 as a solvent.
After it soaks for awhile, I wash it in my kitchen sink with soap and hot water.
Sometimes I let it soak for awhile in the hot soapy water.
Then I spray it a again with the WD-40 to displace the water, wipe it down very thoroughly with paper towels, and lube it with whatever seems like the right lube at the time.
In the absence of rain and cinder, I don't clean or lube my chain.
It can go all summer without any more than a wipedown.
I take my chain off and spray it with WD-40 as a solvent.
After it soaks for awhile, I wash it in my kitchen sink with soap and hot water.
Sometimes I let it soak for awhile in the hot soapy water.
Then I spray it a again with the WD-40 to displace the water, wipe it down very thoroughly with paper towels, and lube it with whatever seems like the right lube at the time.
In the absence of rain and cinder, I don't clean or lube my chain.
It can go all summer without any more than a wipedown.
