Hello all,
I just wanted to join in as I have had a problem with my chain which I think I may have now sorted...
I bought a bike in October, it was a Boardman hybrid for commuting mainly, and I noticed after less than a month that the chain looked really orangey, almost rusty although I couldn't believe it after just a month. (I do keep it indoors, would that make a difference drying out quicker etc?)
I took it to
Evans and they did their cheapo Winter gear service for £15 which I was happy with as long as they got rid of the rust/orange, although I was a little disappointed as I actually wanted to learn what was wrong and how to fix it, not just leave it there and come back to collect. They tried to sell me a chain cleaner which I was resistant to, thinking that they were just trying to sell me stuff. They also sold me a little bottle of Finish Line wet lubricant, which I bought but have been pretty sparse with.
Problem sorted. Or not.
It happened again, I got out the wet lube and fixed it.
Today I looked at it and it looked a bit manky again, so I went and bought a chain cleaner which ended up being rubbish! Then I just sprayed it with a load of GT85, hose washed it all off (as recommended on the back of the can) and then reapplied wet lube. But I have just read the Mickle method (like it) and I obviously haven't wiped enough, so I've just done that now and it's back to looking metal coloured (not rust-orange or gunk-black!)
I hope this is now sorted as I don't like thinking it's gone rusty after just a few months (not excessive) use!
Thanks for any thoughts on this as I'm new to bike maintenance and could do with a few pointers. Cheers.