Clean that Chain!!!!
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Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
That was my point as well. I'm all for free choice, let's leave compulsion in the helmet thread!!!!!!
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
I wish I had OCD 
the bike might get cleaned more often then 
the bike might get cleaned more often then
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User482
Guest
I'm staying well away from that debate!
gbb
Legendary Member
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- Peterborough
Ive come to that conclusion too. I use engine oil, the chains clean, but black. The trade off is simple. I lube regularly so the components last well, its a hell of a lot cheaper than specific lubes, does the same job, but you have a black chain..can't say it spoils my day.
I do remove the cassette and chainrings maybe 3 or 4 times a year and really get in there, usually when i give the bike a really good 'deep clean', but its for my own pleasure, not because it'll really make that much difference to the life of it all.
That said, if someones OCD about it (and i have been in the past)...fair play to them.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Shall we see if we can stretch this thread out to 200+ posts ahd have a slanging match about whether it is better/worse to clean chains regularly
Only 200? Where's your sense of adventure? I reckon we could get 300 easy
Believe it or not but mine does actually get cleaned every week ish. Like yours though 400bhp it will never ever look like the one in Fossy or Cubist's photo's
gbb
Legendary Member
- Location
- Peterborough
Used to have a guy at work with a 9 speed CB MTB. No care really with his bike, commuted in all weathers, didn't have particular problems. i raised this with him one day, clean and lube it all, it'll last longer.
His response...if i replace the chain and cassette once a year, i'm still saving money hand over fist by not paying bus fares, plus i can't be bothered with all that effort.
Fair enough, his logic can't be faulted. Diffrerent strokes...
400bhp
Guru
Interesting.
I've owned a 2nd hand Subway 1 since Dec10. Chain and front freewheel replaced early Jan 11. No idea how old the cassette was.
I use it for commuting in crap weather and for weekend rides with my daughter in a child seat. I've covered roughly 900 miles on it this year. I rarely cleaned the chain.
Checked the chain for wear last month because it was making a hell of a racket and running like a bag of spanners. You could actually see the stretch when looking at how the chain sat on the freewheel. Chain stretch was way past 1".
New chain and cassette duly added. Cost of about £45.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
I wish I had OCD
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Potsy even MY bike is cleaner than that!!! I think you need to move those armwarmers so they cover your hands and get polishing mate!!
peelywally
Active Member
i clean my chain after long rides its best to do a small job than wait till its an hour long job i think ,
a wipe with oily rag usually lubes and cleans it and takes 2minutes bit longer if grimy maybe ten minutes with toothbrush or 5 with chain cleaning tool ,
either way i hate having to sit there chipping caked grime and greasy muck off it for ages .
a wipe with oily rag usually lubes and cleans it and takes 2minutes bit longer if grimy maybe ten minutes with toothbrush or 5 with chain cleaning tool ,
either way i hate having to sit there chipping caked grime and greasy muck off it for ages .
MrHappyCyclist
Riding the Devil's HIghway
- Location
- Bolton, England
Mine at 2000 miles. Cleaned (with Park Tool chain cleaner) and lubed (with PTFE dry lube) every 500 miles.
So far, my micrometer says it's about 0.2% stretched. I intend to replace it at 0.5%.
So far, my micrometer says it's about 0.2% stretched. I intend to replace it at 0.5%.
mickle
innit
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- 53.933606, -1.076131
That looks quite worn to me - the rollers are loose on the pins.
