Cleaning chain and gears advice please

[Accy cyclist]

One of my bikes is 14 years and around 30,000 miles old. I haven't seen the chain or gears for years as they're covered in oil,WD40,synthetic lubricant tar,road grime etc. If i was to buy a decent product to get all the old stuff off would my chain look new again,or would it still look black and well used?

 

[Rob3rt]

Buy a new chain.......

 

[Accy cyclist]

Buy a new chain.......

It's had a few links replaced over the years,but if it aint broke why fix it?

 

[The Horse's Mouth]

Although a new chain is my advice too.

If you want to clean it then get some decent degreaser and rub the entire chain with it. If you have WD40 in the house then squirt some on a clean rag hold it around the chain and then turn the pedals so that you feed the chain through the cloth. Do this over & over moving the rag to a clean bit until the rag remains clean. Once done get some decent chain oil on the chain.

 

[Rob3rt]

It's had a few links replaced over the years,but if it aint broke why fix it?

Are you for real?

 

[Biker Joe]

Type 'chain cleaning' in the 'search' box.
Loads of advice.

 

[compo]

I buy cheap KMC chains off Ebay at £6 a throw. Run it for 6 months then dump it for a new one. My cassettes last years!

It's had a few links replaced over the years,but if it aint broke why fix it?

Made me smile but raises the fair question of why new links if it "wasn't broke"?

 

[Koga]

I would not worry how it looks after 30,000 miles .....

 

[Dusty Bin]

It's had a few links replaced over the years,but if it aint broke why fix it?

if it ain't broke, why bother to ask the question in the first place?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Are you for real?

I buy cheap KMC chains off Ebay at £6 a throw. Run it for 6 months then dump it for a new one. My cassettes last years!



Made me smile but raises the fair question of why new links if it "wasn't broke"?

Yes quite! Maybe what i should've said was it aint broke now,so why fix it!

 

[Rob3rt]

Because it is worn and it is damaging the other running gear.

 

[Accy cyclist]

if it ain't broke, why bother to ask the question in the first place?

It's not repairing/replacing advice i'm after,just cleaning advice.

 

[Koga]

why bother cleaning it after 30,000 miles just wait for something to break and then replace.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Muc-Off chain cleaner.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Muc-Off-MUC...149599&sr=8-2&keywords=muck+off+chain+cleaner

 

[compo]

It's not repairing/replacing advice i'm after,just cleaning advice.

Take the chain and cassette to a garage and ask to use their parts washer in exchange for a couple of pounds in their charity box. I am fortunate to have a friend with an engineering firm which has proven useful a few times.