EasyPeez
Veteran
- Location
- Cottingham, East Yorkshire
Hi,
I'm finally picking up my new bike this week and would appreciate tips on the best way to clean disc brakes as I've never had them before. Is a going over with a sponge and soapy water as part of the general frame and wheel clean good enough, or do they require some kind of bespoke cleaner?
Also, chain-wise I'm happily Mickling away on my old bike currently and am planning to do the same on my new ride, but as I'll only be riding it in dry conditions was planning on using dry lube on this one instead of the bike oil I use currently. I know this is probably a daft question, but will Mickling still work with dry lube? I can't see how it will, but then I haven't used dry lube yet so am not sure what it's like.
Finally, what does everyone like to do when it comes to a good degrease? I've heard poor reviews of the chain cleaning tools so was thinking of avoiding them and going for something like this -
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLbdCXoNKXY
Thoughts? Is it ok to Mickle daily and then go for a degrease like this every month or two, or are the 2 techniques counter-productive when combined? And if an occasional full degrease is a good idea would that Fenwick's foam and sponge be a decent method? I've heard of people taking the chain off and soaking in white spirit, then using a cloth with white spirit on the cassette and chainring but it's only possible to take the chain off fully with a chain tool isn't it? Or can I fit a Sram Powerlink even though the chain it comes with is a KMC X10?
Thanks for any help you can offer, and sorry for the ignorance displayed in some of these noob questions!
Andy
I'm finally picking up my new bike this week and would appreciate tips on the best way to clean disc brakes as I've never had them before. Is a going over with a sponge and soapy water as part of the general frame and wheel clean good enough, or do they require some kind of bespoke cleaner?
Also, chain-wise I'm happily Mickling away on my old bike currently and am planning to do the same on my new ride, but as I'll only be riding it in dry conditions was planning on using dry lube on this one instead of the bike oil I use currently. I know this is probably a daft question, but will Mickling still work with dry lube? I can't see how it will, but then I haven't used dry lube yet so am not sure what it's like.
Finally, what does everyone like to do when it comes to a good degrease? I've heard poor reviews of the chain cleaning tools so was thinking of avoiding them and going for something like this -
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLbdCXoNKXY
Thoughts? Is it ok to Mickle daily and then go for a degrease like this every month or two, or are the 2 techniques counter-productive when combined? And if an occasional full degrease is a good idea would that Fenwick's foam and sponge be a decent method? I've heard of people taking the chain off and soaking in white spirit, then using a cloth with white spirit on the cassette and chainring but it's only possible to take the chain off fully with a chain tool isn't it? Or can I fit a Sram Powerlink even though the chain it comes with is a KMC X10?
Thanks for any help you can offer, and sorry for the ignorance displayed in some of these noob questions!
Andy