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J4CKO

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I do mine once a week dependant on mileage, part of it is looking nice and part is preventetive maintenance, a well maintained bike rides better !

Brand new Spec Allez Elite, amazing how filthy it looks after 112 miles on salty wet roads, its easier to do a bit each week rather than playing catch up when it starts giving trouble.
 
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Matty

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Nr Edinburgh
Slightly off topic (apologies!) but what do motorcyclists do with their chains?
 
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Browser

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Location
Crowland, Lincolnshire, UK.
BentMikey said:
I thought many modern motorbike chains had o-ring seals now?
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They do, but my experience was that they still needed lubing. You can get a nice little device called a Scottoiler which automatically lubricates the chain as you ride, too much fuss for a bike but good for a motorcycle.
As for the cleaning/lube requirements of bicycles, as far as I'm concerned if we ever want to see a lot more people using bikes they need to be far less maintenance-intensive. To this end, bikes need better sealed bearings than a lot of manufacturers fit and, for those that want less maintenance, belt drive needs more development.
There's a lot to be said for oil-bath chian guards you know...........:laugh:
 
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Norm

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Browser said:
They do, but my experience was that they still needed lubing. You can get a nice little device called a Scottoiler which automatically lubricates the chain as you ride, too much fuss for a bike but good for a motorcycle.
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+1 to the Snotoiler. ;)

I was advocating total-loss lubrication a few days ago, the oil comes off carrying the shite with it. The Scott Oiler uses that theory too, frequent drips adding fresh oil whilst riding. :tongue:
 
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mark i

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My bike does not look great, it gets wash once a week or a fortnight (around 100 - 200 miles). More care and attention is paid to important areas, chain around once a week (mickle method), rims get a clean at least once a fortnight for braking. The rest gets looked at once it appears to be running out.
 
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Debian

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Location
West Midlands
I was just shocked at the amount of rust that was coming off the chain with the 3-in-1. This is despite using all sorts of expensive lubes at least weekly.

It'll be regular applications of 3-in-1 from now on for me.
 
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Crankarm

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Location
Nr Cambridge
I got the Hoover out this weekend for mine :wacko:. Honest. The mudguards were that .......... muddy, underneath. It was the only way I could think of removing the stuff without getting it everywhere and on everything. It was dry. Then once got most of the mud, grit and crud into the Hoover bag, I used a damp cloth to get them really clean. I'm please with me self as I have shaved quite a bit of weight off the bike as well hoovering it. It also means that next time it rains there won't be lots of mud/grit under the mudguard to cover the clean rear wheel and drive chain in crud. Also washed the rims and tyre walls with warm water, washing up liquid and a nail brush then rinsed with hose pipe. Now spotlessly clean and took all of 10 minutes. Plus did the usual chain check and clean, cassette, deraillieur and chain rings and spider.
 
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Debian

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West Midlands
Following the dismissal of the fancy synth lubes that were making, or at least contributing to making my chain rusty I'm now on the third day of using 3-in-1.

I have to say it looks much better. My chain, that was looking decidedly brown is now looking more like pristine again, shifting and smoothness generally is also fine. It seems a little quieter as well but that may be a trick of the mind.
 
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