Have I found a good way to clean my cassette?

Am I a bad person for washing my cassette in the dishwasher?


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London
In particular, I wash them when I change from summer to winter tyres before storing them for next seasons riding.
Thanks for clarifying with the second post. Thought it was a wind up after the first.

No need to wash cassettes either. Just run a greasy cloth, preferably with a good seam back and forth between the cogs a few times. Bit of old shirt or suchlike is fine.
Anything else i must say strikes me as plain anal.
 

robgul

Legendary Member
Using a bit of sisal string like denatl floss, with a spray of degreaser, works a treat to clean cassettes

Rob
 

si_c

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Wirral
I've mentioned this before but ... a while ago I bought a packet of "gear floss" - bits of fat string for cleaning between your sprockets. They are brilliant and last for ages. Now, yes, I do realise that they cost more :ohmy: (a whole fiver for 20, oh my lord, I truly have more money than sense) than an old bit of rag but they are really good and that packet has lasted me a couple of years and is still going.
That just means either you don't clean your drivetrain enough!
 

Alan O

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Liverpool
I've mentioned this before but ... a while ago I bought a packet of "gear floss" - bits of fat string for cleaning between your sprockets. They are brilliant and last for ages. Now, yes, I do realise that they cost more :ohmy: (a whole fiver for 20, oh my lord, I truly have more money than sense) than an old bit of rag but they are really good and that packet has lasted me a couple of years and is still going.
Don't mean to criticize something that works... but have you thought of just buying a big ball of string for 50p or so? ;)
 

ozboz

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Richmond ,Surrey
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This the best way , find out the high tide times in Richmond and then go for a few scoops in the White Cross and leave it to Mother Nature ,, .....
 

TheDoctor

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What is this "cleaning" of which you speak?
I rode the Tissington Trail in September, and there's still a good half-inch of limestone-based crud stuck to my downtube.
 
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