How do you clean your chain?

[battered]

Yeah I did did read it in the late 70's. Brilliant book on the 2 views of life the Classical vs the Romantic approach. Used it in my dissertation for my PGCE.

Is it? Never come across this analysis before, thought it was just an anti war novel with comic elements.

 

[guitarpete247]

Is it? Never come across this analysis before, thought it was just an anti war novel with comic elements.

I was on about "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance" by Robert M. Pirsig. In my college library it was kept in the Philosophy section not Fiction.

 

[guitarpete247]

With respect, you are confusing 2 characters. Orr and Dunbar iirc.

You remember it better than I do. It is atleast 30 years ago that I read it for the 2nd time. Must get round to re-reading it. Dunbar is the one who cultivates boredom to prolong his life or at least make it seem longer.
For anyone else interested here is a guide to the charachters.

By the way I clean my chain with a chain cleaner from Aldi/Lidl (can't remember which) and lube, wipe, run and re-wipe. MTB I rinse off debris from mucky ride with hose and small brush and re-lube, wipe, wipe again.

 

[longers]

Orr keeps apples in his mouth doesn't he?

Back to chain cleaning, mine doesn't get caked up with muck so wipe and relube works very well.

 

[battered]

I was on about "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance" by Robert M. Pirsig. In my college library it was kept in the Philosophy section not Fiction.

Ah, that explains it. I never finished Zen &, I enjoyed the early bits about him exploring, his relationship with the bike, learning about machines and personal relationships en route, life as a journey and so on, then the latter third I considered to be a load of pretentious nonsense, so I dumped it.

 

[shrew]

I rub it with lard and get the dog to lick it clean

think ill try this one.

 

[guitarpete247]

I rub it with lard and get the dog to lick it clean

I really hope you are talking about your chain cleaning regime.

 

[ramses]

I rub it with lard and get the dog to lick it clean

Well that has just made my day. I can't stop chuckling!

 

[martyp]

my guitar cleaning method is:
1. Take too big a swig of beer from my glass when playing live.
2. Strategically let beer drip from beard onto instrument.
3. Leave to soak.[/QUOTE]


Am guessing it's not a '58 Strat so....

 

[Fab Foodie]

Ah, that explains it. I never finished Zen &, I enjoyed the early bits about him exploring, his relationship with the bike, learning about machines and personal relationships en route, life as a journey and so on, then the latter third I considered to be a load of pretentious nonsense, so I dumped it.

That was my experience too.