david1701
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Bude, Cornwall
I likey 
cough good use for a windows disk 
cough good use for a windows disk 
The Mickle Method - a thank you
- Thread starter CopperCyclist
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baldycyclist
Über Member
- Location
- Sunderland
I use baby wipes for the mickle method - just adds to the experience with the effect of having oh so soft hands once finished!
baldycyclist
Über Member
- Location
- Sunderland
foss you could have created a competition to see who has the cleanest bits!!!!!Oily rag - run in between sprockets to clean. Quick squirt of WD if really mucky. You too can have a cassette like this !
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
Another +1 for the Mickle method 
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Shame he's been moaning about it ever since he posted it but "The Old Rag 'n' Oil Method" doesn't quite have the same ring to it. 
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Shame he's been moaning about it ever since he posted it but "The Old Rag 'n' Oil Method" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
False protest me thinks, I'll bet he loves it....
....I would.(It's not like he invented it either...)
mrandmrspoves
Middle aged bald git.
- Location
- Narfuk
Salt and dogs should not be used for cleaning any part of a bicycle and I would hate people to make the mistake of thinking otherwise.False protest me thinks, I'll bet he loves it....
(It's not like he invented it either...)
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Using the right dog leaves a lovely lustre....
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Due to the salt down on the roads at the mo I've been giving the bikes a full on soapy wash after every ride, thats about 8 washes in the last 12 days. Probably more than I've had....
mrandmrspoves
Middle aged bald git.
- Location
- Narfuk
I stepped in a poodle once!
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Lucky it wasn't a Shih-tzu.
MarquisMatsugae
Guest
Imagine my disappointment when I realised it had nothing to do with sex
Indeed but there is no doubt the "The dodgy Method" might not have caught on in quite the same way !Hang on a minute, Mickle is a nice guy and all that, but he didn't 'create' the technique of wiping a chain. I've been doing that for almost 30 years and I bet lots of other people have been too!
I've been extolling the virtues of this technique to many, some prefer to remain ignorant and use all kinds of useless, messy chain cleaning contraptions. I don't know anyone that's started using the wipe with a rag technique (ok - 'the mickle method) who has gone back to their old ways.
Congrats to mickle for popularising it with a catchy name
Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
I have recently taken to using a washing up brush and degreaser for my big cleans. The bristles are firm and long enough to reach the parts that other brushes cant't.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
in the seventies we used to call this very method "cleaning a chain".
