So the chain and rings aren't supposed to be caked in thick, black grease? :eek: oops... Guess I'd better get to work... :o
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So the chain and rings aren't supposed to be caked in thick, black grease? :eek: oops... Guess I'd better get to work... :o
Of COURSE they are. How else do you think you get the distinctive "I ride a bike" grease stains on your legs/pants? :DQuote:
So the chain and rings aren't supposed to be caked in thick, black grease?
Grumble...the education one has to do around here.....grumble, grumble
:rolleyes:
MomOnBike
(who actually does try to keep her chain clean)
Well, since I'm not going to ride today.....I'm going outside to clean my bike.... She deserves it :) !
Lots of great info here! Thanks Denise, for starting this thread!
Exactly!Quote:
Originally Posted by kelownagirl
I have tried to "clean" my chain, but I really don't know how to do it. I put grease on... but it never seems to come "off". It's just always dirty! And then I add grease... and that doesn't help. UGH. I wish I could just pay someone to clean it for me.
As for my bike, I cleaned it for the 2nd time... in 2 years *gasp*... tonight. Sad, I know.
I use one of the quick links... just unsnap it, throw it in an empty Fruitwater bottle 1/4 full of solvent, let it sit a little while, shake, shake, shake, pull out chain, run (old) toothbrush over it, put it in again, shake, shake, shake, wipe down with cloth (old dish cloth? DGF's new dish cloth? Who knows?!) and let the solvent evaporate, then lube your way to happiness. ...oh, and use that brush and solvent on your filthy, filthy drivetrain, too. :)
Don't use grease. Chains need oil or specific chain lube.
Park Tool's "Chain Gang" is awesome. See my post somewhere around here. I think it started with "I'm in love"
yeah, the U of W teaches it's English Majors the art of hyperbole...:rolleyes:
And I use Boeing T-9 on my chain.
Can anyone suggest a good bike maint. book? I am very visual and it would help a lot to have a book with pics to follow while doing this stuff. BTW thanks for all the grerat info.
Check these two threads:Quote:
Originally Posted by jusdooit
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=9744
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=9439