It was the dirt sticking to the gobs of honey-like goo that made it gritty. It was a dirt-magnet. I was even picking dog hair off the chain! Bleh.

Of course, the dog hair was just floating in the air when it got slurped up by the ravenous amoeba-goo... and that's not a sign of good housekeeping.

Does that mean I should clean my house so that my bikes stay cleaner? Maybe that would motivate me to run the vacuum once in a while.

Do it for the bikes!

(now if I could just figure out how cleaning my bathroom is good for the bikes, we'll be golden!)