Quote Originally Posted by archibella
I've read some of the postings on chain cleaning, and have undertaken it twice (although I didn't remove the chain). But both times, within the first ride, my chain was black and juicy again! Hence the nice chain tatoos I always seem to end up with. I wasn't sure how much lubricant to put on the chain after cleaning, so I'm thinking I overdid it... lol. My question is how do I tell how much to put on?

Thanks-
What kind of lube do you use? I was overdoing the Tri-Flow so my husband told me to use about a one-second spray while spinning the cranks fast backward. Then wipe it off really, really well.

Also practice getting on and off the bike such that you don't hit the chainring. Easier said than done, I know, considering I'm still getting the biggest sharkbites you ever did see! But when I think about it I invariably avoid the mark. So I'm trying to think more.