Bike cleaning - Groupset, Cassette etc

[rouxtjie]

I am going to attempt this,

 

You need

 

1 x bottle car shampoo(non waxy kind, motoquip makes 5L that works quite nice...not sunlight soap please)

this should be easy to get R50

 

1 x bottle degreaser(clean green will do)

http://www.cwcycles....gator-degreaser R150

 

1 x quicklink installed in your chain already that enables you to remove and install the chain in seconds

how do I know whether I have a quicklink installed?

 

1 x brush set, parktool makes a pretty nice pack for about 200 zars

http://www.cwcycles....toolz-brush-set R110

 

1 x bakkie that you can put clean green into..Butro ones work well

should be okay with this

 

1 x lockring remover tool

http://www.cwcycles....-remover-wrench R535

 

1 x chainwhip

http://www.cwcycles....assic-chain-rod R215

 

 

So I am in for around R1000 ?

 

I should just buy this for R600 ... http://www.chainreac...ce/rp-prod40997

Ja that toolkit is cool if you have nothing so I would go for that....

[Gandalf]

1 x lockring remover tool

http://www.cwcycles....-remover-wrench R535

 

This is not needed, you just need the cassette tool. Which is maybe under r100.

like so:

 

 

then just use a normal spanner that will fit it.

[cadenceblur]

_{correct, used with a socket set.}

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Ok cool, lets focus on the chain, cassette and crank(ring in particular)

 

You need

1 x bottle car shampoo(non waxy kind, motoquip makes 5L that works quite nice...not sunlight soap please)

1 x bottle degreaser(clean green will do)

1 x quicklink installed in your chain already that enables you to remove and install the chain in seconds

1 x brush set, parktool makes a pretty nice pack for about 200 zars

1 x bakkie that you can put clean green into..Butro ones work well

1 x lockring remover tool

1 x chainwhip

 

Take chain off bike and put in bakkie, cover with cleangreen and put lid on, leave it for a couple of hours. Go and wash bike as per usual with new brush set and car shampoo, scrup all the parts but make sure to have a brush that you will always use just for the parts that are greasy, don't use that for the rest of the bike...Scrub as clean as you can and rinse with water....NO PRESSURE HOSE AND NO CLEANGREAN OR DEGREASER. Remove cassette from freewheel using whip and lockring tool. Using clean green and brush to really get between the cogs and into all the gaps. wash with water. Put cassette back with lockring tool. Your crank should be easy to clean with a rag since there is not chain on the bike. Wipe clean between teeth and rings.

 

After a couple of hours, remove chain from cleangreen bath, rinse under a warm tap for about 2min. Dry chain with rag and install with quicklink.

 

Job done

 

Seeing as an old thread has been resurrected.

@Rouxtjie, my bakkie is going in for a service this weekend and I will be cleaning my bike at that time so would my Polo Vivo suffice in it's place for that portion of the clean????

[Paul Ruinaard]

Just clean the whole thing. You are not going to damage anything. All you need to worry about is keeping whatever degreaser you use away from your bb, wheel bearings, headset and freewheel. The rest is fine. I also put degreaser on my cassette, making sure none of it goes into the free wheel

 

Hose everything off with a hose pipe. Let it dry. Slide the cables back and put a drop of lube there and on your jockey wheels. Then lube the chain.

 

I normally spray a bit of Q20 onto the deraileur pivot points and the brake pivot points too and wipe off any excess with a paper towel.

 

You are actually doing more damage to your bike by not cleaning the drivetrain. Dirt is a moving parts worst enemy. It acts like grinding paste

best answer out there so far- but again this is like religion.

 

From some of the answers it sounds like people have nothing better to do than clean bikes. Do you guys ever get out there to ride these things - or is all your time spent on cleaning?

 

Hose, Kleen Green. Hose bike. Kleen Green chain. let stand for 10 minutes. Hose Kleen Green off. Stand in sun. Oil chain. Takes about 15 minutes.

 

Take to Josh for servicing every couple of months when it is really dirty. Let him fix the broken bits.

 

repeat every 6 months.

[rouxtjie]

Seeing as an old thread has been resurrected.

@Rouxtjie, my bakkie is going in for a service this weekend and I will be cleaning my bike at that time so would my Polo Vivo suffice in it's place for that portion of the clean????

whahahhaa TJOP! :clap:

[rouxtjie]

best answer out there so far- but again this is like religion.

 

From some of the answers it sounds like people have nothing better to do than clean bikes. Do you guys ever get out there to ride these things - or is all your time spent on cleaning?

 

Hose, Kleen Green. Hose bike. Kleen Green chain. let stand for 10 minutes. Hose Kleen Green off. Stand in sun. Oil chain. Takes about 15 minutes.

 

Take to Josh for servicing every couple of months when it is really dirty. Let him fix the broken bits.

 

repeat every 6 months.

Don't have you budget for bearings and BB's...but hey who I am I to judge....just soak the whole thing overnight in clean green....will sparkle like a diamond.

 

PS...If you look after your stuff you won't have to get broken things fixed so often...just a thought.

[Paul Ruinaard]

Don't have you budget for bearings and BB's...but hey who I am I to judge....just soak the whole thing overnight in clean green....will sparkle like a diamond.

 

PS...If you look after your stuff you won't have to get broken things fixed so often...just a thought.

I really don't have much maintenance.

 

But which bearings do you have in mind -remember i said spray the chain, not the cassette or the cluster or the cranks or the pivots etc.

 

Maybe i could have less, but other than being a fat boy and chewing chains and clusters, not much goes wrong.

 

There is a post on the Santa Cruz site where the guys clearly state that when they wash their bikes too often they get maintenance issues. So a hose is what they use after every ride, and leave the tougher stuff in place and do that once a month.

 

Makes you think.

 

Me I pedal the damn thing - hose it off, hang it up, do again next weekend.

 

This is an old thread so there are lots of opinion

[rouxtjie]

I really don't have much maintenance.

 

But which bearings do you have in mind -remember i said spray the chain, not the cassette or the cluster or the cranks or the pivots etc.

 

Maybe i could have less, but other than being a fat boy and chewing chains and clusters, not much goes wrong.

 

There is a post on the Santa Cruz site where the guys clearly state that when they wash their bikes too often they get maintenance issues. So a hose is what they use after every ride, and leave the tougher stuff in place and do that once a month.

 

Makes you think.

 

Me I pedal the damn thing - hose it off, hang it up, do again next weekend.

 

This is an old thread so there are lots of opinion

headset, BB and wheel bearing in particular...spray clean green concentrate on the cassette and your are bound to get some past the seals eventually. But hey if it works for you.

 

I find cleaning and maintaining my bike therapeutic...no jokes. Sunday afternoon, couple of cold ones and some ol school rock on my draadloos in my cave(garage)..its my happy place

 

Nothing better for me to make something clean / broken works nicely again. To each their own

[GaryvdM]

Maybe i could have less, but other than being a fat boy and chewing chains and clusters, not much goes wrong.

 

I don't think chewing chains and cassettes has much to do with your mass. It has a lot to do with how it's cleaned and lubed.

 

Indeed the cost of the time I spend cleaning my bike does not nearly come close to replacing the chain & cassette more often. So why do I do it. 1) I enjoy it. 2) It also make the power efficiency of the drive chain better, which makes me go faster.

 

Edited February 18, 2014 by GaryvdM

[rouxtjie]

I don't think chewing chains and cassettes has much to do with your mass. It has a lot to do with how it's cleaned and lubed.

 

Indeed the cost of the time I spend cleaning my bike does not nearly come close to replacing the chain & cassette more often. So why do I do it. 1) I enjoy it. 2) It also make the power efficiency of the drive chain better, which makes me go faster.

yea, not really a money thing...more gratification thing...but it needs to be your thing....dingaling. Ok bad joke

[Cassie]

headset, BB and wheel bearing in particular...spray clean green concentrate on the cassette and your are bound to get some past the seals eventually. But hey if it works for you.

 

I find cleaning and maintaining my bike therapeutic...no jokes. Sunday afternoon, couple of cold ones and some ol school rock on my draadloos in my cave(garage)..its my happy place

 

Nothing better for me to make something clean / broken works nicely again. To each their own

 

Hey boet, can I bring mine over for a clean??? Being therapeutic and all...

[rouxtjie]

Hey boet, can I bring mine over for a clean??? Being therapeutic and all...

Sure, I need a six pack(castle lite 440ml....thanks) as part of my therapy and all that....please see previous post for reference

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

whahahhaa TJOP! :clap:

 

Sorry, couldn't help myself.....

[rouxtjie]

Sorry, couldn't help myself.....

No probs....

 

PS n hond brink uit n bakkie....jy het n trok