Christoph Posted May 31, 2010 Share Hi guys I'm wondering what is the best way to clean a road bike's drivetrain... Here's my method: 1 I've got shimano so I undo the SRAM link 2 take the cassette off 3 put the loose chain and cassette in (Valvoline) degreaser 4 wash well and rinse woth water 5 dry the chain and cassette with a cloth 6 clean chainrings with a damph cloth 7 re-fit chain and cassette 8 spin the gears to get excess water off 9 lube with WhiteLightning or Squirt (dry lube) Is it a good idea to totally degrease your chain and cassette or is clean green fine? What do you do when you have campag? (about the chain cleaning) Is their such a thing as a campag chain link for 10 or 11 speed? What lube is best for typical South AFrican Mielie Lande road riding? (Semi-clean roads with dirt patches here and there) Which groupset is the most user-friendly considering wash and lubing and maintaining? I wash and lube my bike every 2 weeks (I average about 450km a week) Thanks guys Any comments will be highly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker Posted May 31, 2010 Share I use a Park Tool chain cleaner with Clean Green or similar degreaser and a stiff long bristhled brush (dishwasher brush from Spar) to clean chain and gears. When i strip a bike for service then i follow your method. I just drop the chain into a small coke bottle and add parafine, shake, soak and rinse with degreaser. Cut bottle open to remove chain. I only use Squirt on my chains. We get high milage out of our drive trains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Brunsdon Posted May 31, 2010 Share The bottle method is still the best. I also found that since I switched to dry lube, I only use a hard brush (carpet one from PnP - R10 randts) and some hotwater + car wash + elbo grease. Must note that after getting my elchepo bike stand (R120 randts), it makes a big difference in getting to those hard to reach places. I also us the opportunity to service my bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendonMyb Posted June 1, 2010 Share well my method is a little more tedious but works 100% nail brush & clean green & scrub the chain. it takes time no doubt but i get a clean drive train & the end result is as any other - clean.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIVETRAIN Posted June 1, 2010 Share I spray engine cleaner on - let soak for a few minutes, spray again, brush in between...rinse & wipe clean ... works a treat !!! 'dt" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Brunsdon Posted June 1, 2010 Share No, you all got it wrong, this is how you do it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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