A clean bike chain means your mountain bike will perform better and your drivetrain will last longer. Some people find cleaning a drivetrain therapeutic, but others hate the hassle. Isaac Mundy shows you what he has found to be the easiest and most effective method of giving your chain a deep clean.
โฑ๏ธ Timestamps โฑ๏ธ
00:00 – Intro
00:47 – Setup
03:00 – Products
04:28 – Cleaning
06:01 – Drying
06:37 – Next Level Cleaning
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Grease on your cousins… When did GMBN move to Alabama?
I find xylene works the best. Make sure to have proper PPE and adequate ventilation. I put my chain in a glass jar, shake it up and let it soak for a bit. I've never had a failed quick link.
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Clean it well and move to hot wax immersion. Much better in all aspects.
I take the chain and cassette off and clean them in a metal tub or basin .
Boston degreaser from the hardware store .
The hosing isn't such a good idea as it can push debris into and behind seals .
I just put the chain in bottle with fuel, wash it with brush, dry it. Then install it back on the bike and apply dry lube again.
Ultrasonic cleaner is brilliant bought a cheap "jewellery" ultrasonic cleaner in aldi chanin comes out like new after 2-3 cycles
I think you need to clean your drive system more often looking at the state it was in ๐๐คฃ
Foaming engine cleaner and a 3200 psi pressure washer is the fastest way. If you are worried about the pressure, take it all off and soak in gasoline.
Where the other guy from GMBNT
can bet some brainless people who drive car everyday will be complaining how cleaning our bike damages the environment
If all chains had a master link this would be a non issue. That is the number one reason for not cleaning a drive train.
I Soak my chain in a jar of cheap petrol for a while, give it a shake let it settle for a while rinse in cheap alcohol remove and let dry then lube as per your preference – The petrol and alcohol can be re used several times, I syphon off the petrol and the alcohol leaving the sludge which can be safely disposed of – I use this method for all parts of my drive train
Great in depth vid, Isaac! Thx ๐๐ฝ
Get Rock n Roll Gold lube, then you never have to clean it, simples.
I actually just cleaned my chain a few days ago because I decided to switch to a different lube. All I did was wipe the chain down with a microfiber cloth to get the main grime off it, then I saturated a microfiber cloth with acetone based brake cleaner and ran the chain through the cloth a bunch of times. I did this with the chain still on my bike. I then used Rock & Roll Gold lube which cleans and lubes the chain. I applied a huge amount (which the instructions tell you to do) and wiped the chain down until it was almost dry. The R&R Gold really cleaned the chain up nice and it's nice and lubed since the R&R Gold has some wax in it.
Another chain cleaning video lol
Hot wax immersion end of story.
Unless you're pressure washing and aiming perpendicularly at the axle, you won't get any water inside the free hub. It's more likely you'll get it riding in loose mud or very wet conditions. Even then, unless you haven't used any, the water will probably stop at the grease layer