Nah I just dip my old toothbrush on either gasoline or kerosene to the point it's not dripping, and brush my cogs out and spray with water. Repeat if nessesary. I usually do these once a week. No problems till now easier and cheapest way to clean my deore cassette.
David – did you ever consider wax? Please make a video on chain lube…and your view on old school wax (pot), ready-made wax lube …and of course the greasy ones…thanks
If you want to ruin your hub bearings, "THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT" This is the dumbest advice I've seen so far. As a professional mechanic and shop owner I see this mistake almost every day as people come to my shop wondering how come their near new $2K ~ $10K bike is making all this noise in the rear hub, I don't understand I keep it so Clean?
Um, since you're spraying water at the end, wouldn't it make a LOT more sense to remove the cassette first, so you don't risk water getting into the freehub and diluting the lubricant?
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Spray onto brush! Not all over cassette and freehub. Quick way to destroy the bearings with all that excess degreaser running into them.
Similar to the shoelace trick but better, use a rag spray it with degreaser pull it taut and use the edge to clean between sprocket rings. Done
how toxic is the solvent?
Nah I just dip my old toothbrush on either gasoline or kerosene to the point it's not dripping, and brush my cogs out and spray with water. Repeat if nessesary. I usually do these once a week. No problems till now easier and cheapest way to clean my deore cassette.
Ahhhh
Just use alcohol lol
I have become content with an almost clean drive chain, it works just as well, only looks a bit off. Reduces the work by like 90%
How do you clean the brush you’ve just got oil all over or do you throw it away.
The kinda guy that'll spray cleaners in his engine compartment to get it looking nice. I only recommend this if you've advertised your ride for sale.
water wii absorbing inside and make damage.
Rather do whole bike cleaning in car wash, if you don't understand why, think about why you don't do it inside your house. Ecology – simple as that
If you put just wax…remain almoust cleaner.😀and when you have disc…this operation made it with protection on rotor
David – did you ever consider wax? Please make a video on chain lube…and your view on old school wax (pot), ready-made wax lube …and of course the greasy ones…thanks
kerosene does the same thing. only better
If you want to ruin your hub bearings,
"THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT"
This is the dumbest advice I've seen so far. As a professional mechanic and shop owner I see this mistake almost every day as people come to my shop wondering how come their near new $2K ~ $10K bike is making all this noise in the rear hub, I don't understand I keep it so Clean?
My cassette comes off the wheel and I only use WD40 degreaser. Never never water. Never
I prefer ridin dirty..
This is just a regular way to clean your cassette. I don't see anything amazing to be honest.
Omg u take it off and do it one way to fk you're hubs with the chain cleaner plian noob move this 🤣🤣
Make sure you wash the bearings. Get all that icky grease out of there.
Um, since you're spraying water at the end, wouldn't it make a LOT more sense to remove the cassette first, so you don't risk water getting into the freehub and diluting the lubricant?
Everyone on here is a bike maintenance expert or wanna be ecologist bitching about “the environment” ffs get a life you sad little people
If you use wax base lube, you never need any other cleaner except water.
Can’t believed I just watched a vid of a bloke cleaning his bike
This makes me cringe so hard. Who would spray degreaser inside their freehub body… Say goodbye to greased bearings…
Morgan Blue chain cleaner the GOAT
dishwasher, works, or soak in gasoline
Can of automotive brake cleaner works for me