Inexpensive Chain lube/cleaner?

chrisc said:

What are some
good alternatives

Toothbrush, Simple Green, garden hose. Do it outside. Messy, but very
effective.

Lube is your choice. I used cheap generic teflon dry lube, but somebody
will be sure to point out its horrors in a subsequent post. :P

chrisc said:

What are some
good alternatives

Toothbrush, Simple Green, garden hose. Do it outside. Messy, but very
effective.

Lube is your choice. I used cheap generic teflon dry lube, but somebody
will be sure to point out its horrors in a subsequent post. :P

chrisc said:

What are some
good alternatives

Toothbrush, Simple Green, garden hose. Do it outside. Messy, but very
effective.

Lube is your choice. I used cheap generic teflon dry lube, but somebody
will be sure to point out its horrors in a subsequent post. :P

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

You may want to search r.b.m /and/ r.b.t. for chain cleaning, chain
lubrication, chain lubes, etc. Lots of good information lies within.

Good luck!

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

You may want to search r.b.m /and/ r.b.t. for chain cleaning, chain
lubrication, chain lubes, etc. Lots of good information lies within.

Good luck!

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

You may want to search r.b.m /and/ r.b.t. for chain cleaning, chain
lubrication, chain lubes, etc. Lots of good information lies within.

Good luck!

I use Simple Green and White Lightning. I just tried the White
Lightning stuff this year (Nashbar sale) and it seems to work as
advertised -- no squeakies for weeks at a time. Dunno if that's the
chemistry or the technique they recommend (lube twice, leave overnight
between applications).

Also, I've had good luck with a nylon-bristle pots/pans brush (as
opposed to a toothbrush) for scrubbing parts. The longer bristles seem
to get into the hard-to-reach places better than a toothbrush.

-JR

I use Simple Green and White Lightning. I just tried the White
Lightning stuff this year (Nashbar sale) and it seems to work as
advertised -- no squeakies for weeks at a time. Dunno if that's the
chemistry or the technique they recommend (lube twice, leave overnight
between applications).

Also, I've had good luck with a nylon-bristle pots/pans brush (as
opposed to a toothbrush) for scrubbing parts. The longer bristles seem
to get into the hard-to-reach places better than a toothbrush.

-JR

I use Simple Green and White Lightning. I just tried the White
Lightning stuff this year (Nashbar sale) and it seems to work as
advertised -- no squeakies for weeks at a time. Dunno if that's the
chemistry or the technique they recommend (lube twice, leave overnight
between applications).

Also, I've had good luck with a nylon-bristle pots/pans brush (as
opposed to a toothbrush) for scrubbing parts. The longer bristles seem
to get into the hard-to-reach places better than a toothbrush.

-JR

I submit that on or about Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:42:51 GMT, the person
known to the court as "chrisc" <[email hidden]> made a
statement (<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's bundle)
to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?

Chainsaw oil is good. For cleaning, turpentine substitute or
kerosene, but make sure the chain is properly flushed through and
dried before applying oil.

The recommended technique is to use three chains, one in the cleaning
bath, one soaking in oil and one on the bike :-)

For cleaning, the Sheldon Shake is very much the most effective
technique. Although kerosene etc. is effective, citrus degreaser
(which I think you an get in gallons if you know where to look) does
seem to me to be better. But I have no actual evidence for that.
Remember that bike-shop people have to cost their time, so if it takes
a day for kerosene to dry out they won't be using it, whereas you or I
probably don't care that much.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

I submit that on or about Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:42:51 GMT, the person
known to the court as "chrisc" <[email hidden]> made a
statement (<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's bundle)
to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?

Chainsaw oil is good. For cleaning, turpentine substitute or
kerosene, but make sure the chain is properly flushed through and
dried before applying oil.

The recommended technique is to use three chains, one in the cleaning
bath, one soaking in oil and one on the bike :-)

For cleaning, the Sheldon Shake is very much the most effective
technique. Although kerosene etc. is effective, citrus degreaser
(which I think you an get in gallons if you know where to look) does
seem to me to be better. But I have no actual evidence for that.
Remember that bike-shop people have to cost their time, so if it takes
a day for kerosene to dry out they won't be using it, whereas you or I
probably don't care that much.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

I submit that on or about Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:42:51 GMT, the person
known to the court as "chrisc" <[email hidden]> made a
statement (<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's bundle)
to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?

Chainsaw oil is good. For cleaning, turpentine substitute or
kerosene, but make sure the chain is properly flushed through and
dried before applying oil.

The recommended technique is to use three chains, one in the cleaning
bath, one soaking in oil and one on the bike :-)

For cleaning, the Sheldon Shake is very much the most effective
technique. Although kerosene etc. is effective, citrus degreaser
(which I think you an get in gallons if you know where to look) does
seem to me to be better. But I have no actual evidence for that.
Remember that bike-shop people have to cost their time, so if it takes
a day for kerosene to dry out they won't be using it, whereas you or I
probably don't care that much.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

I think it's all the same. Just squirt some Pennzoil on it or something.

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

I think it's all the same. Just squirt some Pennzoil on it or something.

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

I think it's all the same. Just squirt some Pennzoil on it or something.

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

I think it's all the same. Just squirt some Pennzoil on it or something.

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

White Lightning doesn't last for more than a 50 mile dry ride. Just use
any oil (motor oil if you can't afford $10/yr for bike lube). Don't
bother degreasing, just wipe down occasionally & relube. Use cheap
chains, buy a few when on sale, change them when they stretch to a pin
diameter over a foot. Unless you're the type that cleans a bike with
Q-tips, life's to short.

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

White Lightning doesn't last for more than a 50 mile dry ride. Just use
any oil (motor oil if you can't afford $10/yr for bike lube). Don't
bother degreasing, just wipe down occasionally & relube. Use cheap
chains, buy a few when on sale, change them when they stretch to a pin
diameter over a foot. Unless you're the type that cleans a bike with
Q-tips, life's to short.

chrisc said:

The Finish line stuff can be expensive using it every week. What are some
good alternatives. How about the white lightning ? Nashbar brand degreaser?
Thanks

White Lightning doesn't last for more than a 50 mile dry ride. Just use
any oil (motor oil if you can't afford $10/yr for bike lube). Don't
bother degreasing, just wipe down occasionally & relube. Use cheap
chains, buy a few when on sale, change them when they stretch to a pin
diameter over a foot. Unless you're the type that cleans a bike with
Q-tips, life's to short.