Post by elResidente on Dec 9, 2013 19:23:30 GMT 10
How clean is clean?
Not sure about you but I can't avoid that awful sensation of grime on the drivetrain and constant grinding noise, can't avoid that riding fixed, so I went ahead and sorted that shit out. Which leads me to think: What's your style and method to keeping your drivetrain spick and span? Share it.
Today's was an express clean that I possibly do every month, specially after a few weeks of rain.
I take the chain off, and spray it with degreaser in a plastic bag so I can link by link with my hands make sure it gets in there, massaging them like a you would a girl's nips. Then wait for a minute and rinse the life out of it, making sure none of that degreaser is there, leaving the links clean as my ears.
Then the pleasure of cleaning the chainring looking for teeth filth with the same degreaser but not soaking it, just to help the removal of grime.
Now that it's all dry and spiffy, I put everything back together, getting a nice and balanced tension of the chain, spin it a couple of seconds to make sure its all rolling nicely and I use the "king of lubes" rock and roll, blue bottle lube, perfect viscosity for your pleasure.
That's pretty much what I'd say you should do according to how much you love your bike. But a little of grime is always good so dont do it too often.
P.
Not sure about you but I can't avoid that awful sensation of grime on the drivetrain and constant grinding noise, can't avoid that riding fixed, so I went ahead and sorted that shit out. Which leads me to think: What's your style and method to keeping your drivetrain spick and span? Share it.
Today's was an express clean that I possibly do every month, specially after a few weeks of rain.
I take the chain off, and spray it with degreaser in a plastic bag so I can link by link with my hands make sure it gets in there, massaging them like a you would a girl's nips. Then wait for a minute and rinse the life out of it, making sure none of that degreaser is there, leaving the links clean as my ears.
Then the pleasure of cleaning the chainring looking for teeth filth with the same degreaser but not soaking it, just to help the removal of grime.
Now that it's all dry and spiffy, I put everything back together, getting a nice and balanced tension of the chain, spin it a couple of seconds to make sure its all rolling nicely and I use the "king of lubes" rock and roll, blue bottle lube, perfect viscosity for your pleasure.
That's pretty much what I'd say you should do according to how much you love your bike. But a little of grime is always good so dont do it too often.
P.
