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Disclaimer Note! This page is a joke! Note the date above! >>ShelBroCo does not >actually recommend taking your chain completely apart! >>Deakinol Rinsing >Solvent, Shelbrothane Cleaning Solvent, Shelbroconol Pre-soak, and >Deakins White RollerGrease are all imaginary products. >>If you are looking for serious advice on Chain Maintence, click here! ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, January 11, 2010 2:10:17 PM Subject: Re: [Bikies] Chains in Winter and Cleaning Is this serious? Because I can't figure out why someone would go to that much trouble. Kathryn Kingsbury www.kathrynkingsbury.com On LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynkingsbury --- On Mon, 1/11/10, Trent Halverson <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Trent Halverson <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Bikies] Chains in Winter and Cleaning >To: "Robin" <[email protected]>, [email protected] >Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 10:00 AM > > >Robin, thanks for the reminder about Sheldon Brown. Given the topic, you might >have included a link to his brilliant chain cleaning system, without a doubt >the most thorough ever invented: > >http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html > > >Trent > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robin >Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 9:19 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Bikies] Chains in Winter and Cleaning > >Blah, blah, Sheldon Brown R.I.P. >"A Religious Question > >Chain maintenance is one of the most controversial aspects of bicycle >mechanics. Chain durability is affected by riding style, gear choice, >whether the bicycle is ridden in rain or snow, type of soil in the >local terrain, type of lubricant, lubrication techniques, and the >sizes and condition of the bicycle's sprockets. Because there are so >many variables, it has not been possible to do > controlled experiments >under real-world conditions. As a result, everybody's advice about >chain maintenance is based on anecdotal "evidence" and experience. >Experts disagree on this subject, sometimes bitterly. This is >sometimes considered a "religious" matter in the bicycle community, >and much vituperative invective has been uttered in this regard >between different schismatic cults. > >This article is based on my personal and professional experience and >my own theories. If you disagree with them, I won't call you a fool or >a villain, you may be right. I hope you will extend me the same >courtesy." > ><http://www.sheldonbrown.com/chains.html> > >Madison winter riding is particularly rough on chains. I like the >banana flavored Triflow®, and have to replace my drivetrain pretty >much every two years. > >Now, how about those bike > lanes on East Johnson/Gorham? POOF! They're gone! > >R. > >On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Mark Shahan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hans, >> >> I clean my winter bike in the basement laundry room which has a floor >> drain. My winter bike has kick stand so it is a little easier to clean than >> putting it on a bike stand but I have used a bike stand as well. I hook a >> garden hose to the laundry sink faucet and use a gentle stream of water to >> wash off the worst of the sand and grit. Then I put a little high >> efficiency laundry detergent in a basin and dissolve it in warm water. Next >> I use nylon brushes and old rags to gently wash the grime off the bike with >> the exception of the drive train using the detergent solution. After a >> rinse with the hose to > remove any detergent, I move on to cleaning and >> lubing the drive train. >> >> I too use a chain cleaning tool you attach to the chain. I use the Park >> Chain Tool and I use Citrasolv undiluted as the solvent. Citrasolv works >> great to get greasy grime off metal parts (be careful using it on some >> rubber and plastic which may soften or dissolve) and is biodegradable so you >> can put it down the drain. You can purchase Citrasolv at the Willy Street >> Coop. Rinse off the Citrasolv with water, wipe off the excess water with a >> rag, and let the chain dry. >> >> When dry, I use 10W-30 motor oil to lube the chain as it has corrosion >> inhibitors and is a detergent oil, i.e., helps suspend fine particles. >> Rather than spinning the the pedals backward as you drip the oil on the >> chain over the rear cluster which in my view gets too much oil on the > chain >> and cluster, I lube each link rivet on the top section of chain between the >> cluster and the chain ring starting with the connecting link. Then, pedal >> backward to bring up the next section of chain to lube and repeat until you >> get back to the connecting link. My connecting link is distinct because it >> doesn't require tools to connect the chain. Each link should be visibly wet >> to the point of almost dripping. Wipe off the excess oil with a rag and you >> are ready to roll. This is my full relube procedure. Many time I just wipe >> the chain and put on more lube or I degrease with the chain tool but don't >> rinse with water since I am doing a quick cleaning in the garage. The full >> procedure gets done 2-3 times a winter depending on how severe the winter. >> >> I disagree with India on another point. If the side plates of > your chain >> are rusty, it is a good bet that the lube is mostly gone from the link >> rivets as well. This is a good clue it is time to at least wipe off your >> chain and relube. >> >> Mark >> >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Kirks <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I find that after using the chain cleaning tool that attaches to the chain >>> to scrub the grit off that using another one that has lube in it is a good >>> way to apply it. The lube needs to be in the link's rivet and the best way >>> to do that is submersion. Wait until it drys on its own before wiping >>> excess off. Or get a bike you don't care about and just ride?... >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Hans Noeldner >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 1:43 PM >>> Subject: [Bikies] Chains in Winter and Cleaning >>> >>> I would welcome suggestions regarding chains and lubes for winter. Right >>> now mine is a rusty mess despite my having lubricated it very recently. One >>> lousy ride and it's just awful! >>> >>> >>> >>> Normally I lube my chain with a combination of Phil's Tenacious Oil well >>> worked in (lots of cranking plus I use a toothbrush to work it in from both >>> sides) followed by light spray of T9, and then I wipe off the excess to >>> avoid clinging dirt. My chain is a medium-quality Shimano. Are there >>> special chains for winter? >>> >>> >>> >>> Also I would welcome > suggestions for how to wash my bike indoors, inside >>> so as to avoid splashing, spilling, and otherwise making a mess. Right now >>> I prop a plastic concrete mixing trough up the legs of my bike stand, but it >>> is "tippy" and doesn't catch all the water. I've thought about using the >>> tub, but the stand doesn't fit in it, and I'm worried about stains from the >>> oil, etc. >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bikies mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >>> >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> Bikies mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark N. 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