andsaw
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Post by andsaw on Sept 2, 2013 9:46:35 GMT
I use a container similar to rads but i use petrol which i use for the lawnmower and let it soak overnight and then use a small paint brush both sides, hang it up to dry and then use a syringe to oil it up.
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Post by Radchenister on Sept 2, 2013 10:29:18 GMT
I used to use petrol years ago but now try and set a safer example to the kids .
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andsaw
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Post by andsaw on Sept 2, 2013 11:54:39 GMT
I used to use petrol years ago but now try and set a safer example to the kids . I haven't got any kids so no risk, only to myself lol.
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Post by Radchenister on Sept 2, 2013 12:08:58 GMT
Be careful, even the best of us can get caught out with petrol; when I was a lad, my mate's dad was lucky to have a swimming pool (he was an MD of a major brick co'); cannister blew up all over him in hot weather when he was burning weeds around strawberry plants, luckily he managed to burst through some conifers and fall in the pool before too much damage done.
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Post by lowey on Sept 2, 2013 18:25:07 GMT
I've got a Park Tool chain cleaner, but having experimented tonight, got a much better result taking the chain off and using a 4 pint plastic milk container with a bit of degreaser in the bottom. Decided against doing the Madagascar dance though as my son was watching
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2013 15:20:24 GMT
A bit off-topic but do many people here use GT85 as a preliminary protector etc before wet lubing? Also, does anyone use it alone as dry lube without wet lubing aswell? Sounds crazy but reading around on other forums it seems surprisingly common.
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Post by captslog on Sept 3, 2013 15:53:07 GMT
I cleaned my chain and gearing at the w/e with some sort of degreaser out of a spray can, it was the last of one that a son had bought. I used a small paintbrush to do the cleaning and then washed the whole lot off. I dried with paper towel and then let it stand a few hours.
Then I sprayed with GT85. Nothing else, just GT85. This is a bit of a new one for me because uptil now, it's been oil all the way. Oil comes in a tin with OIL on it. OIL, oldschool.
I've been out for a couple of runs since, it doesn't sound like it's suffering, and there is a light film of 'grease' on the chain.
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Post by chas on Sept 3, 2013 22:22:45 GMT
A bit off-topic but do many people here use GT85 as a preliminary protector etc before wet lubing? Also, does anyone use it alone as dry lube without wet lubing aswell? Sounds crazy but reading around on other forums it seems surprisingly common. Yes & yes
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Post by psyclepath on Sept 4, 2013 11:17:00 GMT
Toothbrush and liberal amounts of muck off / fenwicks. Let it dry then use any old cycle oil (wilkos Β£1.44 stuff is fine though will wash off quickly in the wet) To clean the cassette then I use lots of baby wipes in a sort of towelling off motion around each cog. I've taken quite good care of my T3, done around 1500 miles and my cassette still looks totally new, but my commuters in the past have been lucky if their chains ever got cleaned properly, other than a quick wash once a year. They wear out quickly (together with the cassette) but when you can get a chain for Β£5-Β£8, and a cassette for Β£10 I've never seen the point of cleaning them too well on a commuter bike, just replace chain and or cassette every 1500 to 2000 miles.
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Post by baz on Sept 4, 2013 11:41:07 GMT
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Post by Radchenister on Sept 4, 2013 12:03:41 GMT
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Post by Radchenister on Sept 4, 2013 12:07:16 GMT
PS - My buddy had my first chain removed whilst I was chatting on the mobile phone to someone, so no experience of the removal of the original chain, can't recall if he did it via a link or just broke it open with a chain tool.
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Post by Rocket on Sept 4, 2013 12:08:54 GMT
I use a set of Sykes Pickavant circlip pliers on my KMC 8X. The hexagonal bits fit nicely inside the chain links.
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Post by Radchenister on Sept 4, 2013 12:09:26 GMT
On a separate note, measured my chain the other day - 1000 miles and still not budged at all
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Post by phred1812 on Sept 4, 2013 12:55:36 GMT
PS - My buddy had my first chain removed whilst I was chatting on the mobile phone to someone, so no experience of the removal of the original chain, can't recall if he did it via a link or just broke it open with a chain tool. My chain broke a couple of days ago. When I say broke, what actually happened was that one of the pins or rivets had worked loose. The reason for this is that I had previously punched out this rivet with the the chain breaking tool on several occasions because the chain link itself was so difficult to release. Long nosed pliers would just not release it. I now have the Park Tool pliers designed to do the job. Even with this it was hard to release the chain link (KMC) so I have changed the link as well. The moral is that it is not advisable to push back a pin that has previously been removed as it may not have sufficient grip to stay in place. Hopefully a heavy whack with a centre punch on the pin will have done the trick but I will be keeping an eye on it.
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