Werehatrack wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:47:30 GMT, angotja <usenet-
>
[email protected]> may have said:
>
>> I generally just wipe it clean and re-lube. If it is
>> heavily soiled, I will use a solvent and some q-tips to
>> clean it up as best I can, then re-lube & ride. I lube on
>> a weekly/75 mi schedule, and clean as needed.
>>
>> I am interested to learn the techniques of others...
>
> As noted in another thread just a few topics above this
> one (and in countless others over the years), chain lube
> rituals are as varied as the people performing them.
> Results seem to be just as varied. The recommendation from
> SRAM for their chains is a wipe/relube regimen using no
> solvents or degreasers. Shimano's recommendations for
> their 9-speed HG53 chain only advise that detergents used
> must be neutral; Shimano sells a chain lube product, which
> SRAM does not. Campy recommends that chains be cleaned on
> the bike using a brush or cloth saturated with a suitable
> detergent or degreaser prior to relubrication with their
> chain lube product. I don't know what KMC recommends. From
> what I can see, though, none of the chain makers advise
> removal of the chain for cleaning. There is a school of
> thought which holds that the makers are providing only a
> minimum and not an absolute spec in their recommendations,
> but as with everything else about chain lubrication,
> opinions vary.
Forget all this "schools of thought" ****. This is basic
mechanics and mechanical practice. There is no mystical
knowledge to be had from chain manufacturers, who, remember,
are in the business of selling chains (at an overpriced
rate, too).
Matt O.