Cleaning your chain - product recommendation (Grunge Brush)

[sveach]

So I picked up a product called The Grunge Brush off of a friend's recommendation.

Here's my before picture:

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7263/stp82894r.jpg

The clean chain, and dirty bike!

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4419/stp82899r.jpg

The grunge brush:

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/3376/stp82901r.jpg

The brush cost me $13 at a local motorcycle store: http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com

It took me MAYBE 20 minutes to go from dirty to squeaky clean.

http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/extras/motorcycle+tools/+_grunge+brush

[tt_four]

Very nice. What kind of cleaner did you use with it? My favorite trick to cleaning up bicycle chains is sticking the chain in a water bottle with hot water and simple green, shaking it well, dumping the water out, and refilling it. After doing that about 3 times the chain comes out looking brand new. I think the motorcycle chain would be a little too big for that business though.

[sveach]

Very nice. What kind of cleaner did you use with it? My favorite trick to cleaning up bicycle chains is sticking the chain in a water bottle with hot water and simple green, shaking it well, dumping the water out, and refilling it. After doing that about 3 times the chain comes out looking brand new. I think the motorcycle chain would be a little too big for that business though.

I just used a degreaser that I had on hand. Not sure what it's called,  just an automotive degreaser. I didn't let it sit on my o rings though, I had plenty of water to rise it off immediately. Next time I'll user kerosene or something, but this was all I had on hand.

When I pull the bike apart this winter I'll probably do something similar to get it REALLY clean.

[burnymcstalls]

thats a hell of a difference

[sveach]

thats a hell of a difference

Yep. I'm so glad I bought that thing, it makes my life SO much easier.