Take chain off your bike put your chain inc quick link in a jar of gasoline close lid and shake for a moment let it stand for 30 minuets shake again and let it settle for 30 minuets, remove chain and QL Rince in alcohol allow to air dry, reinstall and lube - then enjoy a ride.
Hands free seems really nice! I used a cheap handheld one for a while, but I wasn’t really happy with the results. Ended up going back to just brushing on degreaser to both the chain and cassette. Let it work for a while and then rinse with water and wipe it clean with a cloth.
Yeah I hear that. I felt like I was putting a bit too much pressure on with the handheld and not getting the inner chain clean enough. Pros and cons. We will see how she does over time. Good to hear from you friend hope all is well!
Take off the chain, put it in some flat, not that deep bowl/container (like for paint when painting room). Use a bit of warm water plus few drops of muc-off degreeser and hit it with a brush. Never failed me. Rinse with clean water, dry,, put hot wax on it.
@@rywanders Hah. Nothing special. It's self made, just candle wax/paraffin with addition of fine-grained PTFE powder and a very tiny little bit of thin machine oil. Cheap (except of PTFE), but enough for years of use. And to wax the chain fast (refill) just chose the small bottle of finish-line.
I've reviewed a bunch of chain cleaners and pedros comes out on top. There's loads of really cheap ones but they don't last. I'm with you, I love muckoff's products but their chain cleaner is inferior. I settled on the pedros chain pig but still use muckoff's bio drivetrain cleaner.
Hah, even a second round of manual scrubbing didn't clean the chain. 5 min in your wax pot and your chain is 100% clean. Cassette and chain rings I've not cleaned in 1.5 years. Silly waste of time that pig is.
Chain wax doesn't last forever 😂 it doesn't even last very long. Wayyyyy too much effort and expense, especially if you actually ride your bike more than a handful of miles per week 😂 the Wolf Tooth WT-1 is the ONLY lube needed. It works in all conditions and so it stays on even when wet yet doesn't attract dirt. Probably because it's a cleaning solution too and it removes stuff you can't even see. My drivetrain is faster and quieter than ever and the lube polishes the chain to a bright shine. Oh, and another myth busted - you don't need the chain cleaner shown in this video, the brush shown works beautifully. If you have a bike on a stand and the brush on the chain while pedaling the chain, the brush is literally doing the EXACT same thing the chain cleaner contraption is doing for a fraction of the price and won't break either.
@@teecee4459 the 250 to 350km I get out if each waxing is good enough. Especially since I average 350km a week... And that's not with any expensive wax or tools. Just regular candles. Also, my cassette and rings look virtually new after 24000km.
Take chain off your bike put your chain inc quick link in a jar of gasoline close lid and shake for a moment let it stand for 30 minuets shake again and let it settle for 30 minuets, remove chain and QL Rince in alcohol allow to air dry, reinstall and lube - then enjoy a ride.
Hands free seems really nice!
I used a cheap handheld one for a while, but I wasn’t really happy with the results. Ended up going back to just brushing on degreaser to both the chain and cassette. Let it work for a while and then rinse with water and wipe it clean with a cloth.
Yeah I hear that. I felt like I was putting a bit too much pressure on with the handheld and not getting the inner chain clean enough. Pros and cons. We will see how she does over time. Good to hear from you friend hope all is well!
Dang, didn't know these existed at all. Thanks for the info!
Yeah buddy!
Take off the chain, put it in some flat, not that deep bowl/container (like for paint when painting room). Use a bit of warm water plus few drops of muc-off degreeser and hit it with a brush.
Never failed me. Rinse with clean water, dry,, put hot wax on it.
What wax do you use?
@@rywanders Hah. Nothing special. It's self made, just candle wax/paraffin with addition of fine-grained PTFE powder and a very tiny little bit of thin machine oil. Cheap (except of PTFE), but enough for years of use.
And to wax the chain fast (refill) just chose the small bottle of finish-line.
I've reviewed a bunch of chain cleaners and pedros comes out on top. There's loads of really cheap ones but they don't last.
I'm with you, I love muckoff's products but their chain cleaner is inferior. I settled on the pedros chain pig but still use muckoff's bio drivetrain cleaner.
Yeah I’m definitely going to try out the Mucoff degreaser next I think it will be a good combo.
100% of this does not need to be done if you wax your chain. Can't believe people are still doing this.
Hah, even a second round of manual scrubbing didn't clean the chain. 5 min in your wax pot and your chain is 100% clean. Cassette and chain rings I've not cleaned in 1.5 years. Silly waste of time that pig is.
Noted! I haven’t seen this wax magic yet. I’ll look into this thanks!
Chain wax doesn't last forever 😂 it doesn't even last very long. Wayyyyy too much effort and expense, especially if you actually ride your bike more than a handful of miles per week 😂 the Wolf Tooth WT-1 is the ONLY lube needed. It works in all conditions and so it stays on even when wet yet doesn't attract dirt. Probably because it's a cleaning solution too and it removes stuff you can't even see. My drivetrain is faster and quieter than ever and the lube polishes the chain to a bright shine.
Oh, and another myth busted - you don't need the chain cleaner shown in this video, the brush shown works beautifully. If you have a bike on a stand and the brush on the chain while pedaling the chain, the brush is literally doing the EXACT same thing the chain cleaner contraption is doing for a fraction of the price and won't break either.
@@teecee4459 the 250 to 350km I get out if each waxing is good enough. Especially since I average 350km a week... And that's not with any expensive wax or tools. Just regular candles. Also, my cassette and rings look virtually new after 24000km.
@@teecee4459 I’ll need to try this wolftooth WT-1! Thx for the info