tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post5114934448757706573..comments2023-12-10T07:53:40.265-06:00Comments on KC Bike Commuting: Product Review: SRAM Power Link ChainNoahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-67457939577202795382008-01-08T12:57:00.000-06:002008-01-08T12:57:00.000-06:00Bah. What's Zinn know? :PI usually wipe the chai...Bah. What's Zinn know? :P<BR/><BR/>I usually wipe the chain down daily or every other. I can't really carry a grimy rag to work with me, so no matter what, it suffers for the 10 hours or so that I'm away from home for my daily grind.<BR/><BR/>What I end up with is a build-up on the narrower plates between every other link. And that stuff, I'm afraid, doesn't come off too easily even with my Park Tool Cyclone. The Cyclone works wonders on my road bike, even when it gets "dirty" but it just can't get my chain clean after 2-3 hours of slimy, grimy slush has been flung all over the place.<BR/><BR/>I will admit that switching to a suspended-evaporating wax lube in the winter has helped quite a bit. I used FinishLine wax last winter and I'm using it again this winter. Once the crap has dried and crusted, a quick rub down flakes off a little layer of wax, and with it the salt and road grime. Still, at least once a month in the winter I find myself having to give the chain a serious deep-down clean. <BR/><BR/>To put it into perspective, that's a wipe-down every 10 miles or so, and a deep clean every 100-150.<BR/><BR/>Compare this to my road bike, where I just wiped the chain as needed (rarely) and used the Park tool cyclone and re-lubed (Boeshield T9) about every other week, 200-300 miles give or take.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-18309706932391289492008-01-08T12:13:00.000-06:002008-01-08T12:13:00.000-06:00Lennard Zinn and others recommend the on-chain cle...Lennard Zinn and others recommend the on-chain cleaning gizmos these days, if you decide to use any solvent cleaners at all. Keep the grime off in the first place by wiping down the outside of the chain with a rag after you lube. Do the same after riding in wet and grime. Use the chain cleaning gizmo to remove the gunk from the links if necessary.<BR/><BR/>Removing the chain and shaking it inside a bottle removes lube that's deep inside the links.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.com