Wash the bike at least once a month to detail-clean any oil and road grime accumulation on the underside of the bike and in amongst the chain guard, etc.Īnd be ever so grateful you don't own a steam locomotive. Takes only a few minutes and you won't get buildup like that in your picture (sprocket). Store the rag in a coffee tin for next time. Then wet a rag with oil and quick-wipe the chain and sprocket (fold the rag, cup the chain, spin the tire). Then, with religiosity, after a ride of some miles or after a number of short trips (you'll need to determine what's best, over time), put the bike on the center stand, wet a rag with kerosene and quick-wipe the chain and sprocket (fold the rag, cup the chain, spin the tire). Then get a jug o' kerosene and a gallon of diesel. If you want to be diligent and effective for cheap, get two empty coffee tins with plastic lids and some shop rags. Machine operators have been using kerosene as a lubricating solvent since the mid-1800s and Oil as a lubricant since, oh, I don't know. You can clean a chain with kerosene and lube it with diesel or motor oil, as long as you do it often enough. Kerosene is simply a light oil that has been "cracked" (petroleum distillation) more than Diesel but not quite to the point of being Gasoline. Outside of riding style and riding environment, diligent chain cleaning frequency is going to be your primary determinate of chain wear, more than a given products efficacy as a solvent and/or lubricant.Ĭleanings with soap and water followed by a lube is good enough. Post here if you don't like the answers you get in Fixxit. No shade tree stuffĬlick here when you need a miracle. Please consider that someone might just do what you tell them to do.
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