How often do you PROPERLY clean your drive train?

neeb

It's such a pain cleaning the sprockets and jockey wheels properly, i.e. with the wheel off, degreasing and brushing followed by the bit-of-cloth-between-each-sprocket routine... especially with 11 cogs!

How often do you bother?

I'm lucky if I manage once a fortnight.... Although it does look brilliant when it's just been done.

alfablue

I know it looks nice but it is probably more to satisfy ocd impulses than offering any mechanical value. I've never done it and in more than 15 years of cycling I can't say I have worn out many drivetrain components, and all my bikes run very sweetly.

Oh, and why presume I would give them a quick wipe on the annual chain cleaning??? :?

pneumatic

this is how to do it thoroughly:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html

Radioactiveman

Clean the bike fully fter every ride, or the next day if its a night ride. Occasionally just a quick chain clean if it has been dry rides.

huuregeil

Just use Prolink and wipe down chain after every ride. Keeps things super clean!

sturmey

Clean chain or wipe down after every ride. No visible crud on drivetrain at all otherwise I would have to call the bike a commuter.