degreasers, which ?

bing gordon

Which is the best , safest and cheapest degreaser for a carbon bike ?, those sprays turn out to be awful expensive. Something that won't tarnish the frame and bulk if possible say buy say a 5L job lot and let down into my own spray bottle.
and
less elbow degrease

SCR Pedro

I find that Jif removes a lot of nasty stains that hot water and washing up liquid can't.

jameses

Don't think you really need a degreaser for the frame, damp cloth will do the job perfectly well. Swarfega do a decent, concentrated degreaser that works well on the drivetrain:

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/produ ... EKYrMAE4FA

mekong_velo

For the drivetrain I use Gunk, around £5.99 for a litre tin from Halfords, last for ages. The frame just requires hot soapy water IMHO.



Regards

Cycling Caesar

Quick wipe with a damp cloth then baby wipes on the frame.

If I'm feeling generous it gets a coating of Muc Off 'Bike Spray' which makes it look new again.

bing gordon

JamesEs wrote:

Don't think you really need a degreaser for the frame, damp cloth will do the job perfectly well. Swarfega do a decent, concentrated degreaser that works well on the drivetrain:

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/produ ... EKYrMAE4FA

sorry I didn't mean to clean the frame , I meant, a degreaser for all the chain drive bits n bobs and mechs but if it catches the frame it won't mark it.

secretsam

I use either Muc-off or Pedro's orange stuff, which is very, very smelly in an orange kind of way

gabriel959

I use GT-85 for cleaning the chain and Prolink ProGold for lubing it.

drlodge

gabriel959 wrote:

I use GT-85 for cleaning the chain and Prolink ProGold for lubing it.

Same here, althought for more thorough cleaning when I have the bike outside I managed to get a 5 litre container of Selden Citrus Cleaner F248 fom my local supplies shop, cost under a tenner and works a treat:

gabriel959

drlodge wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

I use GT-85 for cleaning the chain and Prolink ProGold for lubing it.

Same here, althought for more thorough cleaning when I have the bike outside I managed to get a 5 litre container of Selden Citrus Cleaner F248 fom my local supplies shop, cost under a tenner and works a treat:

Good to know, might get some of that.

kennygalbraith

I bought this stuff after seeing it being review in bikeradar or rood.cc It good stuff and can be diluted to suit usage.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Biodegradable ... 258a464153

mfin

bing gordon wrote:

Which is the best , safest and cheapest degreaser for a carbon bike ?, those sprays turn out to be awful expensive. Something that won't tarnish the frame and bulk if possible say buy say a 5L job lot and let down into my own spray bottle.
and
less elbow degrease

Fenwicks FS-1

(Fenwicks FS-10 is FS-1 diluted 10/1 ...FS-10 is the equivalent of all the muc-off type sprays)

http://www.merlincycles.com/fenwicks-fs1-bike-cleaner-concentrate-degreaser-48315.html

Personally, I wouldn't use it for cleaning carbon road bikes. It's OTT. Neat FS-1 is great for soaking chains and cassettes in when off the bike.

(But something like this is way cheaper and probably not far off the same??? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Virosol-Citrus-Cleaner-Degreaser-2x-5-Ltrs-/331248926828

Personally, a little bit of this for washing it http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/optimum-no-rinse-32oz/prod_773.html but starting with this http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fenwicks-foaming-chain-cleaner-200ml/ is what I generally do for the least hassle. No chain cleaner devices or anything.

drlodge

I also use the Fenwicks foam chain cleaner, its basically foamed FS-1 but isn't anywhere near as "strong" or as good at cleaning as citrus cleaner.

bing gordon

Some good links there fella's thankyou

drlodge

Also this fenwicks chain cleaning sponge for use with the above cleaning options

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fenwicks/chain-cleaning-sponge-ec035359

nawty

B&Q do a massive 5l tub of Swarfega degreaser for around £6 - no need whatsoever to buy the more expensive 'cycling specific' stuff, makes you realise what a rip off it is.

Barbarossa

POR15 Cleaner Degreaser is the best I've used. Dilute 10-1 and wear gloves and safety glasses!

pippi_langsamer-2

Fenwicks for me too.

I buy the concentrate and use neat in the chain bath, dilute for the rest of the bike.

kangarouge

+1 for Morgan Blue. I use it in the chain cleaner and as a spray on the cassette. Leave it on briefly and then wash it off. Excellent results.