Cheap chain cleaning fluid

Nik Gnashers

Not 100% sure this is exactly the same as the park tools chain fliud, but will let you know when it arrives.
At £8.99 for the park tools fluid which is 236ml, this is a no-brainer, £12.30 for 10 litres.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Virosol-Citru ... 2a492fc1d4
Edit : I use a park tools chain cleaning machine/tool.
Anyone else use it or similar stuff ?

allthegearnoidea

white spirit, usd it for years, run through the chain cleaner, cheap, available from any diy shop and most supermarkets too! ;-)

The Rookie

Petrol is cheaper still, a better solvent, but is a little flammable!

cooldad

I haven't cleaned a chain for years. Cheapest. *

Once again I'll extol the virtues of Squirt.

* not 100% true, as I degrease once the factory lube is finished. But strictly speaking, I don't clean chains.

Angus Young

cooldad wrote:

I haven't cleaned a chain for years. Cheapest. *

Once again I'll extol the virtues of Squirt.

* not 100% true, as I degrease once the factory lube is finished. But strictly speaking, I don't clean chains.

You saved me the keystrokes.

revmatt

I've used virosol since attending an MTB maintenance course and saw it was used there. Good stuff and under a tenner for 5l. Widely used round here.

Nik Gnashers

Thank you rematt,
Good to see it is known in MTB circles, and thank you for a reply which is actually on topic (I am not interested in who doesn't bother cleaning their chains lol).
It arrived this morning, and a quick splash reveals it is indeed very similar to the Park Tools cleaning fluid - result !
Bargain at the price, £12.30 for 10 litres, should last a few rides

cooldad

Perhaps you missed the point?

Nik Gnashers

cooldad wrote:

Perhaps you missed the point?

Not 100% sure what you mean.

'Squirt' .. is that a product (degreaser or something) ?
If so, then thanks for the advice, I tried to google for it but came up with nothing.
If not, then I have obviously missed the 'point' please explain it to me .....

cooldad

It's a wax based chain lube. Once used you never have to degrease your chain, as it's not greasy.

Dirt falls off, and what doesn't just hoses off.

Lube is only useful inside the rollers - the stuff on the outside is just a crud magnet. So every time a chain is 'thoroughly' cleaned, it strips all the lube out from where it's needed (and not actually dirty), so you need to get it back inside again.

Which makes no sense to me.

Nik Gnashers

Ahhh right, thanks for the follow up.

I couldn't find anything on google, but re-search with wax lube and presto http://www.wiggle.co.uk/squirt-chain-lube/

Not heard of it before, and looks like a popular choice, so may give it a go, thanks

cooldad

But not just my opinion.

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... ube-32098/

I find it works perfectly in nasty wet conditions as well, just needs applying more often. I just squirt some on the night before.

http://www.in2dust.co.uk/

Wiggle sell it, so blame them.

cooldad

They should pay me marketing fees.

And we do some wet rides.

paulneenan76

Most of my riding is on both sandy and muddy areas; Woburn, Downs, Chilterns, so will a lube like this be effective? I tend to use Muc-Off wet and Finish Line wet all year round.

Paul

cooldad

Works for me. Stops sand and oil turning into grinding paste.