Bike Floss

[Wilkinson4]

Anybody use this product?

http://www.purpleharry.co.uk/products_display?prod=1

Always hard getting into those little areas.

mIKE

[AgilisMerlin]

reminds me of dayz past buying pipe cleaners ;)

[Louis]

reminds me of dayz past buying pipe cleaners ;)

To clean the spaces between the rollers on your chain? ;)

[54ny77]

funny stuff.

[Andrewlcox]

I bought some of this gear floss (http://www.amazon.com/Finish-Line-Floss-Microfiber-Cleaning/dp/B004JKK75A) but haven't used it yet. It seems like it would work good though.

[TimD]

I bought some of this gear floss (http://www.amazon.com/Finish-Line-Floss-Microfiber-Cleaning/dp/B004JKK75A) but haven't used it yet. It seems like it would work good though.

I was given some of this for Christmas. It works well on a cassette.

Supposedly it is washable. Just make sure you get it out of the washing machine before the missus finds it in there! :no:

[William]

I just use old thongs. ;)

Either that or old t-shirts with simple green works great.






WilliaM

[John M]

Either that or old t-shirts with simple green works great.

+1. I cut old t-shirts into strips and use them as cleaning "floss"

[AngryScientist]

i suppose if they make a product someone will buy it, but seems like a waste to me. i cut up old rags if i need to get in tight spots.

i have a rapidly growing infant, i get all the outgrown clothes, socks, etc for my rag bin, and now have quite a surplus for cleaning tasks.

[oldpotatoe]

Once again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ktTXjSqvJc

Stencil brush, little pan of diesel.

[Bob Loblaw]

Rags, brushes, simple green and lemon pledge work for me.

BL

[Louis]

Paper towels and Simple Green on most of my bikes.

[Jaq]

On a slightly different tangent....

How clean is too clean? I ask because I tend to fuss over my bike. I have no problem with getting it filthy on rides. But I usually do a quick wipe down after a ride, a little more once a week, and once a month give it a bath and a scrub behind the ears, as it were. And if I take it to a shop for something, I'll go nuts cleaning it beforehand.

But the other day I was looking over a fellow's very nice bike and his drive train was caked with crud, like diesel-oil and clay-dust crud. Agricrud. It got me wondering whether I'm obsessive-compulsive, or that guy's just a slob. Or maybe both. What's the standard of cleanliness, or how do you know when it's time to degrease the chain?

[Louis]

What's the standard of cleanliness, or how do you know when it's time to degrease the chain?

I used to do this, and I usually still install a quick-link to make it easier to remove the chain, but a few years ago I quit degreasing. Now I just run the chain through a paper towel to clean it a bit, lube with more Pro Link, wipe off the excess, and go. No more big chain cleaning projects. I haven't really noticed a significant change in life or performance, and I have more time to ride.

[Germany_chris]

My chains are the standard for what you don't want :cool:

[Louis]

My chains are the standard for what you don't want :cool:

What are you doing here? I thought your bikes had been taken away from you and put in foster homes. :p

[Germany_chris]

they probably should..

I really need to give the Serotta a bath since it played snow bike on Tuesday.. :beer:

[reptarlazer]

I usually use a rag, t-shirt, or paper towel. But last night, I was cleaning out some downtube shifter bosses and those look like they could have been handy. I ended up just shooting tri-flow in there to blast out the sludge.

[cfox]

I used to do this, and I usually still install a quick-link to make it easier to remove the chain, but a few years ago I quit degreasing. Now I just run the chain through a paper towel to clean it a bit, lube with more Pro Link, wipe off the excess, and go. No more big chain cleaning projects. I haven't really noticed a significant change in life or performance, and I have more time to ride.
same procedure/lube here, minus the quick-link. I gave up on those as overkill. Zinn claims to get close to infinite life for chainrings and cassettes using the wipe down/re-lube with prolink method. any lube works, though, as long as you use it.

[jerome]

People have great imagination to fill their dumpster and deplete their wallet or others wallets.

THE LANDFILLS ARE FULL UP ALREADY

[EDS]

i suppose if they make a product someone will buy it, but seems like a waste to me. i cut up old rags if i need to get in tight spots.

i have a rapidly growing infant, i get all the outgrown clothes, socks, etc for my rag bin, and now have quite a surplus for cleaning tasks.

My wife backs that stuff away in case there is an infant #2. She would never let me turn it into rags to clean my bike!

[tiretrax]

My wife backs that stuff away in case there is an infant #2. She would never let me turn it into rags to clean my bike!
Use old tshirts. I've got to do something with all the shirts I get from rallies, giving blood, etc. Old shirts work, too. My son outgrows his T shirts at least once a year, so there's a good supply at my house. Also, my children used to get mustard stains on their clothes. Those don't wash out, so I could count on that, as well.

I bought a box of rags at the hardware store a few years ago before a big painting project. I've still got penty of those left - all are made of t shirt material.