Cleaning bikes  Since the trails have been covered with snow and ice for the past week (Winter 2005 ride table), and the roads are covered with slush, salt and sand, it's a good time to stay indoors and clean up the bikes. I'm getting a little tired of getting black, dirty grease on my whenever I even look at my chain, I'm experimenting with the wax lube White Lightning. The chain was cleaned with Clean Streak, another White Lightning product. The SRAM Power link, used on the Bike Friday chain, is a great invention. It allows removal of the chain without the chain tool by merely unlocking the sliding plates on the removable link and pulling them apart. After cleaning the chain, a coating of White Lightning was applied. Right afterwards I noticed that the links were again coated with black grit. The gunk on the inside of the plates and links had worked it's way to the surface soon after I applied the lube. This was wiped off, and I'll apply the lube again before the next ride. Keeping the Bike Friday chain relatively clean will be a big help when traveling.
posted by Bruce Wright at 10:43 PM #