[s-cars] OT: Bike parts cleaner.

[Eric Phillips]

> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:50:42 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] parts cleaner recommendation
>
> I need a recommendation on a smallish parts cleaner. Truth mode --
> this is not for my //S car, it's for my ever growing collection of
> bikes and bike parts.
>
> I spent way too much time with a toothbrush on Sunday evening
> cleaning a relatively new chain after I had soaked it in Simple
> Green. By the way, a chain left in Simple Green for more than a
> short while *will* corrode. Bummer. Learned that a while ago...
>
> So I'm thinking that a small ultrasonic parts cleaner is the
> ticket. That would get the schmutz out of the chain and derailleur
> (pretty much the only parts that can't be easily cleaned by
> hand).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lee
> '99 Colnago C40
> '98 Merlin Road
> '2003 Hot Tubes Cyclocross
> '88 Wicked Fat
> '03 Litespeed Blue Ridge
> '89 Colnago Spiral Conic (fixxie)


Wow, nice stable.  Here's something else to consider:  goto
rec.bicycles.tech (Via Google Groups) and search "chain cleaning".
This is a discussion that happens every two months, and the threads
get really long.  Lots of opinions, and solutions for your problem.
Pick the best one for you.  :)

Eric

Castellano Fango w/Fox TALAS
Marin Mt. Vision - beater MTB.