THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY CHANNEL! The chapters: 0:25 What rag / towel you need. 1:10 Do you need a degreaser? 2:10 E-Bike crankset trick. 2:18 Cleaning with a rag. 3:28 Next phase - drivetrain brush. 4:18 The shoelace method. 5:10 Toothbrushes trick. 5:40 Lubing. Here's the chain oil I use: - for my trail, XC and road bikes amzn.to/39x3djZ - for my e-Bikes (it is thicker, easier for the chain to get dirty, but it lasts longer on bikes with central motor unit) amzn.to/2ZVAWAj Bike & chain cleaning brushes I recommend: - high quality kit amzn.to/2ZXFera - the set from the video (it's OK too) amzn.to/2OSW3Nt

4 days later the chain is clean

Your dirty chain is cleaner than my chain after I have cleaned it.

His "dirty" chain looks like my chain after I've cleaned it.

Alternative title - how to spend half of your life cleaning your bike chain.

This is a joke, right?

The last image of the super clean chain on the very dirt chainwheel hurt a bit…

Wow, all these haters. Some people don't have ultrasonic cleaners, the time to dip their chains in wax, or any speciality tools at all. Read the title because this isnt a video about cleaning your chainrings, this is great content for so many bikers whether they ride for sport or otherwise and he shows ways of using old household items to do the job. Chill out people, impeccably clean drive-trains are not that important but regularly cleaned ones are.

rather than spend all that time and hassle, its far far quicker to just take the chain off, put it in a small jar with whatever degreaser/cleaning fluid you use and shake it it around. pour the dirty cleaner out through some fine muslin or whatever to get rid of the dirt etc off the chain, pour back in jar and do the same again...use another jar or bowl with whatever you use to clean all the other fluids off, shake it or scrub it if in a bowl then rinse it with plain water then dry the chain , put it back on and lube it...far far quicker and easy..

Legend said up to this day hes still ceaning his chain....

Does anyone remember cleaning a chain as a kid? There was no maintenance at all 😁 and it was "fine"

That chain will never come clean unless the jockey wheels are also cleaned

Yes. A "chain dentist!" I've watched lots of drive training cleaning tutorials over the years. You are first to show how to clean inside the chain. This is good to know, even if you use a chain cleaner (my preference) or have a bike mechanic do it. Also, for newbies, I would say that you should add comment telling them you are only showing how to clean the chain, not the pulleys and rest of the bike. Also, I would mention you are showing thorough cleaning and that a chain cleaner works for routine cleaning. Thank you for a great tutorial!!

If you are going to go to those lengths of time to clean a chain, I would suggest that you have 2 chains and swap them once a week / fortnight. Once you take the dirtcy chain off, soak a few days in a jar of white spirit to soften and remove the dirt and then having wiped that off and dried it, then leave in another jar of engine oil another few days before finally hanging a few days to let the surplus oil drain off before changing again. This would probably make a chain last literally years

How about that chainring and derailleur? oh my...

Watching in 22. Extremely well edited video. Thank you for the time it took to explain all this in such great detail.

You have the best, most informative videos. Park Tools has some good videos, but theirs usually involve the purchase of a lot of expensive tools, your videos allow even us amateur home garage mechanics to service our bikes without spending a ton of money. Thank you.

Exactly what i needed to clean up an old chain from a garage door opener. Didn’t quite have the luxury of the pedals working for me, but. You Da Man. Thank you. (Double tooth brush. Best idea ever!)

Tying the crank to the chainring to make it one piece to pedal backwards is such a smart idea!

What about cleaning also the sprockets? Like this is half done...

Cleaning the chain is not enough. The derailleur, cassette and chainrings are dirty too.

Whoa whoa whoah........ you’re gonna tell me that you would spend all that time spit shining each and every link of the chain but not remove the large chunks of road goo from the crank chain ring and pulley wheels or cassette. Seems odd. That is where the wear on the system is going to be happening.

Take the chain of. Stick it in a bucket with gas or naphtha or degreaser. Swish it around big time. Repeat with clean liquid. Clean in isopropyl alcohol lastly .Let dry overnight then lube by rubbing lube into chain with a toothbrush to get into the inners of the chain. I use Squirt lube. Dries and leaves a wax coating not an oily film to collect dust.

Thank you very much my guy im from the philiphines🇵🇭 without you i couldn't clean my overlubed bike chain

I like the toothbrush idea. I'm gonna try that next time. Thanks for the tip.

That's some serious foreplay with the bike.

Im curious to see how this guy brush his teeth

Hey, thanks for sharing the tips. I use the same type of chain on my bike (no quick-release) and this definitely comes handy when you don't want to spend the majority of time cleaning the bike rather than riding it.

I would suggest removing the chain, soaking chain in bowl with degreaser. While chain soaks, remove rear wheel and clean cassette with degreaser and brushes. Once chain is clean, oil before installing back onto bike. This is faster and does a MUCH better job than cleaning the chain on the bike. Do not forget to clean the derailleur cogs while chain is removed.

Nice to see you have 3hrs to clean ur chain and you still haven't got to your cassette chain ring or your JOCKEY WHEELS.

I prefer to take the chain off, sticking it in a jar and soaking it in degreaser and giving the jar a good shake every so often. While the chain is having a bath you could spend that time cleaning the rest of your bike or doing something else. soaking chains in degreaser takes minimal effort and lot of the concentrate can be stored and reused a few times before being thrown away. Just let all the dirt settle at the bottom of the jar and syringe out half of it into a different container. The used degreaser will look discoloured but it should be pretty dirt free once the all the crap has settled to the bottom. (rinse the chain with hot water a few times then either dry it with an air compressor or leaving it on the washing line to dry till youre ready to put it back on the bike) The chain being off also makes it a lot easier to clean everything else on the drivetrain - You could drop the wheels out and give the cassette, braking surfaces & brakes a proper scrub and clean.

You re the first who does it right!!! And super explained! (Some little things are missing)

All I do is soak a rag with motor oil (any engine oil will do) and pull the chain through it. That's it. Repeat every week on rainy conditions and every month on dry conditions. No special expensive chain oil needed and no degreaser or anything else. Motor oil has everything needed, it works not only as a lubricant but also as a detergent and rust inhibitor, it has anti wear components, too. In winter it's thin enough and in summer thick enough due to it's viscostiy improvers it comes with when it is a multigrade oil which every motor oil nowadays is. Like I said, everything ever needed is already in motor oil included. There is no cheaper and more effective way to take care of your bicycle chain.

If I can extend my chain's service life from 4000 to 5000 km using that shoelace-trick, I'll stay with replacing it every 4000km :D

Clean that jockey wheel for gods sake.

This is a good channel and Danny provides many good ideas and procedures. This chain cleaning is not one of the good ones. It is much easier to remove the chain, using a sram link or similar, and wash the chain , a little degreaser does no harm and helps to remove fine particles. Then a little de-watering spray and dry. Re-fit chain and lubricate, dry lube or wet lube dependingon conditions. Keep the chain clean every ride and the job is quick, simple and most importantly very effective. Sram links last ages, used over and over, never had a failure.

This idea of a shoelace is interesting, I shall use it, thank you.

This is why I bought a black chain... If I can't see the dirt, it doesn't exist. 😁

Most importantly... You must clean the entire drivetrain or else it’s a waste of time. A big key factor in cleaning a chain is that it doesn’t/shouldn’t look “fancy” clean. Having that slightly “greyish” look is actually better. If your degreasing/cleaning is too deep and removes said lubrication from the pivots, you can’t ever get that back and you will prematurely wear out your chain. 8 and 9 speed chains didn’t have much issue with this. But since 10 speed and now becoming more common with 11, 12, & up, the chains are getting too thin and that pivot grease is compromised more. For the cost of cleaning supplies and the time, it would be more “cost effective” to just buy a new chain every 3 to 5 months. You spend more time experiencing the outdoors than cleaning.

Excellent video. Tying down the front chainring for cleaning purposes is genius.Thank you.

Thanks I like the detail type work you thought. The other quick jobs mentioned in the comments don’t impress or satisfy like this. I’ve tried the markers “cleaning tool”; I wasn’t satisfied with results. And I can’t spend a wad of money for what looks like an expensive cleaning device. So thank you. I learned a lot.

After that much hard work , I won't feel like riding bycycle again

OMG! Hey people, all you have to do is open chains lock and put whole chain into bottle with gasoline(or cheap paint thinner) and then shake it carefully for 5 mins. Repeat if chain is still dirty with new gasoline. Thats it.

I’m so glad I discovered hot waxing. Gone are the days I spend hours trying to get my drivetrain clean with methodes like this.

Old white athletic socks turned inside out work great!!! We wash the holey ones and I turn them inside out and you get that "terrycloth" texture. Turned inside out, you can put your hand inside and really clean with them. They get various kinds and stages of use before we finally throw them out.

Thanks, totally convinced me to get a ULTRASONIC CLEANER

The music and slow motion make this video feels very sensual.

Your videos are great, keep up the good work. But this one did make me chuckle and laugh a little bit, especially the shoe-lace part

wished i found your channel years ago!! New subscriber! Thanks for the thorough explanations!

To see such a clean chain rolling over a filthy chainring and rear derailleur jockey wheels brings me pain.

I clean the chain by taking it off, washing in petrol, just regular, like you use it in the car. It takes out all the dirt. After that rinse in water with fairy like liquid followed by rinsing in pure water. The result is perfect. My bike chain lasts much longer than it was when i cleaned just with brush and cleaning liquid without taking the chain off. Try and you will see

Nothing world changing, but a realy good tutorial! 😁👍

Had a really dirty chain and I think I had over lubed. I had to take the time do deep clean it, you just gave me a lot of "hacks". thx :)

Dude - you picked the most time consuming chain cleaning methods ever.

Great. Thanks for uploading

I really like getting my chain off the drivetrain to clean it! I Take Masterlinkpliers, undo the chain take degreser and put it into a small bin and then I just scrub it down and put it bakc together. Works really well!

very nice, i learned a few new tricks

6.59 - ideally cleans chain, still forgets to clean the chainring.

Nice video, but you should have started with the jockey wheels. It was almost painfull to see such a clean chain running on gunked up jockey wheels.

last changed my bike parts 15.000 km ago. cleaned it once during that time. still going strong.

Mega wideo, dzięki! Podziwiam cierpliwość czyszczenia sznurówką :)

Spent 1/2 hour to clean chain with a shoe lace, but oil the chain on a speed rotation in a few seconds) especially filmed in a slow mo how oil get in only 1 of 3 sections) looks like these steps must be reversed: clean fast with decreaser and oil it precisely from one section to next one

It's easier to install a Quick Link and to remove the chain completely and soak it in petrol overnight.

I appreciate the quality of video and editing. I just take them off and put them in a bottle of kerosene then shake it. Then I dry the chain and put it back on 👍

Thanks for that trick on the ebike!!! Was really nice!!

Brush the kassette, gears... first!

Thanks for sharing. The shoe lace method might work as well as using the towel but this doesn't look very time efficient. My technique: Use quick link, remove chain and 1st step. WD40 to loosen up dirt/grease 2nd step. Gasoline bath 3rd step. Dishwash liquid scrub with a tooth brush. Dry the chain. End it with lubing your chain and wiping away excess lube. Can't get a cleaner chain using any other method.

Thx for this video and good demonstration...🙂👍

the shoe lace method is nuts!

Why complicate? 1 Remove chain, 2 Wash with brush in soapy hot water in a recipient and dry it as soon as clean (change water a couple of times until clear), 3 lube as soon as dry (after putting it back), one drop of oil per ring (i use engine oil as its the same motorbikes manufacturers have always recommended, just put it on a eye dropper bottle) and clear excess with rag. While it dries or looses in hot water, clean the Cassette/Sprocket.

Clean those pulley wheels!!!!

Great chain cleaning tips thank you 😊

Spinbrushes work so well in tight areas. On my motorcycles too along with LPS 1.

6:58 yeah, when the 1x front cog looks like this ... its very effective to clean the chain :D

I feel like a cleaning genius freak as I used all the method you showed, without any knowledge. The only thing I was missing was a pair of gloves. But yeah I realized how inconvenient it is to do it without gloves... Nice vide btw

Was using old tooth brush and vegetable oil since I was 12 years old and always did the job.

There really is nothing better than a clean chain....I don't clean this in depth but a quick 5 minutes with a rag after every 50 miles or so is absolutely essential for me.

@6:59 you can see the front cog isn't cleaned and all that dirt is gonna go straight back in :(

If you have a compressor, use a air gun on the chain as well as the standard clean , it always gets extra gunk out. I now clean my bike then use the air line to remove water and dirt, the difference is amazing.

Thanks for the details information..

This has been quite helpful actually.

Chain cleaner tool, with water and washing up liquid. Give the chain a good whizz thru, then rinse with clean water, dry and lube ( I use a wax, rather than an oil lube).Chain clean as a new pin.

This was actually painful for me to watch. Cleaning a bicycle chain does not only not require a degree in Rocket Science it favors those who flunked out of the program. While it is true that the dirt on the outside of the chain does damage and while it's true that the methods demonstrated in this video will eventually remove that dirt (if you are willing to spend the time) the dirt that does the most damage consists of small particles residing inside the rollers and links. Far as I know you can wipe the outside of the chain 'till hell freezes over and you won't touch a grain of the most damaging dirt. For more than 40 years I've cleaned bicycle chains quickly and thoroughly via the following method: Using a 1 qt plastic bottle with screw on top I pour 8-10 ounces of kerosene into the bottle. Next having removed the chain from the bike I carefully lower it link by link into the kerosene. Next I let it soak for a few minutes and then I gently shake the bottle up and down, side to side, for several minutes. Finally I pour the liquid kerosene into a second bottle being careful to leave the sludge removed from the chain in the bottom of the first bottle. Now gently shake the bottle as before and then remove the chain from the bottle. Now using an old towel or similar type of rag thoroughly wipe all the kerosene off the outside of the chain and hang it up somewhere to dry. Once dry lubricate the "inside" of each roller, and the mating surfaces where the side plates are attached to the rollers with a quality chain oil using an applicator that allows pinpoint drip by drip application. While most people seem to think that oiling the outside of the chain is what's called for it is the inside of the rollers that most need to be lubricated. Oil on the outside surfaces of the chain serves as a dirt magnet and should be kept to a minimum. Once you've finished oiling the cleaned chain put it back on your bike and while holding your towel around the chain backpedal a dozen revolutions to wipe excess exterior oil off the chain. Job done and with an occasional exterior wipe with a rag you should be set for awhile.

I especially loved the two toothbrushes

Excellent Video 😎 Thanks

Jeez. If I had to go through that much to clean a chain, I'd trade my bikes for a horse. When the chain starts making noise I blast the chain/cassette/jockey wheels/chainring with a pressure washer, dry, apply DuMonde Tech Lite, shift through the gears, wipe off chain, go ride, wipe chain again. Usually good for 6 or 7 rides in dry conditions. The amount of gunk left on your chainring at 7:00 tells me you're using the wrong chain lube.

With a quick release chain and tool I can have my chain off and in a tub of cleaner in about 30 seconds. Leave for a couple of hours then rinse and lubricate. Job done.

Thanks bro good recomendations, I recommended put a waipe in the disc when aply oil. Cheers from Chili

thank you..you are fantastic teacher

Hi. I use dishwashing liquid soap. Being cheaper & if it can remove the oils from food, then it can be used as a degreaser as well.

Finally a video about cleaning a dirty bike where the bike is actually dirty.

Yes, you are sick with this precision

AWESOME CHANNEL I JUST STARTED RIDING 7/7/21

For people who are not psychopaths... Sparay with kerosene and use paint brush.. clean chain within 5 minutes.

Begin cleaning the jockey wheels next time.

2 wheels carry our soul! It's a very nice video, I'm an electric mountain bike rider, I live in the Netherlands, I'm still waiting for my new channel. Good luck with my love....

Would like to see some more videos on your caad12! Good info tho :D

The Park Tool cyclone makes this so painless.

Great video, I like the two tooth brushes idea, I’ll be making one of those. But you need to clean those rear mech jockey wheels, they looked caked in grease, otherwise all the good work you’ve done on your chain is wasted.

Hey danny, I'm a big fan and really enjoy your videos. But PLEASE use an article in your vid description where it's needed😋👌