HOWTO
Inthisissue,BenfromBicycleMechanicTraining
Institute(BMTI)isexplainingtheprocessofusing
waxtolubricateyourchain.
Degrease your
drivetrain
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CLEANINGPROCESS
Things you will need:
Youchainisoneofthehardestworking
mechanicalcomponentsonyourbicycle,
soitpaystoensureitiswellmaintained.
Acontaminatedchainwillaccelerate the
wearratethusleadingtoawornout
drivetrain before you know it. With a
really dirty old drivetrain Ben from
Bicycle Mechanic Training Institute
(BMTI) showed how you can still get it
really clean again.
- Stiff bristled brush
- Large brush
- Park Tool Cyclone (or
similar) - Citrus based degreaser
- Chain lube
- Garden hose
- Open space
- Clean rag
2
FilltheParkTool
Cyclone(orsimilar)
withcitrusbased
degreasertothefilllineand
attachittothelowersection
ofthechain.Thisiseasier
wheninasmallersprocket.
3
Holding the Park Tool
Cyclone rotate the cranks
anti-clockwise to drag the
chain through the brushes and repeat
until the chain looks clean.
1
Work in an open
area where it’s ok to
make a bit of a mess.
112 - AMB
WORKSHOP