While we are all about big wheels here and the news associated with that, we also have to maintain our rigs from time to time. It isn’t everyone’s favorite thing to do, but if you are mechanically inclined, or just want to keep things in tip top shape, you roll up your sleeves and dive in. Once in awhile we will be posting up some things we are doing to maintain our 29″ers and keep them going. Hopefully you will find some of the products and tips featured useful.
Recently we had the chance to demo some of Tri Flow’s varied products. They don’t just do lubricants. For a over all review of all the products we got to check out, go over here to The Cyclist and check out the post there.
What I wanted to do with this post is to show how Tri Flow products can make your life just a bit easier in terms of maintenance. Recently I degreased the drive train on one of my single speed rigs and here are the results of that. Keeping the gunk off your cogs is always a great idea. It definitely makes your parts last longer, and your lubrication of the chain is more effective and longer lasting without that sticky goo on the chain wheel and cog.
Here’s my chain wheel before with the typical greasy, sticky buildup around the teeth.
Here I have hit the edge of the chain wheel with Tri Flow’s Foaming Citrus Cleaner/Degreaser. It foams up on contact and according to the label instructions, it is supposed to sit for three to five minutes to let the product dissolve the gunk. This is pretty cool, since you could go and do another bit of maintenance, answer some e-mail, or have a beer or something and come back to it. (I had a beer!)
And afterward, I came back, wiped off the chain wheel, and had a completely clean surface ready to go back into duty on a single speed rig. Easy and effective. I like that. Citrus Cleaner/Degreaser works on all your drive train stuff and is easy to use. Remember: A clean bike is a happy bike!
Other products tried were the Rapid Cleaner/Degreaser, the Red Grease, the Synthetic Grease, and Foaming Lubricant. Check out all the Tri Flow products on the Tri Flow website.
This reads like Mountain Bike Action Copy. Sorta lame.
@jfk: Hmm……….really? I don’t read MBA anymore. Haven’t for years now, so I wouldn’t know.
Thanks for the comment though.
Yeah…nobody reads this site to learn that citrus based products clean chains. Not exactly ground breaking. Maybe if it was a comparison test or something it would be okay.
ALMOST all the time the updates are great, just not this one.
jfk, it might be lame because YOU already know this info. There are a great deal of people out there that don’t. My shop teaches classes 3 days a week on this stuff and there are always people who are getting this for the first time. GT, thanks for spreading the knowledge brotha.
I Saw a pack of the Fisher Rumblefish being set up for the magazine types to testride tomaro. A coworker and I asked Travis about a demo ride ,no dice . We even offered to run the skilifts for him still no dice. They sure looked nice.
@Spanky: You will be “extremely” interested in my next few posts then.
GT – a little off topic – is that a 110 BCD crank?
jfk it takes a Tool to know how to clean a Tool and you know it all
thanks for the update GT
I don’t like this post. I don’t think it belongs here. I was one of the first real 29er riders and I was here first. I know everything please run all posts by me for approval. I am a real 29er rider.
ALMOST all the time the updates are great, just not this one.
did I say that I was the first one here and the first 29er rider?
@dousche: Well, with a poster name like yours, and by the tone of your comment, I am going to guess that this is an attempt at sarcasm. Heavy emphasis on “attempt”.
Let’s keep further comments on the subject. Anything more in the vein of this comment will be deleted. It just isn’t constructive criticism.
Thanks Ted I appreciate your posts more than anyone and this was not targeted toward you.
I just felt the need to respond to all the patronizing here by those who provide nothing more than a list of what they like and don’t like. and it was more a sarcastic mimic attempt of other posts telling you what to and not to post which are as useless as my above post and far less constructive
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