Cycling in Waterloo Region

[clasher]

I never clean my chains anymore. I let the oil soak in when I lube it and then wipe it until it’s almost dry looking. The only place oil really needs to be is inside the rollers. I think solvents and degreasers lead to oil braking down inside the rollers and faster chainwear since it’s almost impossible to get it out of the rollers once it gets in. I use chain-l lube and it’s kind of thick and smells a lot like the oil I use at work to put in industrial bearings and it works well and lasts a long time for my kind of riding.