It's that time of the year again where road salt it trying to eat your bike.

[ingobecker@ohai.social]

It's that time of the year again where road salt it trying to eat your bike. Luckily i got this 3D printed chain cleaner as a birthday present (thx @tinx ). I tried it for the first time today and it worked okay. I think stiffer toothbrush heads might improve the cleaning (i used medium ones).

This is the 3D model https://www.printables.com/model/123026-bike-chain-cleaner-toothbrush-version

#bike #maintenance #3dprinting #cycling #fedibikes #fahrrad

[behweh@mas.to]

@ingobecker @tinx i really like the eyebrows on it 😄

[tinx@jit.social]

@behweh @ingobecker it looks so eager to munch all the dirt away! 😄

[ingobecker@ohai.social]

@behweh @tinx It's basically just how i looked once i saw all that dirt on the drive train 😁

[taigaland@sueden.social]

@ingobecker @tinx Tried using rag?

[h0nza@pix.securelab.eu]

@ingobecker@ohai.social das ist eine ausgezeichnete idee, mit den zahnbürsten. vielleicht bastle ich mir sowas ähnliches. denn auch meine kette schaut jetzt im winter furchtbar und verrostet aus

[ingobecker@ohai.social]

@taigaland Sure, but it doesn't reach in between the links of the chain..

[taigaland@sueden.social]

@ingobecker Does the trick here. 😀

[obtuserecluse@furry.engineer]

@ingobecker thats cool, what do you use as a cleaning fluid?

[ingobecker@ohai.social]

@ObtuseRecluse Muc-Off chain cleaner

[mlanger@mastodon.world]

@ingobecker @jerzone @tinx I use a spray product called Corrosion-X to remove and prevent rust aboard my boat, which lives in a saltwater environment. I think it might be something worth considering for a bike chain or any metal part that is susceptible to rust. It's available in marine stores but it might be available in a good hardware store as well.

https://www.corrosionx.com/products/corrosionx?variant=45808527704309