Did my first maintenance on my bike =)

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Chris8187 · Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:55 am

No it isn't the oil and oil filter. That was done right before I got the bike. My first maintenance was cleaning and lubing the chain

. It took awhile to clean it though, but that is because the guy before me must have used grease, as the chain was COVERED in it

. WD-40 did help a lot getting it off though, and lubing the chain was pretty easy. Doing maintenance is actually pretty fun, as long as you have the time to do it.

camthepyro · Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:05 pm

Gasonline is actually really good for cleaning metal parts, that's what we usually used in my high school auto class. Just make sure you allow it to completely dry off/evaporate before you let it get close to something hot.

CNF2002 · #3 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:48 pm

Congrats! You just saved yourself about 100 bucks. Go buy yourself a six pack

Chris8187 · #4 Unread post by **Chris8187** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:20 pm

Would if I could,

. Only 18

Ham Hock · #5 Unread post by **Ham Hock** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:06 am

I got a "rollastand" last Fall but this is the first chance I have had to use it.

It really cuts down on the time it takes to degrease/grease the chain.

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?hl=en ... a=N&tab=wf

JCS · #6 Unread post by **JCS** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:10 am

You did get the chain good and warm before you lubed it,right?

Chris8187 · #7 Unread post by **Chris8187** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:39 am

No, but I figure if some of it flings off or it looks like I need to put some on. I will do it again right away. I was cleaning it for an hour, and I didn't want to warm up the chain with really nothing on it, so I just put it on.