{"id":63205,"date":"2024-04-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9f4a2fdc-af93-4935-ac2c-a325d794448b"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T13:59:42","slug":"how-to-clean-your-bike-chain-in-8-simple-steps","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/how-to-clean-your-bike-chain-in-8-simple-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to clean your bike chain in 8 simple steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

How scrubbing your chain can save money and help you gain speed <\/p>

By Oscar Huckle\n <\/p>

Published: Monday, 29 April 2024 at 13:00 PM<\/p>

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Cleaning the chain on your bike is a key part of reducing wear, improving performance and showing love to your bike. This is the ultimate guide to cleaning bicycle chains and likely contains more information than you bargained for.<\/p>

Your bicycle chain<\/a> will wear for various reasons, but the key accelerant is grit within that grinds away the metal. <\/p>

While reducing wear through chain cleaning is certainly the factor that will save you money, you should also consider the efficiency that’s lost through all that abrasive friction. <\/p>

The easiest way to clean a bicycle chain<\/h2>
Keep your chain as clean as possible. – Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
$\"Scrubbing$
Scrubbing a bike chain with a brush and bike wash – Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
$\"Wiping$
Wiping a bike chain with a clean cloth – Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
$\"Applying$
Applying chain lube to a bike chain – Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>