Cheap Finish Line Shop Quality Bicycle Chain Cleaner

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I have owned Park chain cleaners for nearly twenty years. The Finish Line cleaner works much better. The brushes get inside the chain links to clean the grunge out of the centers. Perfect.

Don't know why I waited so long to try the Finish Line.

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I bought this cleaner over the Park based upon reviews. Don't know about the Park but the Finish Line chain cleaner works great. It's a little hard to hold steady with one hand and run the crank but I think that's the case with all these cleaners. But it does what it is supposed to, clean the chain. I was amazed at how many metal particles were trapped by the magnet. Bottom line, does a great job of cleaning the chain with no mess.

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I base a lot of my purchase decisions on the reviews other people give of products, so I chose this cleaner over the Park Tool CM-5 Cyclone Chain Cleaner because there were a few reviews that said after dropping the Park cleaner only once they cracked and were unusable. I don't have both so I can't compare them, but I am very happy with this cleaner and it does a great job of getting the chain clean. I use it along with the Pedros Oranj Peelz Cleaner and it's amazing how clean the chain gets. After that I apply the Dumonde Tech Lite bicycle chain lubrication 2oz and I'm good to go. The lube is supposed to leave some sort of 'plate' on the chain so I am going to try to clean it the next time with just water and reapply the lube per the directions and see how that works.

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Ok, maybe not chrome, but shiny steel for sure. I used this on a chain that has seen a lot of dirt trails, and thus it was covered with old, hardened, caked-on grime. It took a few tries to get it going (chain kept falling off, but I was having some derailleur alignment issues at the time), but once it did, the chain got very clean with not much effort.

I used some cheap engine degreaser and I had to replace it with new degreaser half way through this process, due to the length of time I went without really cleaning my chain. You will definitely want to put a bunch of newspaper or something under your bike to protect your floor, as there will be some dirty drippings. I then used a shop rag to get the last of the degreaser off the chain.

Also, its a good idea to clean your sprockets, particularly the rear cassette, which was caked as well. My method for that is using a putty knife with a shop rag wrapped around it and I put some degreaser on that. Then I simply slide it in between the sprockets and spin the rear wheel. I was amazed at the amount of crud that came out of there!

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After reading the reviews on the Park cleaner I decided to go with this one and have not been disappointed. As someone already mentioned, it take a couple of tries to figure out the best way to hold it with one hand and turn the crank with another but read the instructions and you should do fine. Amazing how much dirt there is on a bike chain after just one ride.