Best method to degrease chain?

Originally Posted by STRAMASHER

Run the bike on the stand , up a coupla gears.

Don't be tempted to go anywhere near chains and sprockets... unless you don't mind loosing fingers.

All I do is brush the chain down with an excessive amount of paraffin using a paint brush, let it drip dry while I give the rest of the bike a clean, then ride it with the oiler cranked up for the first couple of kilometres.

Cheers

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by sam_p2000

So using petrol or tin of 'gunk' is not a good idea?

Definitely not.....both will clean the chain very well indeed, unfortunately they will also degrease the o rings which will then lead to very premature replacement, so I guess it is sort of a way to getting a new looking chain....