New way to clean your chain

[NobodySpecific]

I managed to tangle my ring finger up in the sprocket when the bike wasn't even running! It hurt like a bitch, poked a nasty hole in my finger (which healed completely woo!), and bled everywhere (stitches probably would have been a good idea, oh well). I can't imagine the damage that a running bike could do (yes I looked, no I don't care to remember what I actually saw, much less do I want to imagine what that felt like). Lesson learned: spin the tire such that the chain is moving AWAY from the sprocket on the side from which you are holding the chain. There were two of us and I was trying to help by cleaning both top and bottom at the same time...one of us was gambling and it turned out to be me. Whoops.

[yzedf]

Been cleaning and lubing my bike chains this way for some time now.

[KillBill]

Picked up a grunge brush last night.......holy chit.....thing works great

[PainfullySlow]

I am amazed everytime I hear this that people even think of it. How hard is it to actually turn a wheel with your hand?

+1, seriously. its not like you are cleaning yards of chain.

Natural selection in action...