Brilliantly Simple Bicycle Chain Brush

by BikeHacker

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Intro: Brilliantly Simple Bicycle Chain Brush

Tired of dirty, greasy chains? This handy gadget is for you!

STEP 1: Gather Your Supplies.

1. 2 toothbrushes

2. roll of duct tape

STEP 2: Tape the Toothbrushes Together.

STEP 3: Happy Cleaning!

Use a gentle soap solution to remove grease.

23 Comments

craftclarity 9 years ago

Looks like a great way to re-use old toothbrushes, too!

h2arr 9 years ago

Simple but usefull. For great result, use hard-type brush

bookbum 9 years ago

Great idea! I'm going to use this. I simply have something for the last item (sentence). I'd advise to never use any soap on your chain. Along with water, it is a solvent and solvents displace the lubricate that is supposed to be in the chain. Instead, clean it with clean bicycle chain oil.

ehtizaz 9 years ago

Simply Brilliant. I've been struggling to find something to clean my chain's both sides. Awesome.

кзлодей 9 years ago

Полная фигня. Чистить чистую цепь. Грязную, в старой смазке и песке так не вычистить.

BikeHacker 9 years ago

I translated your comment and it sounds like it worked well for you. I'm so glad! Thank you!

I translated my reply back into your language using Google Translator, but I'm not sure how accurate it is:

Я перевел свой комментарий и это звучит как он работал хорошо для вас.

Я так рада! Спасибо!

coptician 9 years ago

I took your idea back to the bathroom mirror. Now I can simultaneously brush my teeth front and back; done in half the time :).

woodman98 9 years ago

You could also attach it to your bike somehow so it cleans as you go lol

DoDo729 9 years ago

That is brilliant......nice job

hogthrob 9 years ago

Love it - I am thinking of making two one to clean the chain and a second with the bristles facing outwards then I can brush top and bottom at the same time and get out on my bike quicker!!

wolfsingleton 9 years ago

We used to do something similar as kids, and it works very well. I would say to watch out for the bristles that fall out during cleaning though, they can sometimes catch in the chain and jam it a bit.

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