#Giant stp 1 different chain rings professional#
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You’ll follow the same steps as applying your chain lube to get the best results, just wait a couple of minutes before wiping your degreaser off to allow it to work it’s magic! If you decide to use a degreaser make sure you apply your lubricant after you’re done cleaning as a chain with no lube will wear out quicker, taking your drivetrain with it.Bicycles ordered online will be fulfilled fully assembled through Authorized Giant Retailer. We suggest using Finish Line Citrus Degreaser as it works well and is 100% biodegradable and is non-toxic. If your chain is excessively dirty you may want to apply a citrus based degreaser to help loosen up the heavy stuff before applying your lube. So not only are you lubing the chain but you’re cleaning it too, this is a win-win! You’ll want to continue to do this until your rag is getting minimal dirt and grime on it, in the real world you’ll never really get it all but do your best. At this point you’ll want to take a clean rag and wipe the excess chain lube off as well as any debris and dirt that has loosened up from the new lubricant. You don’t want to over lubricate and you should only use bicycle friendly lubricants, no motor oil here folks & no old school WD-40 (it strips lubricants away) either!Īpply the lubricant to the chain by turning the cranks as you apply the lube liberally, once done continue to turn the cranks a few rotations to allow the lube to sink into the chain. Just by lubricating and cleaning your chain often you will increase it’s lifespan.Īn easy way to do this is to pick out a chain lube that works for you (your bike shop can help you here) and apply the lubricant to your chain every 2-3 rides. Simply put, you need to give your chain some love. So replacing your chain often makes even more sense when taking these costs into consideration and these prices don't include labor costs either! The cost to replace a cassette or freewheel can range anywhere from $25 to upwards of $300 on high end bikes and chainrings can run anywhere from around $40 to $250 on high end bikes. An easy way to determine this is if you’re able to see daylight between the chain and the teeth of the big chainring when looking at the bike from the geared side. Another bad side effect to waiting too long is that your front chainrings can become “shark toothed”, meaning that cannot hold a chain properly due to too much wear and tear. If the cassette becomes too worn it cannot hold the chain any longer because it’s teeth get too worn down. This is because your cassette & chain are meant to work in harmony, the chain is designed to sit smoothly on the teeth of the cassette. If you wait to replace your chain until you start skipping under load or start snapping your chain then most likely you’ll be looking at minimally replacing your chain as well as your cassette. What if you wait too long to replace your chain? Are you seeing why more frequent bike chain replacement is a good thing? By replacing your chain more frequently you are maximizing the life of the drivetrain of your bike, saving you a bunch of money over time. All the pieces of your drivetrain are meant to smoothly mesh together, once too much wear sets in it becomes much harder to impossible for this synergy to happen. A worn chain increases the amount of wear and tear on the other parts of the drivetrain. We have to remember that a bike’s drivetrain is made up of metal and this metal breaks down and wears with increased mileage. This weakens the chain’s ability to shift as sharply as it once did as well as increases wear to your cassette, chainrings and derailleur pulley wheels. When you ride you are not only stretching the chain lengthwise but you are also flexing and wearing the chain’s side plates. Chain wear & chain stretchAs you accumulate miles on your bike’s drivetrain components (chain, crank, cassette, derailleurs) your chain begins to stretch & weaken.
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