X-tools chain cleaner tool review

Fuelled by coffee and porridge. Driver of Van. Known to race at times. Happy place being out the door and in the hills - local or further afield, all is good with two wheels in the dirt. Skip to main content. Log In Register. Jim Clarkson. What's good? Simple to use Super-effective.

What's not? Buy if You want a robust, easy to use chain cleaning tool. Weldtite Pure Bike Wash review Peaty's Disc Brake Cleaner review How to set up your mountain bike for winter - top tips to get through the slop The Pro Chain Cleaner might be plastic, but in use the whole thing feels solid, with a good handle that connects stiffly with the body.

Low pressure water won't ruin seals, but you will need to help it along with a brush. Cleaning products. Author block. One benefit of plastic designs is the translucent nature, which is obviously missing on the aluminium CM Although the brush design works well at scrubbing the chain, and the row of sponges and pads at containing the mess, Park could could come up with a better way to hold the wicking pads inside the plastic cartridge addition. One of them would occasionally get pulled through the exit point of the cleaner with the chain — not a total deal-breaker, but certainly a nuisance.

Either way, removal and replacement of the cleaning cartridges is a breeze and it means the case should last practically forever. But for just about everyone else, buy the CM Random Tip: To avoid getting degreaser inside of your rear hub bearings when cleaning your chain, get yourself a chain keeper that clips in place of your rear wheel. Since writing this review, we conducted a group test of nine different chain keepers. A large handle is comfortable to use and helps to create your hands relatively clean in the process.

A small grub screw holds the large handle in place on the CM The details Launched at Eurobike in , this die-cast aluminium chain cleaner has taken what has traditionally been a disposable consumer tool and built it for daily use.

Hinging open, the CM uses a series of rotating brushes to clean the chain, while the sponges serve more to soak up excess fluid to contain the mess. Tags bike cleaning. Chain Clean. Park Tool.