TOOL CHAIN CLEANER PARK CM-5.2 CYCLONE

I have a Catrike Dumont. The drive chain for this trike is about 3 times the length compared to a two wheel bike. Lots of chain to clean.Unlike a two wheel bike, you can't easily hold the Park Tool while cranking the pedals. So, I left the handle off, added cleaner to the chain cleaner and clipped it over the chain. I used a wire to attach the chain cleaner to the chain guard on the trike. This allowed me to crank the pedals and the wire held the chain cleaner in place as shown in the attached photo. With in minutes of slow cranking the chain looks like new.To finish up, the chain is rinsed and dried. I use Rock N Roll Gold Chain Lube. https://www.amazon.com/135816-Chain-Lubricant-4-Ounce-2-Pack/dp/B07LB1J969/ref=sr_1_5?crid=14QV6RFJLMMIP&dchild=1&keywords=rock+and+roll+chain+lube&qid=1583511077&s=sporting-goods&sprefix=rock+and+%2Csporting%2C190&sr=1-5

To be honest, I'm too lazy to take my bike chains off to clean them. I usually ride on one bike chain lube for nearly 100-miles before re-lubing, if the chains haven't gotten wet. But when the chains get so dirty, or if I've gotten into sand or dust that's gotten onto the chains and could grind them up, cleaning them with this tool is a breeze. I've had one of the old Park Tool chain scrubbers that I've used for years, but it finally got cracked where the old-style wire clip locked the top lid on, and I also broke the little plastic pin that held the magnet on the bottom, so time for a new one. I like the looks of the newer style clips better than the older design. I expect this to work better and last just as long as my older one.

After 3 months of using it a couple times per week, it is falling apart. The part that holds the magnet to the bottom broke. Both clips that hold the upper and bottom halves together fell off. It does do a great job cleaning (I use it with Purple Power degreaser or Simple Green) but I expected better durability/longevity from a Park Tool product. Submitted a warranty claim to Park Tool -- waiting to hear back.UPDATE: After only a couple days Park Tool got back to me, and is sending a replacement. Awesome. Changing review to 5 stars because Park Tool stands by their product, and maybe I was a little too rough with it. Here is what Park Tool said:"Thank you for using our products and your inquiry/image.Great to see you are using your chains scrubber to its full potential!Sorry the housing has cracked/fractured around the pin-latch/magnet of your chain scrubber.We will send a replacement CM-5.2 Chain Scrubber to you at the address below.Please save any internal components from yours and recycle the rest.The housing can be damaged during assembly or when the cleaner gets caught in a sprocket and the magnet is permanently attached…do not pry off to clean, simply remove the internal brushes and wipe clean.Turning the crank slow/more revolutions still cleans the chain and prevents the chain from ‘grabbing’ the scrubber/pulling it into the sprocket…which will break the housing around the clips over time.Please consider purchasing our CM-25 Professional Chain Scrubber with an aluminum body.RBS-5 replacement sponger/brush kit is available from your local bicycle shop/favorite online retailer."

Does the job very well, cleans super easily, easy to use and good value for money. We use it for the two bikes we have - city bikes, no fancy gear. We don't use the handle as I think you have much better control by just holding it. Must say it's a dirty job anyway, so use gloves but be ready to make a bit of mess around you. It has two sponges inside that are super easy to clean, and a magnet at the bottom that catches any metals - the magnet is on the outside, so you can easily take it off, rinse the container (metal will fall) and pop the metal piece back in. Totally recommend it!Cons: it will be a bit more difficult if you have a bike with pedal break - you have to turn the scrubber tool around and pedal forward!

E' il primo lavacatena che adopero, quindi nessun confronto, tant'è vero che la mia recensione risulterà il più concreta possibile.Punti a favore:1. Smontaggio della catena non richiesto, evitando l'usurare della falsa maglia2. Pulizia al coperto per chi non hanno a disposizione un giardino privato ed una gomma d'acqua. Non bagna in giro e ci si bagna poco.Punti a sfavore:1. Lavaggio incompleta, dove pignoni, moltipliche e deragliatore rimangono sporchi e vanno lavati a secco con un straccio e spazzole.2. Richiede un lavabo, ci si bagna le mani nello smontaggio e nel ricambio del liquido e si bagna per terra in quanto la parte della catena che esce da lavacatena gocciola.3. Vanno eseguiti almeno 3 passaggi con ricambio del liquido, altrimenti si continua a sporcare la catena, nonché 2 ulteriori passaggi di risciacquo con sola acqua. Preferibile è abbondare nei passaggi con del sapone per piatti, invece di aggredire la catena con benzina e derivati o potenti sgrassanti come lo Chanteclair, altrimenti sarebbe più sensato adoperarli solo raramente a catena smontata.4. La spugna lascia colare il liquido che andava rinforzata.5. Il manico sebbene garantisca una buona impugnatura, lo trovo inutile. E' più pratico tenere il lavacatena con il due dita sotto ed il pollice sopra appoggiandolo contro il tubo del carro posteriore, per tenerlo fisso in pozione posizione.6. Richiesti almeno 5 passaggi (tempo totale 15 minuti), tra cui ulteriori 10minuti vanno dedicati per la pulizia del resto della trasmissione.Punti neutri:I perni di rotazione delle spazzole, anch'essi in plastica, hanno libertà di gioco verticale al fine di garantire un miglior adattamento delle spazzole stesse alla catena, ma tale movimento, a volte le può dislocare dalla sede, quindi vanno controllate spesso. Il magnete per l'accumulo di residui ferrosi, è fissato ad incastro tramite pin plastico, che sembra poco solido. Un appunto riguarda la pulizia del prodotto, che va presa in considerazione. Le spazzole di ricambio non sembrano essere reperibili su Amazon.Come prodotti per la pulizia, a parte quelli commerciali più venduti come Svitol, CRC 5-56, WD40, AVIO Forte all'arancio, Fuchs GmbH, ecc, trovo più pratico e completo il detersivo per piatti, oltre ad essere consigliato anche dal produttore e menzionato nel manuale del lavacatena. Oltreché profumato, biodegradabile, economico e nella dotazione domestica di chiunque, si è rivelato eccellente anche come disincrostante e anticalcare. Ancora più efficace se combinato1parte di questo con 1parte di sgrassante industriale come quelli sopra menzionati, o meglio ancora, 1parte di acquaragia inodore (leggermente meno aggressiva di quella standard)Concludendo, preferisco il metodo di lavaggio classico con spazzole, e risciacquo per mezzo della gomma da giardino, che grazie all'alta pressione riesce a stanare meglio lo sporco. Un metodo infallibile completo e rapido

This thing works better than I would have imagined! I got it and tried it out tonight after not cleaning my chain in over 2 months and probably close to 400 miles of crud and gunk all over it (YES I KNOW MAJOR NEGLECT) I expected to have to do several cleanings for the chain to get back to clean... Well I loaded the cleaner with a strong solvent and spun the cranks about 100 revolutions. Then washed out the gunk from the Chain cleaner, filled it with water washed the chain again and BAM the chain was so clean it left almost not marks on the towel when I dried it off!!! I was blown away :)

Je roule toujours avec une chaine propre et bien huilée. Cet appareil est très efficace pour nettoyer une chaine de vélo rapidement. Montage, démontage et entretien facile et rapide.Assez volumineux par rapport à certains modèles concurrents mais qui sont de loin moins efficacesC'est clairement devenu un élément incontournable de ma boite à outils pour le vélo.Il est tellement efficace que je remplace souvent le dégraissant chaine par de l'eau chaude et du liquide vaisselle. Ca marche tout aussi bien!Je recommande!

Etwas skeptische habe ich mich dazu entschlossen das Gerät zu erwerben.Kettenreinigung und Pflege wird unter Insidern ja gerne zu einer Wissenschaft oder gar Religion erhoben.Ich bin da eher pragmatisch unterwegs und meine Zielsetzung ist Reibungsminimierung.Oft werden derartige Geräte als ungeeignet bezeichnet da diese die unersetzbare Innenschmierung der Kette zerstören würden.Da hört oder liest man gerne Sätz wie; "lass das sein Du runierst dir die Kette damit..."Nun gut, auch ich würde eine Kette niemals in Reinigungsbenzin o. Ä. auswaschen, denn danach ist diese wirklich durch und durch Entfettet, was sicherlich ganz übel ist.Aber Staub, Dreck und Metallabrieb will ich eigentlich auch nicht auf der Kette haben. Kann man Schmieren soviel man will, der Dreck verursacht dennoch Reibung und Abnutzung, also muss der ganze Dreck ab und an mal weg.Dazu die Kette öffnen kommt nicht in Frage. Sowas muss zügig und ohne Demontage der Kette zu machen sein.Also das Park-Tool. Mehrere Videos auf UTube angesehen und für "sinnvoll" befunden.Weil ich die Innenschmierung der Kette möglichst nicht angreifen möchte habe ich als Reinigungsmittel Ballistol (Waffenöl) gewählt.Durch die ätherischen Öle hat es eine hervorragende Reinigungswirkung. Es ist dabei aber kein aggressiver Fettlöser und auch nicht so dünnflüssig daß es sofort in die feinsten Ritzen kriecht.Beim Parktool läuft die Kette selbst nicht durch das Reinigungsmittel, nur die Bürsten werden benetzt und bürsten den äusserlichen Schmutz ab.Also das Tool bis zur Markierung mit Ballistol gefüllt und an der Kette montiert. Ganz wichtig, das Schwämmchen nicht vergessen, sonst gibt es Sauerei. Mit Einweghandschuhen erspart man sich schwarze Hände.Dann rückwärts Kurbeln 30-40 Umdrehungen. Ich habe zusätzlich noch einen Lappen am Ausgangsende dran gehalten damit da nix herumspritzt.Wichtiger Tipp der auch in der Anleitung steht: Auf kleinstes Ritzel Schalten, so ist der Umwerfer weiter hinten und man hat mehr Platz und kommt beim Kurbeln nich so leicht mit den Pedalen in in Konflikt.Am Anfang denkt man; "hmm, das bringt ja jetzt nicht so viel...."Das täuscht. Nach ausreichender Kurbelei mit nur einer Füllung Ballistol erkennt man daß äusserlicher Dreck komplett entfernt ist.Die schwarze Brühe ist jetzt noch auf der Kette verteilt.Nun also die elementar wichtige Nachbehandlung: Die Kette muss nun länger durch einen weichen/flauschigen Lappen gezogen werden um die scharze Brühe komplett von der Öberfläche zu entfernen und weitestgehend aus den Zwischenräumen zu ziehen.Ich habe die Kette dann noch mit sanfter Pressluft gegen einen Lappen gehalten abgeblasen. Man könnte mit einer zweiten, frischen Füllung Ballistol diesen Prozess sicher etwas abkürzen, aber der Lappen tut es auch.Final wurde die Kette, welche nach dieser 20min Prozedur aussieht als wäre sie werksneu, wie gewohnt mit hochwertigem Kettenöl sorgfältig neu geschmiert und der Überschuss mit einem Lappen entfernt.Fazit:Klasse Tool, welches- ohne demontage der Kette- ohne Sauerei- ohne Mühe- ohne Fummelei- in kurzer Zeitein erstaunlich perfektes Ergebnis liefert. Kette klingt nun leiser, weicher und ohne "gekraspel".Mit Ballistol betrieben muss man sich hier auch keine Sorgen um die Innenschmierung der Kette machen, zumal nur die Bürsten benetzt werden und lediglich rein äusserlich die Kette von allen Seiten reinigen. Nach dem Gebrauch des Park Tool kann man dieses mit etwas Reinigungsbezin einfach ausspülen und es ist in kürzester Zeit wieder blitzsauber.Grosses Plus:Meine MTB-Kette war jetzt ca. 350km in staubigem Gelände im Einsatz. Die war also nicht total zugesaut aber dennoch reichlich verpappt.Was aber unten im Behälter an Metallabrieb vom Magnet aufgefangen wurde ist erstaunlich. Da bin ich froh daß der Schmodder jetzt nicht mehr an der Kette pappt.Klare Kaufempfehlung.In Verbindung mit Ballistol als Reinigungsmittel wird die Kette schonend und gründlich gereinigt.Mit einem Kettenreiniger habe ich es nicht ausprobiert, Da ich Entfetter (degreaser) an dieser Stelle kategorisch ablehne.Allzeit gute Fahrt.

Works very well. This is among the highest rated chain cleaners on Amazon as you've probably noticed. This type of device is the best automatic, fast way to clean your bicycle chain. I'm not too impressed with the hold-up of interior components inside it as they seem to be quite worn after just a few uses. The foam padding on the right side that helps to guide and polish your chain as you use the device seems to be peeling already. Not a major peel, but a peel nonetheless.I had read of some units that have plastic clamps that break. This one has metal clamps and Park Tool is a quality, trusted brand by all industry professionals in cycling. They don't always have the best product but they always have at least a very good one that's quality and this is no exception.It's cleaned my bike chain very well so far and hasn't leaked at all. The magnet in the unit intended to catch any metal shavings or other things as you clean the chain is a nice touch and works well, too. I use Simple Green which I buy by the gallon here on Amazon and mix it 1:1 with water to put into this device. Works like a champ!

This is the second chain scrubber I own from Part Tool (the first one I purchased about 15 years ago, so it was due for replacement!)... Makes it extremely easy and convenient to keep your chain clean, which is important for many reason, the main two being: 1) makes your spinning easier and more efficient; 2) increases the life of your components, specially your chainstay, because a dirty chain tends to grind on the teeth much more rapidly.The too itself is very easy to use: you clamp it on the chain, fill it up with solvent through a couple of filler holes, and then slowly start spinning the chain backwards. You may have to replace the fluid 2-3 times in order to get a real clean look, but that's hardly an issue. Also, you can buy a replacement set for the inner bushes and cleaning foam pad (the actual components that come into contact with the chain), which means that you can get many years of good service out of this tool.I highly recommend it!!

説明書は英語ですが、見れば感覚的に理解できます　本来専用のクリーナーを使いますが、自分は石油を使ってみました。すごくきれいになり、真っ黒なチェーンが新品同様の色に！ただ、なれない内はチェーンが外れてしまったり中身をこぼしてしまったりしてしまうかもしれません（自分はこぼした）慣れればスラスラできます！また、クリーナ本体も分解して清掃できるため、使い勝手も維持もバツグンです！　１２００円くらいのヤツを買うならコレを買うことをオススメします。