Picked up this chain cleaner for around $25. Anyone regularly use this type rather then a simple rag?
I've one of those, but don't use it much anymore. I find it's much easier to use a cleaning brush when the bike is mounted on a workstand when I'm washing the bike. Sometimes I use a degreaser to clean the chain and sprockets, but I find they come clean nicely with the same cleaner that I use for the rest of the bike.
I've got a couple of them. Far preferable to using a rag. Does a much better job. As you use it you gradually learn how to use less fluid and make less of a mess with them. I just don't see how a rag can get dirt out of the bushings, rather than push grime into them.
