Review of Pedro's Chain Machine Kit

Pedro's Chain Machine Kit
By: Pedro's Average Rating: 2.5 Total Reviews: 3
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A waste of time and money

On: 2008-09-18

I commute about 40 miles weekly, so I thought this would be a great way to keep my chain clean. Its not. The construction is flimsy and cheap. It didnt seem to work very well at all. My chain remained filthy even after running it through the chain machine. The whole contraption then fell apart and spilled degreaser all over the place. Youd be better off to get an old tooth brush and a bottle of spray degreaser and scrub your chain that way. The brush included with this kit would be good for that, except that the bristles get stuck in the gears and pull out of the brush. The lube is good, but you can buy that seperately -- do it. Dont waste your $ on the whole kit.

not very strong, not as thorough as my Park was

On: 2008-01-25

Five minutes out of the box and its broken.
A spring in the upper part pushes down into the lower part. This causes assembly to slip while Im closing the locking mechanism. Very little force applied...and an important piece of plastic shears off. Now I cant lock it closed, but need to hold it together with one hand.
Doesnt seem to clean the sides of chain as well as my Park did, but maybe that is because this chain was really dirty. Does better job cleaning the pins than my Park did.

The red hinge is supposed to sit on derailleur, so you dont have to hold the box. This doesnt work too well with an Ultegra derailleur; red part falls off, box opens, fluid spills.

Doubt Ill be using this a second time...disassembling a chain for overnight soak is so much easier and more thorough.

Excellent Product

On: 2007-12-08

Works as described. Easy to use and gets your bike chain clean while you stay clean. If you ride much this item will be much appreciated and valued.