My drivetrain was looking pretty gritty and grotty as I got in from a wet ride the other night and the chain was due a clean so I decided to test the new cleaner. I tried to spray just the chain but it comes out in a very fine mist which covered the cassette as well so I gave the chainrings a spray for complete coverage. I just back pedalled the chain for a couple of minutes and then kept back pedalling as I blasted the chain, cassette and rings with the hose.
The next morning, the chain, cassette and rings were all free of any signs of black gunge or grit. They weren't back to bare metal, everything appeared to be covered in a very fine grey film of oil, but considering I hadn't brushed or agitated any of the parts, I was hugely impressed. Cleaning chainrings can be a real chore but the black ridge of gunk had completely gone - very impressed!
9th Jan, 2015 update: I decided to give this a thorough test tonight after work as Awesom-O was looking a bit grubby. I dribbled it onto the chain as I back pedalled and kept turning the cranks as I used a tooth brush scrub the jockey wheels, chainrings, cassette cogs and chainstay and then blasted it off for ages with water, also backpedalling. I could see as i got him back on the wall hangers that the entire back rim, rim decals, seat- and chainstays and most of the seat tube were covered in a thin oily grey film that took ages to clean off with some IPA on workshop roll. So, not so impressed this time at all. I guess it would work ok in a chain cleaner but I just don't think it emulsifies the oil and grease well enough. It dissolves it enough to spray every where making a mess but not sufficiently that all the oil actually washes off and away.
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