let me know if you want more cleaning videos..... I am going to have someone come out for a filming session.... with a camera to film a full detail!!

My Tips for using Ultrasonic Cleaner: Fill up the Tank with just Water and heat it up beforehand with a water boiler (Much quicker) Put the Parts in a Zipper Bag with the Water/degreaser Solution and then in the tank (needs way less degreaser) Always use Biodegradeable degreaser so you can dispose it in the Sink. Jup thats it !

Great video! I have an ultrasonic cleaner (and love it) but none of that special liquid. I usually do the ultrasonic after a normal bike wash (once every few months) and just add about a capful of degreaser to the water. Even then, seems to get quite a bit of dirt off. I use the Silca Synergetic lube too and am on 10,000km for my SRAM Red chain with no measurable wear so far and the cassette still looks new.

Another ultrasound machine tip I’ve heard is to fill the tank with water and then use a smaller glass container for the parts that you actually put the cleaner fluid in. Sit the glass container in the water. The ultrasonic frequency will transfer through the glass container and clean the parts. Then you simply remove the glass container when done. Uses less cleaner and you don’t have to clean the machine tank.

I have one of these at my house for my bikes. You can spray some simple green directly on the parts and put them in the water and its clean. You can also use Dawn dishes soap in a bottle mixed with water and spray that directly on the parts and put it in the water. Plus, it's safer than what you are using. Oh yeah, most importantly less expensive and you get the same results. I put warm water in mine as well.

Converted to a wax chain on my road bike last year, the best thing ever. Drivetrain stays so much cleaner. One on the bike and the other on standby ready to go. #teamwaxedchain

Great video and that cleaner works really well! A shop I know, uses a Crest ultrasonic cleaner, and I always say, no other shop does a complete service like they do.

Haha… that’s the same thing I tell people when I complain it’s cold in So Cal… “it’s cold to me dammit”… 😂😂😂😂

Came for the cleaner, stayed for the rant. Cold is cold

for cleaning solution, mix 2/3 minerals spirits and 1/3 naphtha (camping fuel).... very similar to LR solution. Cleans everything well, if you run heated, items dry quickly with no residue afterwards.

Just run your solution through some tissue paper or coffee filters in a funnel when you are done and store in a separate container from your un used solution. You’ll get a lot more milage from your liquid that way.

After I switched to old school waxing I rarely need to clean the cassette, usually cassette is done once for every 4 waxing on the chain (about 300-400 mile interval on the chain)!

Simple Green and water works great.

You can put water inside the tank and put your cassete or other parts in a plastic bag with your solution. It will dramatically decrease the usage of your solution and cleaning the tank is bascially not needed.

I love my ultrasonic! I usually do a soak in gas (if new or really dirty) followed by a rinse/scrub in degreaser. Then ultrasonic with distilled water. Squeaky clean!!!! Chain is then set for the wax!

FYI, the heating section and the cleaning section are seperate. You can heat the solution without running the ultrasonic section.

I think you're supposed to dilute that cleaning solution. Highly concentrated cleaning solution can damage metal. Might have had something to do with the cassette looking odd after the bath.

Great video. Been looking for one of these, i think i am gonna pull the trigger. What is the fluid you used? I think i found the machine, but not the cleaner.

Try using the concentrate and the item to wash in a plastic bag to reduce waste and protect the environment

Some lubes do a good job keeping grit off the rollers. Ever since I started using rock and roll the gold (applied every 100mi), I cant remember having to try to get grit out of the rollers. Before that, it was a lot of work to get the grit out after each long ride.

I use a Harbor Freight US Cleaner, had it for around 3 years and its made easy work of cleaning cassettes, chains, chain rings, fixing bolts and derailleurs multiple times a year. I've found that Simple Green works best, and is "environmentally friendly." Best investment you can make if you are an avid cyclist and want your drivetrain to last. Fantastic video

Hey GC, what is the link for the fluid you are using ?

I understand you issue with "cold". I live in N. Carolina and we can get pretty hot in the summer. When the temperature first starts dropping, I feel really cold when it isn't that cold. About the time I get adapted, it warms up again. On another note, I've had an industrial ultrasonic cleaner for years. I've always wanted to use it to clean bike parts but I never really knew what it use in it. I do know you want something that doesn't foam up a lot or it will be very problematic.

GC Preformance. What’s the make and model of the Ultrasonic Cleaner used?

Hell of a lot of attention to detail here for what is a clean ish summer bike. We’re on winter bikes here. Alas. One 100 metre road and be filthy again. This is the level of cleaning I did 13-18 years age before putting away summer bike for winter in UK !!!! Even in summer we don’t get assured good weather so this kinda looking chain cassette is after ride one with a light shower. Would love a clean bike every ride like this

I am interested in buying an ultrasonic cleaner. How many watts of ultrasound is your cleaner? How many watts you suggest that will be most cost effective? Many thanks.

It's freaking cold!

Cool video. I like the different content like this once in awhile. Would LOVE an overview video of a Look 795 Blade though

I will use a smaller version of that cleaner. Wish I went for the larger as I can't get the cassette submerged in one go. I've found you can set it heating without running the ultrasonic part, just by pressing the heat start button and giving it a while to warm up. I also get good results using cheap general purpose degreaser chemicals from a local builder store here in the UK. I'm starting to find the black anodising on an Ultegra cassette starting to dissappear after about 10 cleans and 4000 miles. Not sure if it's the chemical or the ultrasonic.

I think they recommend you use 3% to 10% solution vs water. I find boiling the water in the kettle before adding it to the cleaner makes things go much faster. You need it at like 60 degrees Celsius for cleaning.

I use an ultrasonic cleaner to prep my chain for wax. I use WD40 industrial degreaser and water and it works great

Reading the warning on a big bottle of ultrasonic cleaner: may etch aluminum. Any warnings on your bottle?

Hi, thanks for the great content on your channel, can you please tell me what's the inner volume of your tank ?

IF your cold try putting some long trousers on !!!!

Savings tip: just use regular water in the tank, take a zipp lock bag and fill it with the solution, put part in the bag, close and drop it in the tank...

did you reuse the sram masterlink chainlock?

can you clean a disc brake with it as well and would that help cure brake-squeal ?

Mountain bikers be like "why is he cleaning an already spotless bike?"

GC, do you reuse the sram 12s power locks? I’ve read they can’t be reused but I like keeping my bike clean and don’t want to keep spending money on the power locks.

Question - are Muc-Off products really that good? I see you use them often. My LBS doesn’t sell them (well - they don’t sell much of anything). I am willing to try them.

What cleaner solution did you use?

Vid ideas just my 2 cents. Product spotlight/ reviews on literally anything seats, shoes, cleats, bars etc. Seems like the walls are covered in vid possibilities!

gc performance unveils true identity… ginger beard… 🤯

Old school way to undo the casette. It's much easier to use impact driver. :) But anyway thanks for a nice vid!

Do you see any problem using hope float rotors with sram red axs brakes system?

That chain looked alright but man it was filthy. I stopped using dry lubes and am using liquid wax now. Much simpler to just wipe the chain and reapply.

I thought the first shot of the chain was the AFTER cleaning view.... You should see how filthy mine is :-)

How often is recommended to clean your cassette and chain with the Ultrasonic Cleaner

hi do you have the amazon link for the ultrasonic cleaner

Ever run into issues clamping carbon fiber seat posts in the maintenance stand? I ask because I want a maintenance stand and everything I’ve read says not to clamp carbon fiber.

I'm trying to do the opposite on my murdered out EVO. I'm going to soak the cassette in vinegar to tone down the shine and give it a dark slate grey look. Would be nice if Shimano made black cassettes for road bikes.

Def sounds quieter too! I gotta find that US cleaner.

65f. Summer temps in Scotland 😂

Same cleaner I have. Its fine for the cassette you put in there but for my axs mullet bike I have to rotate the cassette and go again ;(. Really should have got a bigger one...

Lol at justifying cold. You know we all are like oh shut up! 65!?!?

From my experience, for chain that use only dry lube, there's no need to use any degreaser or specialised fluid, just using water and the ultrasonic cleaner will clean it very well (I can hold it with my hand without getting my hand dirty).

that cleaner is awesome for chain and cassette i use rim brakes so no idea about that

Dude, you say 65 fahrenheit is cold in Florida? Guess what -35 celsius is in Fahrenheit: -31 in Canada right now.

I just wash and brush the casette and chain with dishwashing liquid after every 2 weeks, produces the same result anyways.

I tear down my entire drivetrain and clean my chain and cassette in the same 15 minutes and it costs me $5 in degreaser and an old toothbrush. $50 a bottle for that chemical is crazy!

I think the cleaning result was a bit disappointing. But if you're going to the effort of doing ultrasonic, then you should hot wax your chain. Saves time in the long run.

The timing of this video could not have come sooner. I literally did a full detail on my rig after months of rain and dirt and yet again got caught out in the rain and mud again with all the fine sand. Got home and stripped the wheels off and cleaned them separate from the frame and drive train. 1) Rinse the frame with straight water knock off the bigger stuff 2) Foam gun the frame and hit the wheels as well 3) Pro tip..... I use APC and Citric cleaner on the chain and derailleurs and wheels and for the cassette. 4) use different brushes for the components. Chain and cassette needed several applications and agitation ....the Ultrasonic would have save me time. 5) Rinse off with water 6) Leaf blower to dry off the entire bike 7) lube everything

Do you think its safe to put the plastic part of a shimano cassette in that cleaner?

Lol, if I’m cold I can say I’m cold…..ahahahhahahaha LOVE IT.

So you can reuse the masterlink that already on there right?

Any alternative for mo 94?

Don't people usually put the items in a sealed bag with degreaser in it and put that in the bath?

If you hold the shifter in, it will move continuously… it does on mine, and I have Force AXS

I'm all day gatekeeping cold.

Do you typically clean a customers cassette if they come in for let’s say new CF wheels or something of significant value? I took my bike in a few weeks ago for new front/ rear ceramic speed wheel bearings and I knew my cassette and chain was filthy bcuz that same mechanic accidentally oiled my chain a 2 weeks before (I use speed wax) so it needed a serious degreasing. I was a little disappointed to get the bike back in the same filthy state. I work on cars and typically with the higher end customers you return their stuff a little cleaner than you received it. Just to set ourselves and our service a part from other shops. A quick wash does wonders. As soon as I got the bike back I stripped it all down to get fresh wax on the chain. That meant removing the cassette again to clean it the ultrasonic cleaner, when this could have been done at the bike shop. Even if they called to say we’ll clean the drivetrain at an extra charge I would have done it, but to reassemble the bike with dirty parts seems lazy IMO.

I saw you could fill the tank with water, then put the solution and component in a plastic baggy. Allows you to use less solution.

Cool shit👍🏻

Its like washing jewelry

What grease do you guys use? 11:50?

I fill mine with water and just put the items to clean and solution in a sealed plastic bag. Less solution needed and doesn’t dirty your machine

The ONLY thing holding me back from using this method is the fact you have to reuse chain quick links. I heard its not a good idea to reuse them which could lead to chain drops. How many times can you use the links?

Why the expensive fluid over hot water alone ?? Is there a half way house.

How much does that bike weigh?

The rear wheel could use some balancing!

ima gate keep "cold"

Daym I could eat off that Looks so shiny

Wow it did not look dirty at first then once you cleaned it. It was a big difference

Bro… that ain’t cold. It was 40 in Los Angeles!

Would have been better if you had started with an actually dirty cassette and chain! I mean, those looked better "dirty" than mine look after I clean the crap out of them!

That’s not cold ;)

Wheel appeared to be out of balance!

Dilute simple green as a cleaning fluid is a lot more cost effective

cant beat a hot water pressure washer

Well i use dish washer product and water, never had any type of issue. And it's CHEAP !!!

great job on the cassette, the chain have grease inside the rollers, you actually just washed all out, don't recommend that

If you have on shorts it’s not cold wear a whole pair of pants before you complain

Alternatively, just wax your chain so you never have to go through this messy process ever again.

To convert to farenheit: c° x 9 ÷ 5 + 32 = f°

Hookless vid sounds good!

The lubing killed all the cleaning procedure🙄

You would have got the same result with 20 cents worth of petrol in a container and the scrub with a paint brush! We use ultrasonic cleaner's in the aviation industry, and we would never let a metal part touch the metal basket like you have done.

Cold??? That is NOT cold ya big jessie!! It’s 27F here in the UK. You’re start to sound like one of those whining millennials! MANUP!! 😂

Not impressed too complicated and expensive for the results

Asmr for cyclists