Out and about and a handy Gadget

A favourite local ride.

There's a fine view of a famous pub, the Altisidora (named after a famous racehorse that raced a nearby Beverley Racecourse) across the pond and the war memorial cross at Bishop Burton
(They do great meals too!)

And this lovely village is only 12 miled from home, an easy ride on the Ebike (in this case the Viking Eco stepper)

And on the way home.

Right now the cycle paths pass some fine Daffodils and trees, this is the local ring road

A very handy gadget: a chain cleaner.

This was how it looked when new.

And when disassembled to put the chain in for cleaning

It works very well too, but there is a snag: it's very fragile!

The locking lugs that hold the top and bottom together failed the first time I used it and the curved handle failed on the fourth use.

I can still use it by gripping the top and bottom halves together, but really it is far too fragile, which is a shame as it does a great job of cleaning the bike chain!

I use this degreaser from Halfords, it costs £9.99 and there's enough for at least a year as the gadget takes about half a cupful!

When the cleaning is done I usually spray the chain with WD40 and wait for it to drive out moisture as the degreaser is water based, before oiling the chain.