Pedro's Chain Machine Kit

by Pedro's

Product Features

• Includes: Chain Machine - 4 oz. of Bio-Cleaner degreaser - 2 oz. of Ice Wax lubricant - Derailleur Brush
• Chain machine is chain driven with five sets of brushes

Product Description

Rotating brushes scrub chains clean. Includes Lube and Degreaser

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 2.5 x 9.1 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000N27GMK
• Item model number: 6100300
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,740 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #58 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Bike Tools & Equipment > Cleaners

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not very strong, not as thorough as my Park was, January 25, 2008

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fugacity - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pedro's Chain Machine Kit (Sports)

Five minutes out of the box and it's broken.
A spring in the upper part pushes down into the lower part. This causes assembly to slip while I'm closing the locking mechanism. Very little force applied...and an important piece of plastic shears off. Now I can't lock it closed, but need to hold it together with one hand.
Doesn't 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 don't have to hold the box. This doesn't work too well with an Ultegra derailleur; red part falls off, box opens, fluid spills.

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

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of time and money, September 18, 2008

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R. Fair (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pedro's Chain Machine Kit (Sports)

I commute about 40 miles weekly, so I thought this would be a great way to keep my chain clean. It's not. The construction is flimsy and cheap. It didn't 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. You'd 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. Don't waste your $ on the whole kit.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Broken Already, May 23, 2009

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Reed Maxson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pedro's Chain Machine Kit (Sports)

Upon the first use of this device I had trouble keeping the top part attached to the bottom. When I looked closely at the top portion I noticed that one of the plastic locking pins had broken off, along with a small portion of the plastic case. I have not found the pin that broke off, so it might have been broken at the factory. I certainly did not over stress the device. Also, some of the degreasing fluid had leaked into the package even though the bottle was "sealed." Whether it broke during shipping, at the factory, or while I used it, the plastic used in this device seems not to be strong enough for the task. It did an O.K. job of cleaning the chain, but I had to hold the top to keep it closed due to the broken pin. If the plastic case was "beefed up" a bit it might be worth the $38 I paid. As it is, I am disappointed.