Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
I can clean a chain in about a minute using one of those chain cleaning gizmos filled with Simple Green. It's one of the quickest steps of a general bike washing.
I have one of those and they are only good for a superficial clean, a lot of grit gets carried and stuck inside.
Clean a chain that way and then soak it in a tub white white spirit and give it a good shake and marvel at what flushes out from inside your chain where it counts.