I called my buddy crazy for swearing by that Park Tool gear cleaner

Last summer I finally tried the Park Tool CG-2.4 chain cleaner on a greasy commuter bike in Phoenix and it cut my cleaning time from 45 minutes down to maybe 12. Has anyone else had a cheap tool they ignored for years turn out to be worth every penny?

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king.kevin21d ago

Man that CG-2.4 is no joke. I was the same way with a cheap little spoke wrench I bought for five bucks at a yard sale. Figured it would snap the first time I used it but that thing has trued more wheels than I can count and still holds tension like a champ. Anyway your post makes me wonder how many other garage finds are actually gold. I finally got around to using a rusty chain whip I found and it works better than the fancy one I paid thirty bucks for. Funny how the stuff we ignore ends up being the real workhorses.

kevin_carr20d agoTop Commenter

Ain't it wild how the cheap stuff from garage sales ends up being the real workhorses? I grabbed a beat up old chain puller for two dollars at a flea market last year and figured it was just decoration, but it's held up through a dozen chain swaps without slipping once. @king.kevin you're right about this stuff being gold, makes you wonder how many other finds are just sitting there waiting to be put to work.