Best Chain Cleaners in the UK

The SKYSPER Bike Cleaning Kit Tool is packing three bristles so that you can clean the chain's all sides. Using the long, double-sided brush, you can also clean sprockets, pedals, gears, brakes, and wheels. Cleaning away dirt with this brush, you don't have to worry about damaging the chain. Of course, the standard small brush and curved brush can also do that, at least to some extent, but they're more suitable for cleaning the chain. The internal brush gears are not smooth on the main unit, that's one issue we have with this kit that we cannot quite overlook.

But we also cannot overlook the premium ABS construction that makes the tools constituting this kit more durable than most plastic and metal chain cleaners. More interesting though is the main unit's 3D brush design that surrounds the brush gears with 100+ bristles, making the unit more efficient. There's also the quick detach button on this unit, fitting MTBs, road bikes, even motorcycles.

Bottom line, with this cleaning kit, you'll leave the entire bike spotless, removing dirt and grease from the chain, drivetrain, and every other part that we have mentioned above. Both the main cleaning tool and the long brush put a considerable distance between this kit and its direct competition.

The XCOZU Chain Cleaner Bike Tool Kit is the most comprehensive bicycle cleaning kit that 10 quid can buy you. Besides the main unit that you'll be cleaning the chain with, you're shipped two latex gloves pairs, two crowbars, a curved brush, and a small brush. Using the crowbars, you'll be able to easily pry the tyre when it is leaking, abort, or punctured somewhere down the road. And, thanks to the latex gloves that come with this kit, you'll be able to do that without getting your hands dirty.

The main unit here fits most chains, including single-speed as well as multi-speed. But the opening mechanism here is a bit tight initially, a small inconvenience but a noticeable one nonetheless. Also noticeable are the bristles inside the unit, ensuring deep cleaning and preventing the drivetrain from wearing out prematurely.

Made from nylon, these bristles are soft yet fairly sturdy, so they should last quite a while before some start falling out. What should also last quite some time are the bristles on the curved and small brushes that will let you clean the space between the gears.

When you don't clean the chain regularly, the drivetrain starts shifting poorly and wearing out before its time comes. Using the BeiLan Bike Kit Wash Tool, you can keep the chain clean without paying professionals or wasting hours on maintenance. Picking out the dirt stuck inside the wheels with the main unit and using the chain brush afterward, you can keep the entire chain clean.

All you have to do initially is open the case, place it over the chain, close the case, fill it with the cleaning solution that you believe to be the most effective one, hold the handle, and rotate the pedals so that the tool can start cleaning the chain. The chain cleaner will accommodate folding bikes, MTBs, commuters, road bikes, you name them.

As always, in addition to the cleaner, the company sends you a curved brush and a small brush, using which you can pick out the dirt from between the gears. When you start nitpicking, you might notice that the bristles on these brushes are not as durable as they could have been but, when you're paying less than 10 quid, this is not especially surprising.

In closing, the BeiLan Bike Kit Wash Tool will let you maintain the chain and the drivetrain without considerable time and effort investments.

The Yizhet Bike Cleaning Kit does not really bring anything new to the table and there's nothing wrong with it. Using the same transparent blue plastic that most chain cleaners are made from, the main unit lets you clean the chain and watch the gears going at it while you're rotating the pedals. The plastic that's used here is somewhat shoddy though, not the worst, most fragile representative but also not the sturdiest that you can buy today.

But the same cannot be said about almost countless (120+) bristles inside the 3D cleaning contraption, rotating the brushes and cleaning most chains with ease. Plus, equipped with an enlarged tank and, with its two-step cleaning approach, the tool can even remove sizable metal particles from the chain.

What's more, employing six brushes, this model cleans the chain from all sides, reaching deep between sprockets and removing the most stubborn grime, cleaning not just the gears on the chain but also the freewheel cogs and the chainrings. And when the main cleaning tool is not enough, you can use the two brushes that come with it, removing the tiniest debris from the gears in the most inaccessible spaces.

In short, the Yizhet Bike Cleaning Kit, when used before it is too late, will be able to save even the most hopeless chains and drivetrains.

The VABNEER Chain Cleaning Kit is pretty much everything that these chain cleaners and kits that come with them are. Some find the main tool a little clunky but the difference is negligible. Plus, clunky as it is, the model also adopts strong locking clips, so you can rotate the pedals as fast as you can without worrying that the tool will detach, while the ergonomic handle will give you a firm yet comfortable grip.

Furthermore, the bristles on the brushes inside the 3D cleaning mechanism and the complementary brushes are made from high-quality nylon, so they will not start shedding anytime soon and should remain flexible for quite a while. The plastic used here is also more durable and less fragile than you would expect, so you can clean the bike without worrying that the main cleaning tool will fall apart midway.