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Entire chain cracked, out of a sudden
I got this neglected Kona Cinder Cone last year from FB Marketplace so I decided to clean the chain by soaking it in a container with WD-40 for a few hours. It cleaned up perfectly so I put it back and lubed it with synthetic lube and it worked great.
I haven’t ridden the bike for like 8 months now and as soon as I tried, the chain instantly snapped. I took a closer look and it’s pretty much disintegrated, with cracks on every single link, on both sides.
Any ideas what happened? What did I do wrong? I thought WD-40 was relatively safe to metal.
u/rainpl — 2 months ago