IceToolz Degreaser and Scrubber

This IceToolz chain scrubber came in with the other two items that I wrote about a couple of days ago - the Merida lock and IceToolz puncture repair kit. Same source. Exad Sports. It cost me Rs 700 plus a steep 30 per cent tax, thanks to the recently introduced GST. The pack comes with a scrubber and a bottle of concentrated degreaser. Looks pretty simple in the company video. Actual use will prove the real simplicity.  Here is a link to the video

The degreaser has to be diluted with water at 1:10 ratio. I don't know how simple it will be to attach the strap to the frame. But I realised that the chain should be on the smallest cog in the cassette. Otherwise there isn't much space. The Park Tool video on chain cleaning is, as usual with all the company's videos, very educative.

The first impression of holding the machine in hand is it's very delicate. The scrubber brush inside also looks very delicate and fine. The cover has to be done and undone several times to get a hang and feel of it. It's also very small. After this breaks I will possibly upgrade to a Park Tool scrubber.

Here is a basic step by step guide. First you remove the cover. Fill in a bit of the concentrate after removing the black cog over which the chain moves. Next add the cog and then water. Ten times dilution ratio is recommended. Apparently the degreaser is water soluble. Next, with the top cover removed, place the chain over the black plastic wheel/cog inside the scrubber in line with the two openings at the two sides. Then put the lid. The lid slides through a notch. Now you can attach the plastic strap to the frame.