EchoCranium

Suppose you could do the same with them, but I usually just replaced them every once in a while. The cogs were only plastic, and they would get pretty torn up from the abuse of mountain biking.

I used to pull my chain and cassette, and toss them in a sonic bath with degreaser. Let them buzz for a half hour, comes out amazingly clean.

I’ve seen this briefly pop up while looking up linux stuff online recently. Wondered what it was, thank you Lemmy community for some enlightenment!

The self-tapping screws have a hardened tip, so probably last a bit longer than standard screws. Good choice.