Green Oil Detail Brush

The Green Oil Detail Brush is a decent tool for cleaning hard-to-reach parts of your bike, but it is much too expensive for what it is.

• Pros: Environmentally friendly, shifts dirt effectively
• Cons: Expensive

David Attenborough has done a huge amount for the world, but perhaps none more so than educating people about the damage of plastics. This has led to several new industries, one of which is the bamboo toothbrush, stopping people needing to throw out old plastic toothbrushes and instead using bamboo which is biodegradable.

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Toothbrushes, as anybody who regularly cleans their bike knows, are some of the most useful tools for getting dirt off cassettes and chains, so naturally it makes sense to move to bamboo for this use too.

Environmentally conscious company Green Oil's Detail Brush is a bamboo toothbrush in all but name. In terms of performance it works well, getting dirt and grime off my drivetrain, no different to plastic toothbrushes. However, the brush is environmentally sound, using bioplastic nylon bristles and sustainably sourced bamboo, so when you're done with it you could just throw it on your compost heap if you felt so inclined.

It has a premium quality with a thick handle that's easy to hold and a large enough head to be able to cover a decent area while still getting into those hard-to-reach areas. I also didn't notice any performance or robustness issues when used with regular degreasers.

However, it is very expensive for what it is, with an RRP of £7.99 (currently £6.99). To put it into perspective, a quick search through Amazon will find bamboo toothbrushes for as little as 79p.

Overall, the Green Oil Detail Brush does what it needs to (I also tried it on my teeth before using it on my drivetrain and it works with that too) and its environmental credentials are impeccable. However, it is much too expensive for what it is.

Verdict

Cleans drivetrains and shifts dirt well, but it is considerably more expensive than similar products