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Lube is for wimps, mtfu and ride the bike with no lube to make it tougher
Jokes aside, everyone has their own preference! My training mate uses gearbox oil on his £4k bike
I use Finish Line Teflon and run the chain through this : http://www.evanscycles.com/products/park/cm5-chain...pcrid_17321847296_kword__matchplid_ with some degreaser and then re-apply the lube every 100 miles or so
I use 3-1 on all other mechanical parts var the actual chain
The more lube you have the more there is to attract dirt and lead to more cleaning!
Jokes aside, everyone has their own preference! My training mate uses gearbox oil on his £4k bike
I use Finish Line Teflon and run the chain through this : http://www.evanscycles.com/products/park/cm5-chain...pcrid_17321847296_kword__matchplid_ with some degreaser and then re-apply the lube every 100 miles or so
I use 3-1 on all other mechanical parts var the actual chain
The more lube you have the more there is to attract dirt and lead to more cleaning!
I use that Finish Line Wet lube as well.
Works well in the winter and only the longest (for me, about 4 hours) XC rides in soaking wet and muddy conditions will see it give-in and get washed off the chain.
Use a Teflon-rich spray lube on pivots on the front and rear mech and an occasional squirt into the shifter mechanisms.
Use it in the summer as well, but tends to attract dust in dry conditions resulting in me needing to give it a degrease and re-lube after a couple of rides. I think I put too much on though, so sparing use will reduce the dust attracting properties!
Also use it on my commuter road-bike.
Works well in the winter and only the longest (for me, about 4 hours) XC rides in soaking wet and muddy conditions will see it give-in and get washed off the chain.
Use a Teflon-rich spray lube on pivots on the front and rear mech and an occasional squirt into the shifter mechanisms.
Use it in the summer as well, but tends to attract dust in dry conditions resulting in me needing to give it a degrease and re-lube after a couple of rides. I think I put too much on though, so sparing use will reduce the dust attracting properties!
Also use it on my commuter road-bike.
okgo said:
Good in winter, tends to get a bit gritty in dry weather. For that one day a year, I use Epic Ride dry lube. Seems pretty good.This stuff:
I tend to use GT85 as dry 'wax' lubes are so messy and a bugger to get off, and wet lubes tend to turn into grinding paste in wet conditions and get everywhere. Although GT85 is certianly not the best in terms of lube properties and it washes off easily, but certainly the least mess and it's convenient.
j4ckos mate said:
Hi all, treated myself to a Norco valence A4 last week.
whats the general consensus on chain oil?
my old Peugeot premiere is still going strong no 20w50, but i expect things have moved on since then.
i want to keep it looking as clean and bright as possible.
There's little in it, IME. The knack of keeping a "clean" drivetrain is to have as little oil on the outside faces of the chain as possible.whats the general consensus on chain oil?
my old Peugeot premiere is still going strong no 20w50, but i expect things have moved on since then.
i want to keep it looking as clean and bright as possible.
I have recently discovered an excellent, and very PH, chain lube.
A mate has an MR2 turbo, and to prepare it for track use he filled the gearbox with Redline Shockproof oil, which is a horrifically expensive synthetic that resembles pureed Smurf.
Seeing that gearbox oil is quite a popular choice for chains, I thought I'd try a little experiment. So, I got my mate to put a little bit of the leftover oil into a bottle, completely degreased my chain and applied a nice big drop to each roller. The stuff creeps amazingly well, and had penetrated right into the chain in a matter of seconds, leaving very little on the outside. I gave it a quick wipe and used it for the next two weeks in some very wet and dirty conditions. The chain picked up very little grit and the oil stayed put in the rollers. Stayed nice and quiet too - better than the Zefal Pro-lube that I had been using.
I'm rather impressed so far, and I'm going to keep on using it for the foreseeable. Only drawback is the price (per 100ml it's not that much less than "proper" chain lube), and the fact that it only comes in 1 litre bottles...
A mate has an MR2 turbo, and to prepare it for track use he filled the gearbox with Redline Shockproof oil, which is a horrifically expensive synthetic that resembles pureed Smurf.
Seeing that gearbox oil is quite a popular choice for chains, I thought I'd try a little experiment. So, I got my mate to put a little bit of the leftover oil into a bottle, completely degreased my chain and applied a nice big drop to each roller. The stuff creeps amazingly well, and had penetrated right into the chain in a matter of seconds, leaving very little on the outside. I gave it a quick wipe and used it for the next two weeks in some very wet and dirty conditions. The chain picked up very little grit and the oil stayed put in the rollers. Stayed nice and quiet too - better than the Zefal Pro-lube that I had been using.
I'm rather impressed so far, and I'm going to keep on using it for the foreseeable. Only drawback is the price (per 100ml it's not that much less than "proper" chain lube), and the fact that it only comes in 1 litre bottles...
uncinqsix said:
I have recently discovered an excellent, and very PH, chain lube.
A mate has an MR2 turbo, and to prepare it for track use he filled the gearbox with Redline Shockproof oil, which is a horrifically expensive synthetic that resembles pureed Smurf.
Seeing that gearbox oil is quite a popular choice for chains, I thought I'd try a little experiment. So, I got my mate to put a little bit of the leftover oil into a bottle, completely degreased my chain and applied a nice big drop to each roller. The stuff creeps amazingly well, and had penetrated right into the chain in a matter of seconds, leaving very little on the outside. I gave it a quick wipe and used it for the next two weeks in some very wet and dirty conditions. The chain picked up very little grit and the oil stayed put in the rollers. Stayed nice and quiet too - better than the Zefal Pro-lube that I had been using.
I'm rather impressed so far, and I'm going to keep on using it for the foreseeable. Only drawback is the price (per 100ml it's not that much less than "proper" chain lube), and the fact that it only comes in 1 litre bottles...
I think im gonna try it when my Finish Line runs out, my mate swears by the stuff he puts in his Range Rover!A mate has an MR2 turbo, and to prepare it for track use he filled the gearbox with Redline Shockproof oil, which is a horrifically expensive synthetic that resembles pureed Smurf.
Seeing that gearbox oil is quite a popular choice for chains, I thought I'd try a little experiment. So, I got my mate to put a little bit of the leftover oil into a bottle, completely degreased my chain and applied a nice big drop to each roller. The stuff creeps amazingly well, and had penetrated right into the chain in a matter of seconds, leaving very little on the outside. I gave it a quick wipe and used it for the next two weeks in some very wet and dirty conditions. The chain picked up very little grit and the oil stayed put in the rollers. Stayed nice and quiet too - better than the Zefal Pro-lube that I had been using.
I'm rather impressed so far, and I'm going to keep on using it for the foreseeable. Only drawback is the price (per 100ml it's not that much less than "proper" chain lube), and the fact that it only comes in 1 litre bottles...
I've been using Muc-Off wet lube and although it works pretty well it tends to 'dry out' quite quickly in er,...dry weather and it does pick up a lot of gunk & grime.
I've also been trying Muc-Off dry lube and TBH it seems to take a pretty hefty application to keep the chain running silently, it's also next to useless in anything other than bone dry weather with the lube just dropping off the chain.
I've also been trying Muc-Off dry lube and TBH it seems to take a pretty hefty application to keep the chain running silently, it's also next to useless in anything other than bone dry weather with the lube just dropping off the chain.
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