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My new bike has a lovely shiny silver chain, and a lovely shiny silver
block. What lube could I use to keep it like this? Thanks in advance! Simon |
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Si wrote:
My new bike has a lovely shiny silver chain, and a lovely shiny silver block. What lube could I use to keep it like this? It /will/ get dirty, whatever lube you use. You just need to clean the chain properly - search Google Groups for past posts about the "Sheldon Shake"... -- jc Remove the -not from email |
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I submit that on or about Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:11:29 +0100, the person
known to the court as "Si" made a statement in Your Honour's bundle) to the following effect: My new bike has a lovely shiny silver chain, and a lovely shiny silver block. What lube could I use to keep it like this? Lube won't do it. To keep them shiny you should clean them thoroughly and varnish them, before hanging the bike on the wall. If you were intending to use the bike, however, they will get dirty and you will be too busy enjoying the ride to notice or care... Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk "To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken |
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"Si" wrote in message ... My new bike has a lovely shiny silver chain, and a lovely shiny silver block. What lube could I use to keep it like this? Thanks in advance! It should be lubed already. If you like the shiny look never lube it and just by a new chain every couple of months. |
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"Robert" wrote in message ... "Si" wrote in message ... My new bike has a lovely shiny silver chain, and a lovely shiny silver block. What lube could I use to keep it like this? Thanks in advance! It should be lubed already. If you like the shiny look never lube it and just by a new chain every couple of months. Fair enough then- thanks for your help! Retirement here I come! Simon |
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well don't know what anyone else thinks of it but I recently bought
some of that Purple Extreme chain lube - EBC do it, I got some cheapish off ebay, and althought the chain seems a bit noisier, its certainly a lot, lot cleaner. C+ liked the stuff. see http://www.purpleextreme.com/. I've no connection etc, etc, just think its fine so far... Emma |
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 14:48:02 +0100, "Si"
wrote: "Robert" wrote in message ... "Si" wrote in message ... My new bike has a lovely shiny silver chain, and a lovely shiny silver block. What lube could I use to keep it like this? Thanks in advance! It should be lubed already. If you like the shiny look never lube it and just by a new chain every couple of months. Fair enough then- thanks for your help! Retirement here I come! Simon Sorry to bust the bubble, so to speak, but in based on my experience, the responders so far have been talking ****e. I too have a plated (silver) chain & a plated block, used for daily commuting, 15 miles round trip + weekend jaunts. I give the block a wipe down once a month with a citrus degreaser soaked rag & then with a moistened rag. Takes 10 mins. (I say "wipe", but what's actually going on is "sawing" a ripped-off & twisted bit of rag over & between the cogs) The chain gets a weekly wipe with a rag moistened with WD-40, and a drizzle of some lube after, with the excess being wiped off. The chain and blocks still glint, and the chain stretch after six months of use is so far below the replacement point to be un-measurable. The good thing about a plated chain & block is that it gives an obvious indication when it's filthy & a good clean is in order. Just one man's experience, of course... |
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:11:29 +0100, "Si"
wrote: My new bike has a lovely shiny silver chain, and a lovely shiny silver block. What lube could I use to keep it like this? You could try one of the teflon lubes e.g. Rock and Roll. They tend to wash the crap out of the chain and leave teflon in the chain to lubricate it. This means there is no oil or grease in the chain to catch the dirt and metal grindings. Or White Lighening is a waxed base lube, though it leaves a waxy buildup. If you use an oil based lube then your chain is going to get dirty. The only way to get it really clean is either by taking it off the bike and throughly cleaning it or using one those on-chain cleaning machines, then making sure you remove all the degreaser before lubricating it, otherwise the degreaser can break the lubricant down. My LBS uses a compressor to blow all the degreaser out of the chain. dewatf. |
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"dewatf" wrote in message
... On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:11:29 +0100, "Si" wrote: My new bike has a lovely shiny silver chain, and a lovely shiny silver block. What lube could I use to keep it like this? You could try one of the teflon lubes e.g. Rock and Roll. They tend to wash the crap out of the chain and leave teflon in the chain to lubricate it. This means there is no oil or grease in the chain to catch the dirt and metal grindings. If you use Rock and Roll to wash the chain, that's a darned expensive way to do it. Assuming you're washing out ALL the dirt out properly that is. I think you'd be better using the Sheldon shake and then applying just enough Rock and Roll to get into the chain. And Rock and Roll does pick up dirt, perhaps not as much as oil, but the chain defo gets black with road dirt. Or White Lighening is a waxed base lube, though it leaves a waxy buildup. If you use an oil based lube then your chain is going to get dirty. The only way to get it really clean is either by taking it off the bike and throughly cleaning it or using one those on-chain cleaning machines, then making sure you remove all the degreaser before lubricating it, otherwise the degreaser can break the lubricant down. My LBS uses a compressor to blow all the degreaser out of the chain. |
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