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Old July 31st 03, 05:47 PM
Gary Mishler
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Default ProLink vs. Boeshield for Chains

Looking for input/opinions from people familiar with both.

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Old July 31st 03, 08:55 PM
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Default ProLink vs. Boeshield for Chains

Looking for input/opinions from people familiar with both.


Prolink lasts longer and cleans the chain.
Boeshield is okay but prolink is better
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Old July 31st 03, 09:35 PM
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Looking for input/opinions from people familiar with both.

Boeshield gunks up the drivetrain with a waxy buildup, especially the
derailleur pulleys. ProLink is good, if you can stand the smell-apply it to
your chain and your whole basement will smell like an oil refinery.
I like this stuff I get from Branford Bike, called PG2000 "metal protectant".
It's similar to ProLink, but it's a spray so it's easier to apply and more
economical. A 12oz can should last for years. It sprays on wet, but evaporates
to an almost invisible, semi-dry coating that last for many hundreds of miles
between applications. The chain runs very smoothly and repels moisture and dirt
very well.
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Old August 1st 03, 06:30 AM
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Sorry, I don't know Boeshield, but I have used ProLink.

I thought ProLink was the cat's meow until I started missing my relube
schedule. (I think you have to put it on every week or so.) Then it must have
gotten damp, or I did a light-rain ride and I started getting rust, and things
just deteriorated.

I think other lubricants (mine is TriFlow) are more forgiving and
longer-lasting, but the chain gets dirtier. A ProLinked chain stays cleaner
but you have to look after it closely.

Just my experience.

Joe
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Old August 1st 03, 11:39 AM
Harris
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"Joseph Kubera" wrote:
I thought ProLink was the cat's meow until I started missing my relube
schedule. (I think you have to put it on every week or so.) Then it must

have
gotten damp, or I did a light-rain ride and I started getting rust, and

things
just deteriorated.


My experience is similar. I usually depend on the "sticky grease" that comes
on a new chain for the first 1000 miles or so (I don't ride much in rain).
Recently, I removed the chain, cleaned it in mineral spirits, and let it
dry. Then I applied a drop of ProLink on each link and wiped off the excess.
A couple of weeks later the chain was seized up with rust.

I'm going back to motor oil.

Art Harris


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Old August 1st 03, 02:22 PM
Peter Cole
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"Joseph Kubera" wrote in message
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Sorry, I don't know Boeshield, but I have used ProLink.

I thought ProLink was the cat's meow until I started missing my relube
schedule. (I think you have to put it on every week or so.) Then it must

have
gotten damp, or I did a light-rain ride and I started getting rust, and

things
just deteriorated.

I think other lubricants (mine is TriFlow) are more forgiving and
longer-lasting, but the chain gets dirtier. A ProLinked chain stays cleaner
but you have to look after it closely.


My experience is similar. I use ProLink most of the time, but switch to oil in
the winter. I find it stands up to water & road salt better. Prolink just
isn't as good a rust preventative, but oil isn't perfect either.


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Old August 1st 03, 07:29 PM
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"Appkiller"
ONE DROP per link and you expected anything else after "a couple of
weeks"?!


Actually one decent size drop per rivet. Seemed like enough to me. Any more
and it just runs off.

Art Harris


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Old August 3rd 03, 02:50 AM
Gary Mishler
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"Gary Mishler" wrote in message
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Looking for input/opinions from people familiar with both.


Thanks to all who responded.

I've used Boeshield in the past but based on the responses I received I
cleaned the chain and applied ProLink. I've ridden it a couple of times now
and am able to report that I'm very happy with it so far. As several
respondents suggested it goes on clean, stays clean and so far is working
quite well for me.

Thanks again,
Mish


 




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