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Newsgroup Chain Lube opinions -
On 8/7/2011 11:50 PM, Postman Delivers wrote:
I ride alone early morning before begging my day during the week, and ride with a group on Sundays. There is a discussion about good Chain Lubricants with the Sunday group... I have been using T-9 after every ride (wiping chain down after application), and cleaning the chain monthly and lubing well afterward. (Vegas dust/sand kills chains) http://boeshield.com/ I understand there is a formula for Chain Lube that was popular in this newsgroup a while back: 3 parts odorless mineral spirits and 1 part synthetic motor oil like Mobil One. I pretty much just use the motor oil. Or how about these products to keep your chain like new? White Lightning, Pro-Link, or Squirt? The first 2 didn't, and the first one didn't last very long, I bought it for the woods, but it was a PITA to apply to a cold chain and didn't stop salt corrosion for crap and built up gummy bears on the derailer wheels -- other than that it was great. Pro-link is expensive and stinks, but for some reason I used it for a long time. Don't miss it. The only thing I've found for "like new" chains is to ride infrequently in dry conditions and store bikes indoors. I prefer cheap chains, no cleaning, lube with oil and swap out conservatively. http://www.whitelightningco.com/ http://www.progoldmfr.com/?p=product...olinkchainlube http://www.squirtlube.com/ JR the postman |
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Newsgroup Chain Lube opinions -
On 8/8/2011 4:25 PM, Peter Cole wrote:
On 8/7/2011 11:50 PM, Postman Delivers wrote: I ride alone early morning before begging my day during the week, and ride with a group on Sundays. There is a discussion about good Chain Lubricants with the Sunday group... I have been using T-9 after every ride (wiping chain down after application), and cleaning the chain monthly and lubing well afterward. (Vegas dust/sand kills chains) http://boeshield.com/ I do about what you do as far as wipe down after rides and cleaning regimen. I use Finish Line Dry normally or Phil Woods Tenacious when it's wet. Usually after the Phil Woods I clean the chain again once the conditions dry out. Seems to be increasing life of my 10 speed shimano. |
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