Does anyone have recommendation for chain oil? My precious last bottle of "Black Gold" is about to run out & the LBS hasn't been able to get it for about a year. It was made by a company called "Ebony Lubrication", but a search using Google has brought back nowt but a few, er, "interesting but not relevant" matches...
I need something good - the lanes round here (rural) are chocablock with muck for the 6 months between Oct - Mar inclusive & so I don't want anything which is going to be washed off after a couple of spots of rain.
The ability for online ordering (e.g. Wiggle) would be a bonus, too.
Does anyone have recommendation for chain oil? My precious last bottle of "Black Gold" is about to run out & the LBS hasn't been able to get it for about a year. It was made by a company called "Ebony Lubrication", but a search using Google has brought back nowt but a few, er, "interesting but not relevant" matches...
Any cheap car engine oil will be more than adequate.
Does anyone have recommendation for chain oil? My precious last bottle of "Black Gold" is about to run out & the LBS hasn't been able to get it for about a year. It was made by a company called "Ebony Lubrication", but a search using Google has brought back nowt but a few, er, "interesting but not relevant" matches...
Any cheap car engine oil will be more than adequate.
Although this turns up on a google groups search...
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 14:07:25 -0000, Dave Larrington <[email hidden]>
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My chum Mr. Davies has a friend who recommends chainsaw oil.
This is one of the many oils I have in the workshop left by the previous occupant of the house. My favourite, but probably least use for bicycles, is Rangoon Oil. I believe it is for guns.
Does anyone have recommendation for chain oil? My precious last bottle of "Black Gold" is about to run out & the LBS hasn't been able to get it for about a year. It was made by a company called "Ebony Lubrication", but a search using Google has brought back nowt but a few, er, "interesting but not relevant" matches...
I need something good - the lanes round here (rural) are chocablock with muck for the 6 months between Oct - Mar inclusive & so I don't want anything which is going to be washed off after a couple of spots of rain.
The ability for online ordering (e.g. Wiggle) would be a bonus, too.
"Vincent Wilcox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Mark said:
Does anyone have recommendation for chain oil? My precious last bottle
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"Black Gold" is about to run out & the LBS hasn't been able to get it
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about a year. It was made by a company called "Ebony Lubrication", but a search using Google has brought back nowt but a few, er, "interesting
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not relevant" matches...
Any cheap car engine oil will be more than adequate.
Which is what I used to think and act on but it makes a right mess when mixed with muck so I rather sceptically started using Finish Line Dry for drier conditions and Finish Line Wet, oddly enough, for wet conditions on recommendation. And despite it costing more, which goes against my ethics as a tight-wad, I'm staying with it. It's far cleaner in use, but does need regular application, and the chain seems to last at least as long .
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 17:49:09 +0000, Zog The Undeniable <[email hidden]>
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Mark said:
Does anyone have recommendation for chain oil? My precious last bottle of "Black Gold" is about to run out & the LBS hasn't been able to get it for about a year. It was made by a company called "Ebony Lubrication", but a search using Google has brought back nowt but a few, er, "interesting but not relevant" matches...
I need something good - the lanes round here (rural) are chocablock with muck for the 6 months between Oct - Mar inclusive & so I don't want anything which is going to be washed off after a couple of spots of rain.
The ability for online ordering (e.g. Wiggle) would be a bonus, too.
3-in-1 is as good as anything.
If you ride bikes at the 'cheaper end of the market' like I do then then you might be quite happy to buy a litre of chain-saw oil from the sheds. It's about 3.50 for a litre, and does the job just fine.
"Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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My chum Mr. Davies has a friend who recommends chainsaw oil.
It's the best chain lubricant I've tried yet, and very cheap - about a fiver for 100 years supply. It's very clingy and has good water resistance. The downside is that it can be very dirty. Apply to a clean chain, one drop per roller. Allow to soak in overnight and use a rag to wipe off as much as you can the next morning. The more you get off, the less spatter you'll get, and the less crud it will attract. Wipe down again after a wet ride. Clean chain with degreaser and repeat when it seems dry or begins to sound gritty.
No it's not. It's pitiful thin stuff which washes out at the first sign of damp weather and sprays everywhere as you ride along.
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Presumably "IMVHO"
More "in my bitter experience." Engine oil, yes, if you don't mind getting skanky trousers, but 3-in-1 is a light penetrating oil.
Penetrating oil is good for chains!
I used to use some of the fancier lubes (e.g. Finish Line Cross Country) but they attract just as much muck and can be rather difficult to clean off and renew. 3-in-1 comes off pretty easily with detergent.
The main problem with 3-in-1 is that it goes a bit gelatinous with time. I'm not sure whether there is a vegetable component in it - castor oil is notorious for this.
I don't get any problems with flinging if I wipe the chain thoroughly after oiling it.
Urban myth (which may be true) - Pedro's Syn lube, which was raved over by mountain bikers a few years ago, was pure unadulterated Mobil 1 engine oil. All the synthetic techno-waffle on the bottle was true, but it wasn't actually developed for the purpose in hand.
