Just wanted to share my recent maintenance experience
After using , TriFlo's wet lube, White Lightning's dry lube and combination of White Lightning and WD40 over past years, recently I hav started using Shell's motorbike chain oil. So far, it seems to hav worked the best. Lubing intervals are ~500-600 km now (road bike; mostl dry weather). This is with wiping off the chain with dry cloth once week (~200 km) which removes grit and part of the lube every time. S unlike before, I haven't had to re-lube after each cleaning. With m MTB, I wipe the chain and clean the drivetrain after every off-roa ride. It seems to be working with off-road use quite well. For bot roadie and MTB, the drivetrain seems to work very smoothly (basicall silent). The price is good, too. I paid $15 for a large spray can whic I think will last a life-time! I needed to buy a bottle of Whit Lightning once a year (~$20)
The only thing is that I don't know what would be the effect on th durability of cogs and chain rings. Any one else has used this lube wh wants to share the experience
All the older dudes i know in Adelaide use (cant remember brand/name) Mbike 'wax' style lube that you heat up and melt in can and drop chai into and let drip dry off and put back onto bik
works very well supposedly. This sounds very similar if not the same t a product all the lads on cyclingplus form rave about in the U
All the older dudes i know in Adelaide use (cant remember brand/name) a Mbike 'wax' style lube that you heat up and melt in can and drop chain into and let drip dry off and put back onto bike
Duckhams.
Works extremely well for motorcycle chains that don't have the O or X ring rubber seals, but is a right pain as you have to remove the chain.
IT also requires care when heating the can, or you get melted grease all over the kitchen...
Another possibility is that Zebee, Peter and Theo are thre understanding house-mates who happen to like cycling. ;
But why does it matter, as long as they have a little freedom in th kitchen? I, personally, need to sanitise before I'm allowed inside afte a hard ride! Which reminds me, late last year when my wife took our kid for a family visit to Europe, I got to strip my two road bikes, have on of them custom painted and swap the components. And I did all that i our family room (except painting)! When they came back, I said I di repaint the bike as a project so I kept my mind away from the fact I wa missing them. It paid. Of course, what I told them was true. 😄 :
All the older dudes i know in Adelaide use (cant remember brand/name) a Mbike 'wax' style lube that you heat up and melt in can and drop chain into and let drip dry off and put back onto bike
works very well supposedly. This sounds very similar if not the same to a product all the lads on cyclingplus form rave about in the UK
Wax is useless as a lubricant. When it is pushed out from between the interface between moving parts, it can't move back in.
In article <[email hidden]>, Wax is useless as a lubricant. When it is pushed out from between the interface between moving parts, it can't move back in. See the rec.bicycle faq. Dale -- [email hidden]
Dale:
That's why we need to apply wax-based lubes frequently. The pain is tha the wax firstly doesn't get into crevices in chain links, hence shorte chain life, and secondly, as it is applied frequently to maintai lubrication, you get a huge wax build up very soon
Immersing the chain in hot wax will fix the firts problem but not th second one. Plus, there is the pain of breaking the chain every time
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Anyway, any comment on the lubes?? 🙂
I used to use Shell motorbike chain oil on my motorbike, and have used it on my bicycles as well for the last few years. It works much better than the rubbish you buy from the bike shop, lasts well, is extremely cheap, and protects components well.
Regards,
Suzy (who has no reservations about working on her bike in her kitchen)
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Suzy (who has no reservations about working on her bike in her
kitchen)
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Hitchy (who is usually banished to the shed)
If you can find a room in my place WITHOUT bike parts in it, you are doing well. Mind you, if you can see the floor in my place, you are doing well. .. and no, it wasn't any better with a woman living there! ;-) hippy
Hi Hippy:
You know well that this is a tight rope we are walking on. Th definition of tidiness is very subjective, and IMHO, is not gender related. I have seen guys who couldn't continue with girls because the were untidy, and vice versa. As it happens (due to socia circumstances), we get to hear women whinging about untidy mal partners/spouses more frequently. But it doesn't necessarily mean stereotypical whinging female
BTW, I just found your post the best place to insert my comment. Nothin was personally pointed at your post, mate. :
