A basic question

gds said:

AustinMN said:

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About the only thing you'll find universal agreement on is never use
motor oil. It is sticky, messy, attracts dirt, grime, and gunk, and
isn't an appropriate chain lubricant.

Austin

Not nealrl universal agreement. While I've never used it a fellow club
member does. He rides ~8,000 miles a year and has been doing that for
over 50 years so I give his opinion high credibility.

It works well and has the decided advantage while touring that an
adequate supply can almost always be obtained from a discarded and
nominally empty can in the trash at a gas station.

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:40:06 GMT, "nash" <[email hidden]>

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I know this seems overly obvious to most here. What is a good
lubricant for your chain. I also have some minor rust on my chain, how
do you clean this off?

Canadian Tire has rust remover in a bottle. auto section i think

That stuff contains phosphoric acid, which will etch the sideplates.

Just for grins a while back, with a length of leftover new Shimano
chain in hand, I tried a little experiment. I cut the section into
two pieces, tossed one into a commercial phosphric acid rust removal
solution bath and left the other one out. One hour later, I pulled
the chain out of the acid, rinsed it off with water, wiped it down
with a rag, and compared it to the unused piece. While I was in the
process of examining it, one of the sideplates split from the pin to
the end of the plate.

I would not advise using rust removal solutions on a bike chain.

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Ozark Bicycle said:

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I don't know on what you base that assessment but I know of many
riders who use 30W motor oil as I do. I think the reason it doesn't
appeal to contributors on wreck.bike who write about arcane methods of
lubrication and cleaning, is that it is not packaged for bicycles nor
sold in bicycle shops in small expensive containers.

There's an easy fix for that: take a quart of motor oil, pour it into
eight 4oz. containers and price each 4oz. container in excess of the
price of the quart of oil. Instant "magic chain lube"! Oh, you'll need
to write several paragraphs of self-serving BS, too.

Don't forget the graph showing how much something undefined is either
reduced or increased by the use of the product.
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Werehatrack said:

Ozark Bicycle said:

Quoted message said:

I don't know on what you base that assessment but I know of many
riders who use 30W motor oil as I do. I think the reason it doesn't
appeal to contributors on wreck.bike who write about arcane methods of
lubrication and cleaning, is that it is not packaged for bicycles nor
sold in bicycle shops in small expensive containers.

There's an easy fix for that: take a quart of motor oil, pour it into
eight 4oz. containers and price each 4oz. container in excess of the
price of the quart of oil. Instant "magic chain lube"! Oh, you'll need
to write several paragraphs of self-serving BS, too.

Don't forget the graph showing how much something undefined is either
reduced or increased by the use of the product.

Right! I forgot the graph. A marketeer needs to earn their fee!

AustinMN said:

StephanieM said:

I know this seems overly obvious to most here. What is a good
lubricant for your chain.

Actually, there are more opinions about chain lubrication than about
the other big controversy I won't mention....

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I know this seems overly obvious to most here. What is a good
lubricant for your chain. I also have some minor rust on my chain, how
do you clean this off?

Canadian Tire has rust remover in a bottle. auto section i think

That stuff contains phosphoric acid, which will etch the sideplates.

Just for grins a while back, with a length of leftover new Shimano
chain in hand, I tried a little experiment. I cut the section into
two pieces, tossed one into a commercial phosphric acid rust removal
solution bath and left the other one out. One hour later, I pulled
the chain out of the acid, rinsed it off with water, wiped it down
with a rag, and compared it to the unused piece. While I was in the
process of examining it, one of the sideplates split from the pin to
the end of the plate.

I would not advise using rust removal solutions on a bike chain.

I did not dunk if for an hour.
Used a toothbrush. wiped it clean and lubricated it.
I Do not bother about rust anymore like a previous poster said it doesnot
ruin the ride and lubricant gets rid of it well enough anyway.

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On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:25:13 GMT, "nash" <[email hidden]>

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I Do not bother about rust anymore like a previous poster said it doesnot
ruin the ride and lubricant gets rid of it well enough anyway.

Yup. Nothing's better at making surface corrosion vanish than a
little lube and a little ankle grease...
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On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:25:13 GMT, "nash" <[email hidden]>

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I Do not bother about rust anymore like a previous poster said it doesnot
ruin the ride and lubricant gets rid of it well enough anyway.

Yup. Nothing's better at making surface corrosion vanish than a
little lube and a little ankle grease...
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I would ignore the rust.
I started using Boeshield T-9 last year to lube chain, derailleurs,
everything.
Great stuff. Chain is silent and shifts are like butter
There was a time I would go the Whole Earth Catalog route with homebrews
but I've gotten too old and life is too short.

Have the chain replaced.

I use Maxima Chain Wax for Motorcycles.

StephanieM said:

I know this seems overly obvious to most here. What is a good
lubricant for your chain. I also have some minor rust on my chain, how
do you clean this off?

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StephanieM said:

I know this seems overly obvious to most here. What is a good
lubricant for your chain.

Tri-Flow.

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Tom

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