Motor oil on chains

Doki vaguely muttered something like ...

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Would the old school cheapy 20w50 from
the supermarket be appreciably thicker (£5 for a gallon seems a lot more
appealing than £5 for a few ounces of bike oil)?

Yup it is thicker, and IMHO it's fine of you don't mind being a little
messy. You _do_ need repeated applications though, as it's not normally
thick enough to stay on for more than a few hours, especially in mud .. 😉

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Doki said:

My MTBing at the moment is in brilliantly muddy conditions, which
results in me, my bike and even the top sides of my mudguards being
covered in mud. This means the chain's also covered in cack. Which
means lots of cleaning and oiling. This means I'm less keen on using
the Finish Line dry lube I've been using, as it's very expensive and
doesn't seem to stand up very well to wet conditions. Has anyone got
any ideas on what car oils / general purpose lubes work well on bike
chains? I tried 5w30 car oil, but it's very thin stuff. Would the old
school cheapy 20w50 from the supermarket be appreciably thicker (£5
for a gallon seems a lot more appealing than £5 for a few ounces of
bike oil)?

Problem solved: Rang the local oil place and they're delivery me a gallon of
chainsaw oil for £6.

Doki said:

Has anyone got any ideas on what car oils / general purpose
lubes work well on bike chains?

Chainsaw oil, thick as an ITV commissioning editor and cheap as chips
(and I think that's what our local chippy uses to fry theirs...)

Guy
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My MTBing at the moment is in brilliantly muddy conditions, which
results in me, my bike and even the top sides of my mudguards being
covered in mud. This means the chain's also covered in cack. Which
means lots of cleaning and oiling. This means I'm less keen on using
the Finish Line dry lube I've been using, as it's very expensive and
doesn't seem to stand up very well to wet conditions.

Try Finish Line Cross Country. Made for the job. Works well.

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Morning had broken, and there was nothing we could do but wait
patiently for the RAC to arrive.

Just zis Guy said:

Doki said:

Has anyone got any ideas on what car oils / general purpose
lubes work well on bike chains?

Chainsaw oil, thick as an ITV commissioning editor and cheap as chips
(and I think that's what our local chippy uses to fry theirs...)

Can I bung it in a normal squirty oil can or do the solvents in it evaporate
and leave me with sludge at the bottom?

Doki said:

Can I bung it in a normal squirty oil can or do the solvents in it evaporate
and leave me with sludge at the bottom?

Can't see why not, that's what chainsaw users do.

Guy
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Doki said:

Just zis Guy said:

Doki said:

Has anyone got any ideas on what car oils / general purpose
lubes work well on bike chains?

Chainsaw oil, thick as an ITV commissioning editor and cheap as chips
(and I think that's what our local chippy uses to fry theirs...)

Can I bung it in a normal squirty oil can or do the solvents in it evaporate
and leave me with sludge at the bottom?

I've found chainsaw oil [used from an oil can too] to be the best
'cheapo' option. Not sure what I paid for this bottle I've got,
[something like £3.50 for a litre I think], but I really can't be
doing with all the other expensive alternatives - I've got a
religious aversion to paying the earth for chain lubes. It's a belief
you can afford to hold when you ride secondhand hacks around ;-)

Garry

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Quoted message said:

Try Finish Line Cross Country. Made for the job. Works well.

Seconded.
I used to use engine oil but it was really messy. I was at first sceptical
about Finish Line and thought it an expensive gimmick but after 3 wet
seasons (June 29th to June 28th) have changed my opinion. It's a lot
cleaner in use and my transmission components last at least as long.

Pete

Doki said:

Would the old school cheapy 20w50 from the supermarket be appreciably
thicker (£5 for a gallon seems a lot more appealing than £5 for a few
ounces
of bike oil)?

£5 a gallon? Go straight to a wholesaler/distributor you'll get nearer £1
a gallon if you are prepared to buy 25 gallons of the stuff. Having said
that I wouldn't put the stuff on my bike.

Colin