Oh, gods of Lube! can thou help a humble twiddler?

[flyingdutch]

I regularly lube and wipe down my chain on my commuter (well... as
regularly as I can remember and if it gets noisy or mucky!)

The last 2 mornings riding in to work have been driven almost
apoplectic(?) by chain squeaking like a "Big hairy squeaky thing!!!" but
forgotten to do anything about it as it goes silent/smooth on the return
journey at night.

Im assuming this is a temperature thing (been below 5deg at my place
high on the hill) and remember Rohloff hubgear people say that there is
a summer and winter verion for their hubs for said temperature reasons
(my rig i just a lowly DeoreLX 8spd. 11-30x44T)

Is there a better/worse product for the darker months that I should use?
(chain is only 9months/4000k old)

JJJ



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[Mike]

flyingdutch wrote:

> The last 2 mornings riding in to work have been driven almost
> apoplectic(?) by chain squeaking like a "Big hairy squeaky thing!!!" but

What sort of lube? You use dry lube? wax?

> high on the hill) and remember Rohloff hubgear people say that there is
> a summer and winter verion for their hubs for said temperature reasons

With the hub gear, energy loss due to viscosity of the oil might be much
more of a problem. But what harm would a low-viscosity oil do in summer?

Are you sure its the chain? Maybe BB???

 

[flyingdutch]

Mike wrote:
> What sort of lube? You use dry lube? wax?
> Are you sure its the chain? Maybe BB???



Nah, gave up on waxes a few years back. Keep everything very clean
but it dissapears way too quick when colder/wet and you go thru it
too quickly

Been using TriFlow but just picked up a bottle of 'ProLink' as
recommended by Leigh at CW

Dont go making me paranoid with evil talk about BBs!!! Spent the last 3
months hunting down noises in my new Chorus grouppo on the roadie!
Definetly chain. Jumped off this morning to put my ear up to drivetrain
to ensure it was in fact the culprit



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[amirm]

flyingdutch wrote:
> I regularly lube and wipe down my chain on my commuter (well... as
> regularly as I can remember and if it gets noisy or mucky!)
> The last 2 mornings riding in to work have been driven almost
> apoplectic(?) by chain squeaking like a "Big hairy squeaky thing!!!" but
> forgotten to do anything about it as it goes silent/smooth on the return
> journey at night.
> Im assuming this is a temperature thing (been below 5deg at my place
> high on the hill) and remember Rohloff hubgear people say that there is
> a summer and winter verion for their hubs for said temperature reasons
> (my rig i just a lowly DeoreLX 8spd. 11-30x44T)
> Is there a better/worse product for the darker months that I should use?
> (chain is only 9months/4000k old)
> JJJ



Shell chain oil... Yeah Baby!

Smooth operation, long service intervals



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[flyingdutch]

amirm wrote:
> Shell chain oil... Yeah Baby!
> Smooth operation, long service intervals



Is that cos you live in the cold place of Canberra or just cos
you like it?



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[amirm]

flyingdutch wrote:
> Is that cos you live in the cold place of Canberra or just cos
> you like it?



Haven't tried ProLink.

As far as others go, this is good stuff. There was a thread on using
engine oil a few weeks ago (as an alternative). I used to use it in my
young age. Can remember that chain got really dirty really fast. Give
the shell a try. If you like it, it's excellent value for money. My
commute chain has ticked 3500 km, going to replace it within next 500
km. $50 for Ultegra.

As far as cold weather goes, I had a feeling that the viscosity in cold
mornings went up, hence felt heavy (relatively bad). Seem to have got
used to it. Muscles and joints don't seem to like the near 0 degrees
anyway. So my average speed has dropped a tad.



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[suzyj]

Originally posted by amirm:
> Shell chain oil... Yeah Baby!

> Smooth operation, long service intervals

I'll second that. It's the duck's guts, I reckon. Cheap, and
works a treat.

Regards,

Suzy



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[flyingdutch]

suzyj wrote:
> Originally posted by amirm:
> > Shell chain oil... Yeah Baby!
> > Smooth operation, long service intervals
> I'll second that. It's the duck's guts, I reckon. Cheap, and
> works a treat.
> Regards,
> Suzy



Where can I get ducks guts??? ;-)



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