Pro-Link chain lube - how often?

When the chain begins to sound dry, it usually is. A good
lube will usually last around four to five hundred miles of
dry riding.

Rain will, of course, shorten this. Even parafin is
not immune.

- - "May you have the wind at your back. And a really low
gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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I use ProLink. My system is: when the chain starts to get a
bit noisy, then I lube it again. I wipe the chain well with
a rag, appply ProLink let it sit for a few hours, then wipe
the chain with a rag again. About every third or fourth
application of ProLink, I find the cassette is getting
grimy, so I take the rear wheel off and clean up the casette
with a rag. When a new chain goes on, I don't do anything to
it until it starts to make noise, then I apply prolink as
above. When not riding in the rain or the wet, I seem to
need to reapply lube about every 400 miles. I seem to need
to replace the chain after about 5000 miles.

I have no affiliation with ProLink other than as a
reasonably well-satisfied customer.

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Dave

"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| When the chain begins to sound dry, it usually is. A good
| lube will usually last around four to five hundred miles
| of dry riding.
|
| Rain will, of course, shorten this. Even parafin is
| not immune.
|
| - - "May you have the wind at your back. And a really low
| gear for the hills!"
|
| Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
|
| Chris'Z Corner geocities.comczcornerOpen ↗
|

Can you give me some idea what a dry chain sounds like?

Jean

"David Newman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| I use ProLink. My system is: when the chain starts to get
| a bit noisy, then I lube it again. I wipe the chain well
| with a rag, appply ProLink let it sit for a few hours,
| then wipe the chain with a rag again. About every third
| or fourth application of ProLink, I find the cassette is
| getting grimy, so I take the rear wheel off and clean up
| the casette with a rag. When a new chain goes on, I don't
| do anything to it until it starts to make noise, then I
| apply prolink as above. When not riding in the rain or
| the wet, I seem to need to reapply lube about every 400
| miles. I seem to need to replace the chain after about
| 5000 miles.
|
| I have no affiliation with ProLink other than as a
| reasonably well-satisfied customer.
|
| >>Dave

So based on your experience, a relube interval of 250 miles
would be conservative, right?

Jean

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Jean said:

So based on your experience, a relube interval of 250
miles would be conservative, right?

Right, assuming you're not riding in the rain. A ride
in the rain could necessitate more lube after as little
as 50 miles.

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Originally posted by Jean
"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| When the chain begins to sound dry, it usually is. A good
| lube will usually last around four to five hundred miles
| of dry riding.
|
| Rain will, of course, shorten this. Even parafin is
| not immune.
|
| - - "May you have the wind at your back. And a really low
| gear for the hills!"
|
| Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
|
| Chris'Z Corner geocities.comczcornerOpen ↗
|

Can you give me some idea what a dry chain sounds like?

Jean

Dear Jean,

Squeak! Squeak, squeak, squeak!

Metal rubbing against metal squeaks with
nothing like oil, wax, or water to keep the
surfaces apart.

Think of squeaky door hinges--oil them,
wax them, pour water in them, and the
squeaking will stop. How soon it starts
again depends on what you used.

Oil tends to stay in place or replenish
when squeezed out from between the
metal parts. Wax tends to stay out
when squeezed out. Water evaporates.

Carl Fogel

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Can you give me some idea what a dry chain sounds like?

Essentially, when the chain begins to squeak and isn't
nearly as silent when doing normal straight level riding in
a non-crossed gear, then you'll know it's dry. If in doubt,
ride the bike for a mile or so. Then add a little bit and
see if it changes the sound. You'll get to know it by heart
really quickly.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

"ZeeExSixAre" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| > Can you give me some idea what a dry chain sounds like?
|
| Essentially, when the chain begins to squeak and isn't
| nearly as silent
when
| doing normal straight level riding in a non-crossed gear,
| then you'll
know
| it's dry. If in doubt, ride the bike for a mile or so.
| Then add a
little
| bit and see if it changes the sound. You'll get to know it
| by heart
really
| quickly.
|
| --
| Phil, Squid-in-Training
|
|
|

Thanks for the guidance.

Jean

Jean-<< The stuff seems to work ok, but since it doesn't
gunk up the chain and cause crud to adhere to it, I don't
see how I'll be able to tell when the chain needs to be
relubed. >><BR><BR>

If ya ride and it sounds like a small bird has taken up
residence somewhere in your drivetrain, you hear a small
'chirp, chirp', time to relube after that ride.

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.comOpen ↗ "Ruote convenzionali
costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Jean said:

Can you give me some idea what a dry chain sounds like?

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak."

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Chirp Chirp metal on metal sound.

Luigi Bruno

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Can you give me some idea what a dry chain sounds like?

Jean