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Old 06-07-19, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by willibrord
Was in my local lbs today and asked for a popular brand of chain lube that I had been using. Was told they no longer carried it because of health hazard, It gets into your blood through your skin and causes problems. I didn't find anything on line, so I am curious about this. I'm not going to name the brand because I don't want to be sued, but does anybody else know of this problem?

I think there are organic not pteroleum based lubes, (no, not olive oil) that are being marketed specifically for bicycle lube purposes.
I am late to the thread and haven't taken time to read through it, but when I read your post the first thing that came to mind is that the lube should be applied to the chain, not the skin. I guess that is proving difficult Way out West.
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