should I be putting grease on the chain?
08-25-06, 02:52 PM
#1
super cool biker's club
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: annapolis, md
Posts: 25
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
should I be putting grease on the chain?
The title is self explanatory. Obviously I'm relatively new to cycling. My bike is doing well and I want to keep it that way. Also is there anything else I need to do to the bike to keep it running well? Thanks!
08-25-06, 02:55 PM
#2
Out of Commission
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,272
Bikes: Felt FC, S-Works Roubaix, Epic Comp, Cyfac Proxidium
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by mdbiker
The title is self explanatory. Obviously I'm relatively new to cycling. My bike is doing well and I want to keep it that way. Also is there anything else I need to do to the bike to keep it running well? Thanks!
__________________
If you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, then come sit next to me.
If you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, then come sit next to me.
08-25-06, 02:56 PM
#3
Hoosier Pedaler
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,432
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Grease will have a tendency to attract and hold a lot of dirt. Oil would be better and one of the commercial chain lubricants would be best. The bike shop will have something for you.
08-25-06, 02:58 PM
#4
Geek Extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Posts: 1,769
Bikes: Bianchi Advantage Fixed Conversion; Specialized Stumpjumper FS Hardtail
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Since you can pick up a bottle of chain lube for $3.99, thats the way to go. If you ride in dirty dry conditions, get a dry lube. In wet or cleaner conditions, get a wet lube.
__________________
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
Sintesi Conversion Serotta Track
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
Sintesi Conversion Serotta Track
08-25-06, 03:05 PM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Albany, CA
Posts: 144
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
You may also find it useful to get a book on bicycle maintenance. I like the Park Tools book, and others on this forum have recommended the Lennard Zinn one.
08-25-06, 04:20 PM
#7
Racing iS my Training
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,263
Bikes: 07 Bianchi San Jose, 08 Tarmac SL2, 05 Cervelo P3
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
No grease. Oil. Find a chain lube at the LBS.
I use the kind that is both cleaner & lube.
After you put it on you wipe most of it off with a rag (along with a lot of dirt/grime that's stuck on the chain), so the chain is clean and dry when I start the ride and doesn't pick up much dirt.
