Chain Lube
06-23-20, 05:53 AM
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06-23-20, 06:25 AM
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The search function is your friend. The quest for the ideal bike lube is akin to the quest for the holy grail, for some.
06-23-20, 06:31 AM
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A google search or duck search of bikeforums site for best|suggest|recommended|good chain lube. Better results than a built in search here.
A good place to start or just wait it out and I'm sure suggestions will follow in here too.
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06-23-20, 07:46 AM
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As noted, a quick search will provide more information than you could possibly want.
06-23-20, 08:39 AM
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https://www.pinkbike.com/news/absolu...hain-lube.html
Only peasants use anything less
Only peasants use anything less
06-23-20, 09:08 AM
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I don't know about brands, since I make my own. 1 part duck fat from a French hand-fed Maigret duck. 1 part sweat from a Swedish virgin woman's thighs. 1 part baby oil, preferably from a newborn from the country the chain was made in. Apply hourly, but sparingly, and no more than twice a day.
06-23-20, 09:22 AM
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https://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/chain-care.html All you really need to know.
06-23-20, 09:40 AM
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I have researched and come up with a consensus amongst the forum members. WD-40, applied yearly, preferably in May or June.
06-23-20, 10:58 AM
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In all seriousness to the OP, no one is singling you out and don't take it personally. Use any link above for searching, you will find more than enough info to get you started down the correct divine theological path that is chain lube. The issue is that there are specific advantages and disadvantages at a high level with wet vs dry, wax vs petroleum vs silicone vs unobtainium etc. Concentrate on those generalities. The scope gets lost when the conversation starts going into the 20th level of decreasingly infinitesimal potential benefits and then arguing about ratios of costs, enjoyment, time, effort etc.. Its like trying to pick the "best color". Audiophiles have their speaker wire, gamers have their cooling systems and video cards, bikers have their chains.
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06-23-20, 11:06 AM
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The best lube is the one you always have with you: your own saliva. Just spit on your chain whenever it starts squeaking. Free, easy, effective.
06-23-20, 06:07 PM
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Any brand is fine. Unless you know a lot about lubricants, the stick to the ones that say they are for bicycle chains.
Lube the rollers of the chain as often as you want. Wipe off the excess from the outside of the chain plates. Every 50 miles? 100 miles? Whenever it starts making more noise? I won't care which you pick. Never lube it, well that's on you, I don't recommend never.
Lube the rollers of the chain as often as you want. Wipe off the excess from the outside of the chain plates. Every 50 miles? 100 miles? Whenever it starts making more noise? I won't care which you pick. Never lube it, well that's on you, I don't recommend never.
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