Rock n' Roll questions form a blond freshman
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Rock n' Roll questions form a blond freshman
I have been riding on RnR for some time, and I think it works OK. I am not at all en expert on bike-maintenance and how things is supposed to be... so maybe I do something wrong.
I use gold on my gravel, red on my road. Accord the label, that should be right. OK? Or should I go gold on both? (I do NOT ride in wet weather)
Is the chain really supposed to be pure clean (no dirt on rag) after I applied and wipe off? (I never get a pur clean rag)
How many km does one "job" lasts? I read somewhere around 150-200 or something.
How do I know it is time to get a new round with the lube. I think its hard to feel on chain that it needs more.
Can i put to much on? (I pedal backward for 5-10 seconds while i squirt it on)
Maybe once a month aprox (i ride a lot) I use chaincleaner with some kind of degreaser (I know RnR is not grease) to get a cleaner chain. I wipe off after every ride. And before every time i put new on. (But still.. much gunk in my Pedro-cleaner)
I guess this is OK to to.
I use gold on my gravel, red on my road. Accord the label, that should be right. OK? Or should I go gold on both? (I do NOT ride in wet weather)
Is the chain really supposed to be pure clean (no dirt on rag) after I applied and wipe off? (I never get a pur clean rag)
How many km does one "job" lasts? I read somewhere around 150-200 or something.
How do I know it is time to get a new round with the lube. I think its hard to feel on chain that it needs more.
Can i put to much on? (I pedal backward for 5-10 seconds while i squirt it on)
Maybe once a month aprox (i ride a lot) I use chaincleaner with some kind of degreaser (I know RnR is not grease) to get a cleaner chain. I wipe off after every ride. And before every time i put new on. (But still.. much gunk in my Pedro-cleaner)
I guess this is OK to to.
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I use gold on my road bike. I have not tried red because I have not had good luck with dry lubes generally and it is sufficiently damp and humid here to warrant a wetter lube.
I don’t know about the clean rag thing. I find gold keeps my chains plenty clean, much cleaner than when I used pro gold chain lune. The chain will always produce some amount of dirt because you pick it up as you ride and as the chain wears it produces small amounts of metal dust.s
I have never measured how long I go between applications. Chain starts to get a bit noisy, I reapply. No worries
I never use chain cleaner of any kind. The fluid from the gold serves to degrease the chain and deliver the teflon to the rollers. My chains come out very clean with just application of RnR and regular wipe down with rags. I get long life from chains so have not had any cause to clean them more thoroughly.
I don’t know about the clean rag thing. I find gold keeps my chains plenty clean, much cleaner than when I used pro gold chain lune. The chain will always produce some amount of dirt because you pick it up as you ride and as the chain wears it produces small amounts of metal dust.s
I have never measured how long I go between applications. Chain starts to get a bit noisy, I reapply. No worries
I never use chain cleaner of any kind. The fluid from the gold serves to degrease the chain and deliver the teflon to the rollers. My chains come out very clean with just application of RnR and regular wipe down with rags. I get long life from chains so have not had any cause to clean them more thoroughly.
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...this has to be a sock.
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I use the gold on all my bikes. Sometimes with a clean chain, sometimes not. Your chain may last longer if you clean it between applications, but I don't really think it makes much difference performance-wise. I made a video last year doing a test on it to see how many miles I could get between applications.
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Recently I bought some of the white, Holy Cow edition. Haven't tried it yet, so can't speak to it. Fun name though. I will admit buying it because the name sounds fun.
Is the chain really supposed to be pure clean (no dirt on rag) after I applied and wipe off? (I never get a pur clean rag)
How many km does one "job" lasts? I read somewhere around 150-200 or something.
How do I know it is time to get a new round with the lube. I think its hard to feel on chain that it needs more.
Can i put to much on? (I pedal backward for 5-10 seconds while i squirt it on)
Maybe once a month aprox (i ride a lot) I use chaincleaner with some kind of degreaser (I know RnR is not grease) to get a cleaner chain. I wipe off after every ride. And before every time i put new on. (But still.. much gunk in my Pedro-cleaner)
I guess this is OK to to.
I guess this is OK to to.
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