A New Lubricant
06-16-21, 01:41 PM
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Zip tie Karen
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Hi! What's this thread about?
06-16-21, 04:38 PM
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Mad bike riding scientist
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Since I’m the only one who has said they don’t clean chains, I’ll assume you mean me. I don’t clean them because they don’t need cleaning. These pictures are typical of what my drive looks like at all times.
June 2019, about 1000 miles on the chain
Untitled by Stuart Black, on Flickr
May 2019, close to 2500 miles and I use the bike through the winter.
Untitled by Stuart Black, on Flickr
July 2016
2013-07-26 08.06.29 by Stuart Black, on Flickr
February 2008. This was a winter bike that got ridden a lot.
IMG_1155 by Stuart Black, on Flickr
None of these pictures were taken after a recent cleaning. If the chain isn’t gunked up, there’s no need for cleaning.
June 2019, about 1000 miles on the chain
Untitled by Stuart Black, on FlickrMay 2019, close to 2500 miles and I use the bike through the winter.
Untitled by Stuart Black, on FlickrJuly 2016
2013-07-26 08.06.29 by Stuart Black, on FlickrFebruary 2008. This was a winter bike that got ridden a lot.
IMG_1155 by Stuart Black, on FlickrNone of these pictures were taken after a recent cleaning. If the chain isn’t gunked up, there’s no need for cleaning.
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Stuart Black
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
