Comanche
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| 03/26/2008 9:13 AM |
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Had a discussion last night with a friend of mine about what
is the best chain lube. Told him that my LBS pushed Tri Flow, his LBS said
that Tri Flow was only slightly better than WD40, which one should never use.
Believe
that this subject was covered not that long ago, perhaps on the old site.
I made the mistake of paying no attention to those posts. Now I can't
find them.
What was the consensus? Or how do I find the old posts? |
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Gojira
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| 03/26/2008 9:27 AM |
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| The pedros wet/dry specific stuff works very well. Slather it on like butter on a muffin. |
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RIC0
Big Ring
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| 03/26/2008 9:36 AM |
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WD-40 for me. Most people say to never use it on chains but on the side of the can it's recommended for chains. I tried the fancy snake oils from shops in the past and all it seemed to do was gunk up my drive train and attract tons of crap. |
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Tonybob
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| 03/26/2008 1:03 PM |
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| Dumond tech on the mtb and t-9 on the road bike. just follow directions on the bottle and you'll be golden. |
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Rod
Little Ring
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| 03/26/2008 4:06 PM |
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| I use something from park that my lbs recommended to me. My chain doesn't gunk up so I'm happy. |
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Bigdaddy
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| 03/26/2008 4:32 PM |
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No matter what you use the key is applying it to a clean chain and then wiping off excess. Then maintaining the cleaning and reapplying whatever lube you go with. The WD40 is not worth the time, sorry. Check the links below for some good suggestions.
http://steveukmtb.wordpress.com/basic-cleaning-and-maintenance-guide/cleaning-detergents-and-wd40/
http://steveukmtb.wordpress.com/basic-cleaning-and-maintenance-guide/chains/ |
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3Z
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| 03/26/2008 4:55 PM |
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In the December 2007 issue of MountainBike Action. They give a secret tip, use the lightest weight synthetic motor oil you can buy. One can will last a lifetime and it works awesomely well.
They say the key is to oil each pin and roller separately with a fine dropper and then wipe off all excess. Oil on the outside of the chain will only attract dirt. |
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Shane_p
Granny Gear
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| 03/26/2008 6:11 PM |
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| T9 Boeshield on all of my bikes |
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russell g
Big Ring
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| 03/26/2008 8:16 PM |
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Posted By Tonybob on 03/26/2008 1:03 PM
Dumond tech on the mtb and t-9 on the road bike. just follow directions on the bottle and you'll be golden.
For once I agree with Slomo.
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PR
Big Ring
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| 03/26/2008 9:26 PM |
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| I use whatever's on sale, and recently have used several nonbilke specific lubes which all worked ok. I bet that synthetic motor oil would work good (I've always used ATF in all my open bath coil forks). As for the bike specific stuff, I like ProLink, and Dumonde Tech. |
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FireBallKY
Big Ring
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| 03/28/2008 12:43 PM |
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| you can never go wrong with Pedro's Ice Wax. Good stuff. Doesn't seem to gunk up either. |
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I'm not fat. That's a fuel tank for the love machine!!! |
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Big Tommy C
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| 03/30/2008 2:05 PM |
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I've been wanting to try some Ernesto. Made out of soybean oil so it should be the best thing possible for the environment:
http://www.mtnbikeriders.com/2008/03/10/ernesto-bike-lube-review-in-progress/
And apparently...you can cook with it? |
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s0ckeyeus
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| 04/01/2008 10:00 AM |
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I've been using Pedro's Ice Wax. It works for a while, but I seem to have to apply it every few days. It doesn't pick up much gunk though.
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s0ckeyeus
Big Ring
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| 04/01/2008 10:17 AM |
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Posted By Big Tommy C on 03/30/2008 2:05 PM
I've been wanting to try some Ernesto. Made out of soybean oil so it should be the best thing possible for the environment:
http://www.mtnbikeriders.com/2008/03/10/ernesto-bike-lube-review-in-progress/
And apparently...you can cook with it? Add a few drops to your water bottle for a nice boost of energy. Blah! Not very appetizing.
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russell g
Big Ring
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| 04/01/2008 6:17 PM |
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| Well if you saw my drivetrain after the race on sunday you would be sold on Dumonde Tech lite. 28miles of mud water sand and grit and it never missed a shift, stayed quiet and the chain, cassette and rings were still shiny silver. |
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Aweful Knawful
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| 04/01/2008 7:32 PM |
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| yeah, i used dumonde for the first time sunday and i had the same experience as rusty trombone. i'll have to get some. |
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