Can anyone please recommend a good chain lube?

01-26-2007, 07:40 PM

Right now I'm getting by with a spray lube called "Rem Oil." Seems ok,
but it's on the light side. I've tried motor oil, but that seems to fly
off and makes a total mess. Any suggestions please?

gene in Oregon

01-26-2007, 08:26 PM

Your local bike shop should have several brands to choose from.
By-the-way the motor oil story is pretty funny :-)

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01-26-2007, 08:53 PM

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> Right now I'm getting by with a spray lube called "Rem Oil." Seems ok,
> but it's on the light side. I've tried motor oil, but that seems to fly
> off and makes a total mess. Any suggestions please?
>
> gene in Oregon
>
You might like to try chain oil - available from chainsaw retailers. It
certainly doesn't fly off, sorta stretchy stuff, like honey on your knife.
It's what I use, although I've heard a million different theories about
what's best. Watch this space - they'll appear shortly.

01-27-2007, 04:25 AM

Fred wrote:
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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>> Right now I'm getting by with a spray lube called "Rem Oil." Seems ok,
>> but it's on the light side. I've tried motor oil, but that seems to fly
>> off and makes a total mess. Any suggestions please?
>>
>> gene in Oregon
>>
> You might like to try chain oil - available from chainsaw retailers. It
> certainly doesn't fly off, sorta stretchy stuff, like honey on your knife.
> It's what I use, although I've heard a million different theories about
> what's best. Watch this space - they'll appear shortly.
>
>
I also use chain oil- works for me.

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01-27-2007, 04:46 AM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
> Right now I'm getting by with a spray lube called "Rem Oil." Seems ok,
> but it's on the light side. I've tried motor oil, but that seems to fly
> off and makes a total mess. Any suggestions please?
>
> gene in Oregon
>
>
>
>

This is a topic that generates a lot of controversy. I personally think
it depend largely on the type of environment that you typically ride in.
If you live in a dry dusty place you need some sort of /dry/ lubricant
like Rock and Roll lube. Which is a wax type lubricant. If you live and
ride in a wet climate you are probably going to need a /wet/ lube. I
can't really recommend a wet lube. Either way you need to follow the
instructions on the bottle. Most lubes need to be applied and then the
extra wiped off.

Ken
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old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong

01-27-2007, 05:12 AM

On Jan 26, 9:40 pm, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
> Right now I'm getting by with a spray lube called "Rem Oil." Seems ok,
> but it's on the light side. I've tried motor oil, but that seems to fly
> off and makes a total mess. Any suggestions please?
>
> gene in Oregon

Prolink-good stuff, little goes a long way, read the instructions.

01-27-2007, 05:15 AM

On Jan 26, 10:26 pm, "zeke" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> Your local bike shop should have several brands to choose from.
> By-the-way the motor oil story is pretty funny :-)
>
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Where are you where you can ride and call it 'warm'? Wherever it is,
it ain't CO..with 93 inches of snow and ...snowing right now.

geeezzzzzz

01-27-2007, 05:51 AM

On Jan 26, 11:53 pm, "Fred" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].uk> wrote:
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in messagenews:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].webtv.net...> Right now I'm getting by with a spray lube called "Rem Oil." Seems ok,
> > but it's on the light side. I've tried motor oil, but that seems to fly
> > off and makes a total mess. Any suggestions please?
>
> > gene in Oregon

>You might like to try chain oil - available from chainsaw retailers.

You might try mixing the chain oil with an equal amount of odorless
mineral spirits. This 'thins' the oil, making it easier to penetrate
to the rollers and easier to wipe off the excess on the outside. After
a few hours, the mineral spirits 'evaporate', leaving the chain oil
inside the rollers, where it's needed.

Good stuff, and very inexpensive. Those $5+, 4oz bottles of
"chainlube" are absurd, IMO.

>It certainly doesn't fly off, sorta stretchy stuff, like honey on your knife.
> It's what I use, although I've heard a million different theories about
> what's best. Watch this space - they'll appear shortly.

01-27-2007, 07:04 AM

I use Maxima Chain Wax
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It can be bought at motorcycle shops.

One application to a clean dry chain will last about 500 miles, when not
ridden in the rain.

Best way to "clean" a chain? Ultra Sonic Cleaner.

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> Right now I'm getting by with a spray lube called "Rem Oil." Seems ok,
> but it's on the light side. I've tried motor oil, but that seems to fly
> off and makes a total mess. Any suggestions please?
>
> gene in Oregon

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01-27-2007, 07:32 AM

On Jan 26, 11:40 pm, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
> Right now I'm getting by with a spray lube called "Rem Oil." Seems ok,
> but it's on the light side. I've tried motor oil, but that seems to fly
> off and makes a total mess. Any suggestions please?
>
> gene in Oregon

If you use google to search this discussion group and the group
rec.bicycles.tech, you'll find discussion threads on chain lubrication
stretching* back to the dawn of Usenet time. You can read as much as
you like.

Start at [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and
use the search box at the top.

[* OK, the threads don't really "stretch." Instead, there's a bit of
grinding disagreement where each post meets the next response. The
total effect is the opinion pitched by each person moves further and
further away from the last, and the thread _seems_ to get on longer
and longer.

Or something like that.]

- Frank Krygowski