Type of Chain Lubricants (Polls)

[Rex]

so what are you going to/using?

Bought a bottle of Purple Extreme a while ago and been using that. Excellent stuff lasts 400-600 km/hr.
More recently I impulse purchased some Morgan Blue oil as I didn't want to wait overnight and this is also excellent.

I'm slightly preferring the Morgan Blue, but I haven't done enough km's with it to test it's lastability. Chain sounds and feels amazing but. Easier to apply and easier to source (can get it locally)

[steve-waters]

Morgan Blue (Course)

[Thoglette]

Never mind, I am doing my mea cuplas and melting paraffin as I type to lube my new chain the proper way.

Re did the lube yesterday - chain still had a coating of That Black Dust(tm) which chains get. I got really lazy and lay the chain down in a shallow dish, popped the block of wax on top and whacked the whole lot into the oven at 90C for an hour or so. Dirt sank to the bottom, chain came out clean(er), a quick wipe down and back on the bike before it had cooled. Shallow dish is back on the shelf waiting for next time.

[zues]

Hi Thoglette,
Have you tried Slick 50 or do you use straight paraffin? I have used a mixture of paraffin and beeswax thats OK but the chain develops rust over winter.

[Thoglette]

Hi Thoglette,
Have you tried Slick 50 or do you use straight paraffin? I have used a mixture of paraffin and beeswax thats OK but the chain develops rust over winter.

As lazy as always I just grabbed a handful of candles and melted them down. I do expect that there's a portion of beeswax in there, given the nature of some of the candles.

The main driver for me re-waxing was seeing just a touch of rust on the outside edges of some links - probably where the wax struggles hardest to hang on.

With the tray-in-the-oven method it is so unbelievably easy (and safe) that I'll probably re-wax more often.

[jaseyjase]

anyone tried using 'motocycle' chain lube? ive got a can of motul chain lube sitting on the shelf, thought i might give it a whirl

[clackers]

anyone tried using 'motocycle' chain lube? ive got a can of motul chain lube sitting on the shelf, thought i might give it a whirl

Isn't that stuff supposed to be too thick?

[yarravalleyplodder]

I started using the morgan blue syn lube last week, handled last sundays wet quite well

[MarkG]

Finishline ceramic for me

[open roader]

anyone tried using 'motocycle' chain lube? ive got a can of motul chain lube sitting on the shelf, thought i might give it a whirl

Molasses in a can.... Very low viscosity and dries to a tacky / elastic finish on the chain allowing dirt / debris to stick like the proverbial to a blanket. Just the thing for motocycle chains that spin very fast and fling off anything other than a sticky lube but horrid on a light weight bike chain in my experience.....

[orbeas]

+1, sure makes a mess on a tredley

[Thoglette]

With the tray-in-the-oven method it is so unbelievably easy (and safe) that I'll probably re-wax more often.

Thought the bike chain was a bit noisy. Horrified to discover I'd run the bike for 990km between waxing So much for "more often"

[0candles]

Rock n Roll Miracle Red 1:4 parts hot water to get the gunk and the grit out with the Park Tools chain cleaner then wipe thoroughly clean with and old piece of towel before the FInishline dry wax for our relatively dry Perth Climate. When Its wet I've used everything from Finishline wet to 3 in 1 household oil from Bunnings. A guy I know who used to be a Cyclocross mech just washed it in Diesel fuel and that was it!

[il padrone]

The main driver for me re-waxing was seeing just a touch of rust on the outside edges of some links.

Only on the edge ?? Soft

The chains I use are usually nickel plated side-plates so rust there is extremely unusual. But after a wet winter ride the rollers can often look quite rusty if the chain gets dry of lube. This is simply rubbed off with a bit of lube and some running though.

[Bob_TAS]

Inox for attack, White Lightning for defence

[il padrone]

3 in 1 household oil from Bunnings. A guy I know who used to be a Cyclocross mech just washed it in Diesel fuel and that was it!

In the wet!!

That stuff runs away and hides under a rock at the sight of rain...... leaving you with a chain-full of canaries

[mick243]

I'm a big fan of wet lubes, and cleaning often - rather than trying to make a "dry" lube last....

a while back I came across a supply of the same stuff the army use to lube thier rifles with - "CLP" they call it, or OX-18 / PX/18 to the rest of us. it makes a great chain lube - but it IS messy. its also waterproof run your chain through mud if you like, and still no canaries.

I'm currently trying out another product called "TW25" which is a teflon based grease - the one I have is an aerosol version thinned with isopropyl alcohol - it cleans niceley as you spray on, almost dries, and is waterproof - the US navy use it for all sorts of stuff where its exposed to salt water spray... it turns up on line (AT) ebay occasionally, no idea where you'd find it on a shelf - maybe gun shops?

[mitzikatzi]

CLP. Do you mean Frog Lube?

[mick243]

dunno about that - the stuff I was given many moons ago was called "OX-18" - which I cant find a reference to, but was called my my army mates "CLP"

like this http://www.wbparts.com/rfq/9150-01-054-6453.html

seems to be available at some shooting stores as "break free" (I wont need any for a while - I was given a 5lt bottle)


but this stuff is what I'm playing with now http://www.gem-tech.com/store/pc/TW25B- ... y-p563.htm

[mitzikatzi]

I see now. CLP just means Cleaner, Lubricate and Preservative. I have seen Froglube recommended on other US based forums.

[mick243]

it very well may be a different brand of the same stuff....