To Lube or not
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To Lube or not
Postby kunalraiker » Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:11 pm
Last week I applied the lube very sparingly and noticed that my cassette remained much cleaner.
I have heard the less lube the better,
Does that mean I can get away with not lubing?
Am I using wrong products- Got the degreaser from Bunnings a cheap $2.00 huge can.
Was given this dry lube can from the person I bought the bike.
I like to see my bike nice and clean but cannot take the risk of destroying any parts, what should I do ?
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby mitzikatzi » Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:27 pm
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby HappyHumber » Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:40 pm
+1 to using the search feature to find a technique for lubing that suits you. The topic has really been done to death umpteen times before just on these forums. It's a personal choice..... just read around and get some ideas and see what works for you.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby gururug » Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:04 am
Wipe every ten rides ( 3-5 in wet weather ) with a rag, add a bit of lube, wipe again........ best maintenance routine for commuters....... for those who compete I can understand having a meticulous drivetrain. For the rest of us it's overkill IMO.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby jacks1071 » Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:08 pm
Degreaser has no business anywhere near a bike, any bits that you fail to wash off will corrode the heck out of any alloy parts on your bike.kunalraiker wrote:Ok, so far I have been degreasing and lubing the bike every week.
Last week I applied the lube very sparingly and noticed that my cassette remained much cleaner.
I have heard the less lube the better,
Does that mean I can get away with not lubing?
Am I using wrong products- Got the degreaser from Bunnings a cheap $2.00 huge can.
Was given this dry lube can from the person I bought the bike.
I like to see my bike nice and clean but cannot take the risk of destroying any parts, what should I do ?
Get some Rock n Roll lube and you'll just about never have to wash your chain again as this cleans and lubes at the sametime.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby Puffy » Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:09 pm
Doing this will get you significant milage out of a chain but some say the effort is not worth it for a $30 chain. You decide.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby RonK » Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:09 pm
Quite right - Rock'N'Roll Gold, read the instructions and apply it liberally as directed. Allow a minute or two for it to loosen any dirt, then wipe off the excess. Once a week should be enough, more in wet weather.jacks1071 wrote:Get some Rock n Roll lube and you'll just about never have to wash your chain again as this cleans and lubes at the sametime.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby bychosis » Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:46 pm
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Postby jacks1071 » Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:26 pm
It really is good stuff, you waste a bit of it as you apply it liberally then wipe off as much as you can but its like $20 for a great big bottle.bychosis wrote:+heaps for rock n roll lube. So easy, quick and from my experience effective, even on super muddy runs on the MTB. Is only a bike chain, it's meant to get a bit dirty and eventually wear out. The most important thing for me is that it doesn't sound terrible. Lube reduces the noise.
I swear my chains are lasting longer with it and the drive train stays clean enough that personally I would never clean the chain between bike washes anymore.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby Mustang » Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:04 pm
I know use R & R Red as its supposed to be better, I never degrease, if the chain gets dirty I just apply & wipe up to 3 x times.
The bike remains cleaner.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby mitzikatzi » Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:35 pm
How to maintain this chain? (pic inside!)
Cleaning a chain
New discovery - my best chain lube ever
Reccomended Frame clearning products and processes?
Type of Chain Lubricants (Polls)
what degreaser do you use when cleaning your chain and cass
I use Squirt athe the moment and don't clean my chain just apply more lube.
All those threads mention Purple Extreme Lube
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Postby _mike_ » Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:49 pm
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Postby MarkG » Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:28 am
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby Wal42 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:41 am
As long as you use any of the better quality lube's then you won't go far wrong.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby kunalraiker » Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:49 am
Happy with all recommendation, I think I will give the Rock & Roll a try, probably the road version as the gold is for MTB?
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby RonK » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:54 am
Not quite - Gold is for either MTBs or road bikes, and is a better lube that the dry. Using the dry the chain stays very clean, but I've found that I have to re-apply it more often than Gold.kunalraiker wrote:thanks All, such a good outcome
Happy with all recommendation, I think I will give the Rock & Roll a try, probably the road version as the gold is for MTB?
From the Rock'N'Roll web site.
It's worth noting the tips for use on the site.Many riders ask, "What is the difference between the Extreme, Absolute Dry, and the Gold?" The Extreme is for mountain bikes. Absolute Dry is for the road bikes. The Gold is for both mountain
and road bikes.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby twizzle » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:55 am
I tried weekly ultrasonic cleaning in kero followed by detergent then water then Prolink.
It gave roughly the same chain life as a wipe over with a cloth lightly sprayed with WD40 to get the grease off for the first few thousand k's and after that the occasional lube if the chain sounded dry.
The latter takes up significantly less of my time than the former, and chain life was pretty much the same despite uncontrolled variables such as dust, rain etc. Fitting a full-length front mudguard makes more difference to chain life than how/when you lube the chain.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby jcjordan » Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:50 pm
You are aware that rock and roll is 95% degreaser. Bike shops love this stuff as it really only has about 5 applications in the bottle.jacks1071 wrote:Degreaser has no business anywhere near a bike, any bits that you fail to wash off will corrode the heck out of any alloy parts on your bike.kunalraiker wrote:Ok, so far I have been degreasing and lubing the bike every week.
Last week I applied the lube very sparingly and noticed that my cassette remained much cleaner.
I have heard the less lube the better,
Does that mean I can get away with not lubing?
Am I using wrong products- Got the degreaser from Bunnings a cheap $2.00 huge can.
Was given this dry lube can from the person I bought the bike.
I like to see my bike nice and clean but cannot take the risk of destroying any parts, what should I do ?
Get some Rock n Roll lube and you'll just about never have to wash your chain again as this cleans and lubes at the sametime.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby HappyHumber » Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:52 pm
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Postby jimsheedy » Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:36 pm
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby clackers » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:30 pm
Let it go, Jim ... you'll feel ever so much better!jimsheedy wrote:Religion...
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Re: To Lube or not
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby twizzle » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:51 pm
Ah, the nuances of "degreaser". "Emulsifiers" are usually alkaline and corrode the metals and ruin the paint, "Solvents" ala R&R, kero & WD40 dissolve the grease before evaporating off.jcjordan wrote:You are aware that rock and roll is 95% degreaser. Bike shops love this stuff as it really only has about 5 applications in the bottle.
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Re: To Lube or not
Postby clackers » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:52 pm
[Counts Jim's cash] ... 178 ... 179 ... 180 dollars! Bwahaha!jimsheedy wrote:Admit it. It made you smile just a bit ?
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Re: To Lube or not
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