Rock-n-Roll Gold lube comes in a 16 oz bottle, which is a pretty good value. Use it liberally and it will keep the chain relatively clean. (wipe off excessive of course) I use gold on my geared bikes, and the messier blue version on single speed/fixed gear chains.
On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 8:49:22 AM UTC-4, Ron Mc wrote: > > btw, slop is why I went to Wippermann stainless chains - I hated seeing > flash rust on the chain after using the hose to rinse slop from the bike. > Since the rest of my bikes are hose-proof, decided to do the same with the > chains. > > On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 5:29:17 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote: >> >> hi bro, thought I made that clear. This became my system because it is >> way far the most efficient use of my maintenance time, and best system for >> life of my drivetrains (I'm running a 47T TA - try finding another one of >> those). . >> What I learned before with the dry lubes was they would sling off when >> wet with water - no more left on the chain, now it's all on your rims and >> rear triangles. >> This made me try different grades of weather protect and wax hardness >> additives (e.g. finish line "ceramic"). >> They did the same thing when wet, they were just harder to remove from >> your rim and rear triangles. >> Later, when I was hot waxing chains and using bottled lube to extend >> another 100 mi until I could "get around to" taking the chain off for clean >> and hot wax, discovered the hard-resist bottled products were also harder >> to remove from your chain. Using Clean Ride to extend the hot wax is the >> cleanest and easiest choice. >> >> Molten speed wax does not wash off with slop, or even using a hose to >> rinse slop from your bike. >> >> My oldest Wipperman quick link broke yesterday when I had to make a >> standing start. I was at mi 12 on my 30-mi ride. Of course I had two link >> sets in my bike bag, along with a chain tool and the leftover chain piece. >> The point - I had to back up and pick my chain up from the ground. This is >> the chain that's next in the queue to clean, and I gave it a quick squirt >> of Clean Ride a couple of weeks ago. Picking the chain up off the ground, >> it felt wonderfully slick. I popped it back in place looking like a pro at >> a pit stop, and did not get my hands dirty. . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
