I ride on dry Conditions only and was steered to Fastline dry lube. I also read about Rock and Roll gold. For my riding are you saying Prolink, and no degreaser?
Thanks On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 10:10 AM James / Analog Cycles < analogcyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Patrick, > > By your own writing, you have the same maintenance interval with prolink > as you do with wax. 400 miles on road, 200 off. I'd say the difference is > ease of use with prolink. It's faster, and all you need is a rag and > prolink. It's less expensive. It cleans the chain, which wax does not. > It has no PTFE, which is just about the worst thing you can use on your > bike if you are fond of the outdoors. Ski resorts are ahead of the game on > this, banning PTFE from ski waxes on their slopes. > > So, really, I'd recommend the same thing we use up here in the wet. > Prolink and a rag. I wouldn't apply the prolink sparingly, it only works > as a cleaner if you get it dripping wet. Let it sit for a just a few > minutes, then wipe 95% of it off. Done. 10 minutes, tops, with the post > lube rim cleaning. > > Obviously, everyone is gunna have their own best method. I want mine to > be fast, effective, affordable and relatively eco friendly. BTW, if anyone > has used a GOOD actual eco lube, I'm all ears. I've tried many, been > impressed by none. Requirements: has to be available stateside. Not very > eco friendly to fly lube over from England. > > -James > > On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 8:48:16 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Sheesh: More clearly and accurately: the main criteria are: chain and cog >> longevity; shifting performance; time between lubes; ease of lubing and >> cleaning; and distant fourth, a clean chain exterior. >> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 6:44 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ... But the main criterion is chain and cog and ring longevity. >>> Actually, my rings last forever, so let's say cog and chain longevity; and >>> also shifting performance, tho' I presently have onlhy 1 derailleur bike. >>> >>> Thoughts and suggestions? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/W--0htIVlqg/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3273377b-66ad-4516-917b-c0c8d443f15cn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3273377b-66ad-4516-917b-c0c8d443f15cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ~IMPORTANT~ Note to all~~ EMAIL ETIQUETTE If you forward this email, please highlight and delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address and maybe others. It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world. Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from obtaining addresses, prevents viruses from being propagated, and limits the proliferation of spam. Also, please use the “BCC” area instead of “TO” and “CC” when forwarding to several people at once. ~~Thank you~~ -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPjfky8pNP-a_CqXQ%2Bidp%2Bchqco0sGFyrQ8QLe%3DKb7%3DDJJkBqg%40mail.gmail.com.
