I like to keep my chain clean and lubed with Rock and Roll Gold. It attracts less grit than the triflow type of lubricants.
On Monday, June 16, 2025 at 7:49:41 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > Kent Peterson liked the imaginatively named “Chain-L” that worked well in > Pacific NW weather and didn’t get too dirty. His first bottle lasted him 14 > years of high-mileage riding and just ran out. > > He thinks that “Chain-L” might simply be chainsaw oil and that’s cheap for > a quart. > > Some years ago when Deacon Patrick abounded on this list, he suggested > chainsaw oil for bike chain lubrication, and I bought a quart. Man, does it > cling! Like a needy toddler. Unfortunately, while it might be relatively > clean for a “wet” lube, it certainly does attract dry sandy dirt — I tried > it once, the chain immediately got covered in grit, and I had a heckofa > time getting the stuff off my chain. I want back to expensive proprietary > waxes, Purple-something, and, latest, Smoove. > > But if it clings so well to a chain it ought to work very well with small > internal parts, so I use it to lubricate my various internal gear hubs, > those that have oil ports. I expect 500K miles out of each hub. > > > https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92183f8e-832d-494a-9eb8-f942c7936903_2331x2921.jpeg > > [image: image.png] > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ea60afc9-7238-4fcc-b6d0-ff91a8876d01n%40googlegroups.com.
