I'm gonna try some of this Chain-L I got from Velo Cult. http://www.chain-l.com/
The people I know who use it say its the best they've tried. I'lll let you all know how it goes when I lube the Ebisu and give it a twirl. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Jan 17, 2:18 pm, Steve <sring...@gmail.com> wrote: > My winter hybrid (with studded tires and used extensively on icy, > salty streets) gets synthetic motor oil on the chain. I have found > that this works well > to keep slush off and minimize rust, although it does pick up grime. > At the end of the season, I clean it with my Park chain cleaner, lube > again with motor oil, and hang > up the bike for the summer. The chain has surface rust but the pins > are free and it is flexible which is what counts. Most of the rust > seems to have appeared when I was using > regular chain lube, not the motor oil. > > I have been toying with buying a Wipperman stainless chain but will > wait until the current one gives up the ghost. > > Rust is an ever-present problem in snow, slush, and salt. You learn > to live with it. > > Steve > > On Jan 17, 12:16 am, AmiSingh <asd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I found a good amount of rust on my almost new chain today! Definitely > > less than 100 miles on it. > > > The chain was degreased/stripped of lube, then waxed with an 80/20 > > blend of paraffin to bees wax and I've been riding a few miles (15 > > tops) 3 times a week in the bitter cold Midwest. Once I rode when the > > streets were a slurry of melting snow, ice, salt and dirt/muck. > > Otherwise, mostly dry roads or when there's been a fresh thick > > powdering. > > > I did not expect rust, but maybe I should have... > > > So what do I do with my almost new rusty chain and should I worry > > about my bottom bracket or any other parts of the frame or any of it's > > components? > > > Note, I like to keep my bike clean, use simple green finished with > > pedro's bike lust every 2 or 3 times I ride in these conditions. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
