Heavy oil is a good lube....just wipe off the excess and ride. You won't melt from a little chain stain. ; )
On Jan 17, 9:01 pm, AmiSingh <asd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just got a fab recommendation of Rock-n-Roll Gold lubrication. Link > below. > > http://www.rocklube.com/gold.htm > > 500-700 miles dry, 200-300 miles wet between applications sounds > impressive. > > Esteban, I'm looking forward to reading your review of the Chain-L. > > Thanks for all the feedback and recommendations. > > I think I'll start over with a clean chain tomorrow. In the future > I'll avoid the slurry mix of salt/snow/ice/water/muck. I'm also going > to return my white lightning ceramic lube. I never really got into > it's black spray-off. Despite chain wipedowns before during and after > a ride it continued to pollute my chain stay. > > On Jan 17, 5:31 pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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.
