Chain Oil/Lube
sfuller
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Just looking for some decent stuff, would normally go for WD40 but guessing there are many (as there are on Wiggle) of specific oils/lubes. Can anyone recommend any?
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Just as a quick note tho, I dont use WD40 as lube for the bike, but once I have cleaned my bike with soapy water and dried it off, I spray some WD40 on a rag and give the frame a wipe over. Polishes it up nicely. Have done this a few times and doesn't seem to have any ill effect on the bike. Unless someone wants to tell me different.........
Basically it doesn't work! I use finish line wet lube for my chain in the winter, and then dry lube when it stops raining and is dry (obviously!). Also make sure you never lube a dirty chain, this will just help spread the grime and much throughout your drivetrain even more, causing it to wear quicker
I use Pledge to polish the frame - something my father did in days of yore. Makes it nice and shiny. And the smell is kind of comforting[;)]
But you want to clean, degrease, then apply the lube - or else you are just enabling the dirt to move around more effectively - causing wear/tear/corrosion etc. etc.
Err. I think the naked black carbon is what you want to be cleaning off the chain/gears etc. What you want is raw gleaming gun metal, together with a satisfying quiet whirry sound.
Like it has been said if you are going to use any sort of spreay make sure it has teflon in it.
The biggest problem with sprays is that water will wash most of them off. The best bet is something slightly thicker than a waterery consistancy.
this is not froma bike maintenamce perspective but from an engineering one. i would not even give WD40 house or shed space.
Is it just from the initials of the two predecessors companies/founders which merged to form the new company. Or something like that. Possibly in 1985?
Do you know and are just testing?