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Let's talk about chain lube

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amishrob:
i use muc off dry or wet depending on season. wipe chain down, drip on rollers then spin cranks a few times to work it in then wipe chain throughly. the chain looks good as new. (this is my commute bike).

weedbix:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html

I use the factory lube and just replace the chain when it starts to get noisy. Great if you can get the chain you want for cheap or want to preserve classic sprockets, not so good if you like AU$100 Wippermann 1G8s or whatnot

Prior to this when I was running one such expensive chain I used pretty much anything that was waxy. There's some variation of Tri Flow that fits the bill if you look at their range. Some dudes I know (non-BMX) would run some kinda wax/oil homebrew mix

One thing I found with the waxy stuff though is that it was hard to get that shit where it needed to go, i.e. on the bushings where the rollers roll on them and the pins where the inner plates rotate on them

montymitch:
A few things happened as a direct result of me reading this thread. 1. I lubed the chains on 2 of my bikes. 2. My chain lube is officially gone. 3. I went out and rode.

(jeff):
I've used White Lightning for years.

JFax:
Engine oil

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