Chain.. Rusty after 1 outing?

[Crandoggler]

So I like my chain nice and clean and it's been off the bike for a 'deep clean' a couple of times, as well as the regular clean and lube from time to time.

Monday I took my bike from my block to work. About a 1500m journey, if that. The weather was foul and raining at the time. The roads were also very wet, but I wasn't bothered! My chain was lubed and my bike was most definitely ready to be ridden in any condition... Apart from this it seems.

Later that evening when I had finished work, I poodled back to my room in the dry. Got there, and left my bike. I happened to go on a 3 day fly away, so when I returned, I noticed that my chain had gone rusty and looked like it needed binning!

Is dry lube really that awful that it can't deal with 1500 metres of wet road?

Anyway, cleaned it up with some WD40 yesterday as I wanted to go on a ride, but some rust remains. What's the best course of action to remove the rust? Bike sounds a bit like a kids bike who's never lubed the chain.

Might just upgrade to that gold KMC chain.

 

[Illaveago]

You seem to have got some acid rain there.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Your chain is fine. Some rust will remain on the side plates but the rust on the inside will sort itself out. Chuck the dry lube and just use oil.

 

[Octet]

That does sound unusual, in the past I used to regularly cycle along the seafront with large waves coming over the walls and drenching the bicycle lane (and me) yet only ever experienced mild specks of rust.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

finish line do a great wet weather lube…

 

[festival]

Sounds like dry lube is not suitable for your general use.
It "probably" says so on the bottle!

 

[Crandoggler]

Clearly. Would have thought it could take 1500metres in the wet though.

 

[Ian H]

Dry lube is fine for riding in moderate weather or for shortish distances. However you should deal with the wet chain as soon as you finish. Even a drenching with WD40 will preserve it until you have time to clean it properly.

 

[Pale Rider]

The surface rust - more like staining - is harmless.

But as someone who also likes a clean chain, I can understand why you want to remove it.

A mildly abrasive kitchen cleaner such as Cif would do the job - the own brand stuff is just as good.

Use it on a rag and you won't get any into the internals of chain, even if you wanted to.

 

[DEFENDER01]

I use chainsaw bar oil.
If it sticks to my chainsaw i aint going to be pushing them pedals round that fast.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I use chainsaw bar oil.
If it sticks to my chainsaw i aint going to be pushing them pedals round that fast.

So you fond of treacle-like strings of oil on your back wheel then?

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

So you fond of treacle-like strings of oil on your back wheel then?

That only happens if you don't bother to wipe off the excess.

 

[DEFENDER01]

That only happens if you don't bother to wipe off the excess.

^^^^^^ What he said. ^^^^^^

 

[raleighnut]

^^^^^^Ditto

 

[Crandoggler]

Powerlink snapped today. Chain has managed 583 miles before a part has snapped. What a piece of shite.