Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
I've been using Prolink Gold, which the bike shop recommended. Not the cheapest (another metric to compare), but seemed to last for ages without washing off or gaining dirt. Of course it's now out of stock everywhere - anyone know anything similar? - it used a "metal binding technology" which meant you didn't need to clean it off particularly, just add fresh now and then.
"Metal Binding Technology" is BS. There is no chemical in oil that can bind (i.e. react chemically with or, bond electromechanically to) steel. Further, all oils used in this application have exactly the same propensity to suspend dirt. Try it for yourself. arrange a few teaspoons of various oils next to each other and sprinkle with dust of sorts. At first the surface tension may have the dust float on the top, but after even the slightest agitation, the dust will be wetted and suspended in the oil.