A wet Lube/dry lube question

[Jimmy Doug]

Hi

I'm off to Norway next week on the ride I've wanted to do all my life! I've serviced my bike to make sure that it will be as reliable as possible - and I've changed the chain and the cassette. So here's my question: in Norway it rains a lot - supposedly Bergen is the wettest place in Europe. So I've bought some wet lube to protect my chain from the moisture. But putting wet lube on a chain can apparently make it very dirty very quickly. Is it best to put wet lube on when it rains then wipe off and replace with normal oil - or would it be OK to leave it on all the time?
Cheers

 

[lulubel]

We used wet lube year round when we lived in the UK, and if I was touring somewhere there was a good chance of rain I'd probably do the same. It did get pretty gunked up, but wiping down the whole drivetrain frequently with a damp cloth to remove the worst of it seemed to keep wear to a minimum.