Chain lube of choice?

[Salty seadog]

From another 'what's the best chain oil thread' [Edited for relevance to this thread]:

Another chainsaw oil user here. Why? Lubricating, sticks to where it's needed, excess wiped off after application to minimise 'stringing', inexpensive.

The @Yellow Saddle quote is exactly where I found my understanding. It.s true and I always knew it.

 

[MontyVeda]

£2.99 from Aldi...

I rate it.

 

[mgs315]

Use this at the mo. Green Oil Wet Chain Lube.

Biodegradable and even the container is made from 100% recycled plastic. Seems to work fine as a a product.

Small green gestures and all. They all add up.

 

[MrGrumpy]

 

[Ajax Bay]

The chain oil thread, which has been resurrected from 2015 !! as spin-off of this discussion, is this way >>>>>>
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/chain-oil-for-bikes-cheaper-alternative.170728/

 

[Alan O]

You can never have too many chain lube threads.

Ah, but which chain lube thread is better for winter?

 

[Drago]

 

[Threevok]

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Use this at the mo. Green Oil Wet Chain Lube.

Biodegradable and even the container is made from 100% recycled plastic. Seems to work fine as a a product.

Small green gestures and all. They all add up.

Just bought the last bottle in stock from Wiggle - cheers

 

[PapaZita]

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Use this at the mo. Green Oil Wet Chain Lube.

Biodegradable and even the container is made from 100% recycled plastic. Seems to work fine as a a product.

Small green gestures and all. They all add up.

I hope they've reformulated it since the bottle I tried a few years ago. It wasn't obviously bad as a lubricant, but a thick sticky residue built up that was highly resistant to cleaning. I suspect the serious solvents that eventually got it off did more environmental harm than a little bit of oil would have done. I've gone back to oily oil.

 

[Threevok]

I hope they've reformulated it since the bottle I tried a few years ago. It wasn't obviously bad as a lubricant, but a thick sticky residue built up that was highly resistant to cleaning. I suspect the serious solvents that eventually got it off did more environmental harm than a little bit of oil would have done. I've gone back to oily oil.

I shall report back

 

[mgs315]

I hope they've reformulated it since the bottle I tried a few years ago. It wasn't obviously bad as a lubricant, but a thick sticky residue built up that was highly resistant to cleaning. I suspect the serious solvents that eventually got it off did more environmental harm than a little bit of oil would have done. I've gone back to oily oil.

Hmm, seems ok with a weekly/fortnightly Mickle method (depending on usage).