Green Oil, any good?

[Veganpower]

Hi all,

I've just ordered some of this stuff and I was wondering if anyone has tried it?

Green oil http://www.green-oil.net/shop home.html

 

[Booyaa]

It's used by the kind of people who don't eat meat and other good stuff.

I've never tried it to be honest but I think it is a really good idea.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Never used it TBH as I use chainsaw oil.

100ml of Green Oil for £5.99 V's 1lt of Stihl oil for £7.95

 

[coffeejo]

I'm using it at the moment and it seems to be coping with the puddles, mud and muck that are liberally decorating the lanes of west Somerset.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

http://road.cc/content/review/12256-green-oil-chain-lube

 

[totallyfixed]

We have been using it for over a year now, you need a good oil for a fixed chain as it never stops moving, quite simply it is the best we have ever tried and think everyone should be using it

 

[Berties]

Never used it TBH as I use chainsaw oil.

100ml of Green Oil for £5.99 V's 1lt of Stihl oil for £7.95

I have just bought 10 litres of the same oil for £30 as I use it in my saw,and this batch seems thiner and is far easier to use than the claggy old stuff when used on bike chains ( I only use it on off road bikes)

 

[Cycleops]

I'm sure the green oil stuff is fine, especially if you are a tree hugger. I use plain old engine oil on mine. Good idea to wash the chain beforehand in kerosene though.

 

[BrumJim]

Never used it TBH as I use chainsaw oil.

100ml of Green Oil for £5.99 V's 1lt of Stihl oil for £7.95

Chainsaw oil is a bad idea. Its very sticky and attracts dirt and grit.

I've used green oil for a few years now. Works fine.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Chainsaw oil is a bad idea. Its very sticky and attracts dirt and grit.

I must be using it wrong then as I've not had this in years of use

 

[youngoldbloke]

Never used it TBH as I use chainsaw oil.

100ml of Green Oil for £5.99 V's 1lt of Stihl oil for £7.95

So? How much oil do you actually use? I have 4 bikes - 2 of them in regular use, getting on for 5k miles per year. I use Prolink, £6.50 118ml, lasts around 2 years (+). Hardly at the top of my list when economising.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Been using Green Oil since it came out. Will continue to do so.

 

[jayonabike]

Probably good for cooking up your mung bean and lentil stew while listening to a whale chanting cd by Enya

 

[Moodyman]

Always used Finish Line Cross Country myself.

But whilst servicing my Alfine hub recently with 80-90w gear oil (much cheaper than Shimano stuff) I noticed it had a similar viscosity as the Finish Line so have been using that. Very sticky so gotta wipe the outside well but seems good so far.

And yes. I know this doesn't answer the Green Oil question but thought it worth sharing.

 

[Veganpower]

Probably good for cooking up your mung bean and lentil stew while listening to a whale chanting cd by Enya

nice stereotyping there. I also like to wash my tie dye shirts in organic stream water.