Lubricating your Drive Chain - what do you use?

[LeetleGreyCells]

What do you use to lubricate the chain and mech on your bike?

A specific make of lubricant? 3-in-1 oil? Cheap maintenance oil? Wax? Something else?

Please elaborate especially if you’ve tried a number of products and found one that works well.

I looking for an effective lubricant that doesn’t attract too much dust and debris, repels water, and keeps the drive chain in very good condition. For MTB and road bikes.

It might be an idea to add how often you lubricate the chain too.

Thanks in advance for your replies, kind and gentle folk!

 

[winjim]

Where is Mickle when needed?

Fickle.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Finish line wet lube, one drop per roller, roughly every 1600 miles

 

[Drago]

Extra virgin olive oil.

 

[MiK1138]

Extra virgin olive oil.

that's the kind of response we expect from @Markymark Thought you where more of a Castrol GTX type

 

[Grant Fondo]

that's the kind of response we expect from @Markymark Thought you where more of a Castrol GTX type

Nothing so cheap as GTX. Castrol Edge 0W30 fully synthetic is the future!

 

[MichaelW2]

Aldi wet or dry lube. One drop per roller every week or three depending on conditions.

 

[Tim Hall]

Isn't it @User9609 who has records of chain wear using different lubes?

 

[bpsmith]

Muc-Off Team Sky Hydrophobic.

It’s laced with Salbutamol for added oomph.

 

[NorthernDave]

Muc-Off wet lube, does the job just fine, doesn't cost too much and lasts well even at this time of year.

Search the "mickle method" for all you need to know about lubing your chain.

 

[Randomnerd]

Prolink Gold. Not cheap but lasts well. Brilliant results for me all year round

 

[Jason]

Chip fat or turkey dripping this time of year

 

[DaveReading]

I was just thinking that yet another chain lubrication thread was overdue ...

 

[Ajax Bay]

To the OP: Lee - please could you consider using the search function. I searched on 'lubrication' but sure there are other options. Here are two recent threads:
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/bike-chain-lube-chainsaw-oil.226534/
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/motor-oil-as-a-lubricant.207579/
HTH
By the way, how many miles has your current chain done?

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

To the OP: Lee - please could you consider using the search function. I searched on 'lubrication' but sure there are other options. Here are two recent threads:
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/bike-chain-lube-chainsaw-oil.226534/
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/motor-oil-as-a-lubricant.207579/
HTH
By the way, how many miles has your current chain done?

I’ve used the search function before on many occasions as there is a lot of useful information on here. Sometimes it’s useful, other times it’s easier to simply ask a direct question as not everyone answers a question in any given thread.

I’m unsure how many miles are on each chain as my MTB is 25+ years old and my road bike is second hand and a couple of years ok. While I am concerned about maintaining the chains on these bikes, Santa is bringing me a brand new MTB and I want to start as I mean to go on once it arrives.