Lubrication

[young Ed]

sooooo then , nothing but raw crude then if you don't want anything synthetic on your chain ......... I oil the chain up good and wet then use a cloth to clean all the excess off then a few drops . the mickle maybe method if you like. it clears the crud off the chain and i do like a quiet bike. the B&Q chainsaw oil is working well still

i have heard of people using natural mineral oils, not sure but i'm fairly sure the chainsaw oil i use is natural. just use what works
if WD40 works for you @Citius then i'm not going to stop you but i know i wouldn't use it personally
Cheers Ed

 

[subaqua]

i have heard of people using natural mineral oils, not sure but i'm fairly sure the chainsaw oil i use is natural. just use what works
if WD40 works for you @Citius then i'm not going to stop you but i know i wouldn't use it personally
Cheers Ed

the only natural mineral oil is crude. once its been through the refinery it has had all sorts of stuff added to it. which is not natural. and raw crude isn't that good a lubricant.

 

[Citius]

i'm sure it all came out a while ago what was really in WD40, although i am always happy to stand corrected.
i shall have a look next time a see a can of real WD40 (we don't use any of it round here, either used specialised oils for each task or sometime have a can of cheap copy stuff about)
Cheers Ed

Why wait until then? Just have a look at the website. http://wd40.com/cool-stuff/myths-legends-fun-facts

 

[Citius]

if WD40 works for you @Citius then i'm not going to stop you but i know i wouldn't use it personally
Cheers Ed

You need to go back and read what I said. I never said it 'works for me' or anything like that - I never even claimed to use it. I simply corrected your inaccurate assertion that it was not a lubricant.

 

[raleighnut]

A good squirt with WD40 is a good thing if the chain is covered in crap, then wipe (Mickle) it all off and lube properly (with chainsaw chain oil for me )

 

[Kumquat]

A good squirt with WD40 is a good thing if the chain is covered in crap, then wipe (Mickle) it all off and lube properly (with chainsaw chain oil for me )

I considered getting chainsaw oil, but I could only find it in huge quantities that I really don't need! Got some unbranded bike stuff with teflon in from decathlon, cheaper than I could find elsewhere.

 

[young Ed]

Why wait until then? Just have a look at the website. http://wd40.com/cool-stuff/myths-legends-fun-facts

ok thanks, apparently i stand corrected, not for the first time! looks like i just believed an age old myth. still won't make me change how i do my chain
Cheers Ed

 

[arch684]

If WD40 is so good why did they bring out WD40 bike

 

[Gravity Aided]

Because some people don't believe in chainsaw oil.

 

[Citius]

If WD40 is so good why did they bring out WD40 bike

I don't see anyone claiming that WD40 is 'so good' - unless I missed that post?

 

[Truth]

What I do is spray the GT85 onto an old t shirt and run the chain through it to just clean the outside of the chain as much as anything
Then spin the chain again while dripping a bit of Teflon all weather lube into the centre of the chain.
Do this once a week, I commute 3 times a week usually, a total of about 70 miles each week.
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