Riding in the rain....

[Spoked Wheels]

I have always been a dry weather rider but it's impossible not to ever get wet, at least in the UK. So every time I get caught in the rain I go through the routine of drying the chain a bit and spraying GT85 on it.... is there a better way to prevent the chain going rusty?

 

[MontyVeda]

I never bother drying my bike or chain after a rainy ride. The only time I've had a problem with my chain(s) going rusty was when i was locking my bike a stone's throw from a tidal river every working day... i put it down to the salt in the air/area. My more recent inland commute saw plenty of rain, bike locked outside all day and I've had no rust problems at all... i put it down to the lack of salt in the air. That's more my observation than a statement of fact, and not really advice either

edit. I tend to use one of those waxy dry lubes on the chain.

 

[Drago]

Keeping clean and correctly lined it.shouldn't need owt else.

 

[john59]

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-mickle-method-a-thank-you.100757/

 

[Fab Foodie]

I have always been a dry weather rider but it's impossible not to ever get wet, at least in the UK. So every time I get caught in the rain I go through the routine of drying the chain a bit and spraying GT85 on it.... is there a better way to prevent the chain going rusty?

Put plenty of sticky lube on.

 

[ianrauk]

just a quick rag after a wet ride should be suffice.
I have never suffered from a rusty chain.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

just a quick rag after a wet ride should be suffice.
I have never suffered from a rusty chain.

Not from your own anyway!

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Mmm.... I was hoping for somebody to share a well kept secret

It sounds like I have to keep doing what I'm doing

Cheers

 

[2clepto]

Mmm.... I was hoping for somebody to share a well kept secret

It sounds like I have to keep doing what I'm doing

Cheers

just buy a quality chain once a year when theyre on offer.

 

[RedRider]

Just a wipe and then a quick mist of sandalwood essential oil. I've tried bergamot but it's not the same.

 

[earlestownflya]

i've had sram chains rust overnight,ive had sram chains that have never rusted up...truth is ,get the best chain you can afford,i think that way it's got less chance of going rusty...still gotta clean it and keep it lubed

 

[Smurfy]

I have always been a dry weather rider but it's impossible not to ever get wet, at least in the UK. So every time I get caught in the rain I go through the routine of drying the chain a bit and spraying GT85 on it.... is there a better way to prevent the chain going rusty?

Belt drive and hub gears = No more rusty chain

 

[PeteXXX]

Sorted...

 

[jonny jeez]

Mmm.... I was hoping for somebody to share a well kept secret

It sounds like I have to keep doing what I'm doing

Cheers

no, I think people are telling you to use the right kind of lube, gt85 will strip the oil, so you need to then lube once it is dry.

As others have said, a wet lube for the winter, dry for the summer.

 

[si_c]

I just wipe down and if it looks a bit dry, apply some more lube. Then wipe off excess. I use a dry lube even in the wet, as the chain gets gummed up if I use wet lube on the roads around here.