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Quick View Most Popular Products Multiple product options available Chain and Cable Lubricant, 11 oz. Net Weight Chain and Cable Lubricant,11 oz. Please sign in or register to access lists Superior Lubricant, 1 gal. Container Size, 9 oz. Net Weight PTFE Lubricant, Container Type Jug with Handle and Cap, Size 1 gal., Temp. Range -60 to 475 Degrees F, VOC... Dry Film Lubricant, 20 oz. Container Size, 18 oz. Net Weight, Package Quantity 12 Dry Film Lubricant, Size 20 oz., Container Type Aerosol Can, Color Dark Gray, Flash Point None, Dielectric... / pkg. of 12The requested URL /index.php?topic=6714.0 was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.Bicycle Chain Cleaning and Lubrication Unbiased Information on Bicycle Chain This is a non-commercial site. sold on this site. Chain cleaning and lubrication are two very contentious topics
Some cyclists spend an inordinate amount of time and money on chain maintenance for no real benefit, other than it makes them feel good to believe that they are doing something good for their chain. maintenance takes time away from actual riding. Worse, some methods of chain cleaning and lubrication neither clean, nor lubricate, but have a followingIn fact, many of the chain cleaning methods that are in use actually damage the chain. The bottom line is that the best products for cleaning and lubricating bicycle chains are the simplest and cheapest, kerosene or mineral spirits to clean, and chainsaw oil or foaming chain lube to lubricate. Don't waste money on fancy Above all, never clean your chain with water-based cleaners, and don't use hot wax as a chain lubricant (because it isn't one!). By using commonly available, inexpensive products, you can spend a minimum amount of time and money on chain maintenance, and achieve superior results in terms of lubrication and chain life.
Personally, I have a lot of bicycle chains to maintain, not only in my own immediate family, but chains on the bicycles of extended family, as well as of friends of my kids. cost-effective, and time-effective methods of chain maintenance. Cleaning a Chain on the Bike Kerosene and Mineral Spirits are Extremely Flammable! What About the Dirty Solvent? Why is this method the best? Note that early chain-cleaning tools were rather messy, but newer models are Cleaning a Chain off the Bike If you plan to clean your chain off the bike, you should install a Craig Super Link IIIThis will speed the process as well as ensuring that your chain does not develop weak spots. These are available from Lickton's and some bicycle shops. As Sheldon Brown writes, "If you wish to make a habit of cleaning your chain off-the-bike, the best approach is to buy an aftermarket master link, such as the Craig Super Link or Why is this method good?
Lubricating a Chain off the Bike How NOT to Lubricate a Chain What the Experts say About Chain "When wax was popular, we'd get customers coming in all the time complaining about shifting problems on their wax and lubed with conventional stuff and voila, shifting back to normal." Mike Jacoubowsky, co-owner of "Wax is not mobile and cannot return to a location from which it has been removed by rotation of one part on another." Brandt, author of The Bicycle Wheel "If you use dry lube or wax, follow product directions and use it often. In some cases, dry lube should be used for everyIt wears off very quickly and no new lube can flow to the critical wearCraig Metalcraft, manufacturer of Super Link III. "Downsides of the wax approach include the fact that it is a great deal of trouble, and that wax is probably not as good a lubricant as oil or grease." insist on waxing, be sure to do it properly and safely. Buy a small roaster
(about $30) to heat the wax. You must submerge the chain until the metal of the chain reaches the same temperature of the wax. Do not attempt to wax your chain using any method other than dipping. Setting your house on fire is not a goodWax your chain often, preferably after every ride. What about all those fancy chain cleaners and lubricants? There is no advantage in using these expensive products over simple solventsdon't waste your money. If on tour, a small bottle of Phil's Tenacious Oil is convenient, though less effective than submerging the chain in oil, or using foaming chain lubricant. The various chain products do provide some level of amusement. I think my favorite is "Bike Butter." It's easy to go into business selling chain lubricants. Just buy some small bottles and fill them from five gallon bottles of industrial lubricants. a fancy name, and convince bicycle shops to stock your product. What about molybdenum and Teflon based dry lubricants?
I tried these back in the 1970's with poor results. Multi-Use Lubricant with Teflon� fluoropolymer" seems like it has solved the problems of the original molybdenum disulfide products. The key question is how well it penetrates into the links and Myths and Facts about Chain Cleaning and Myth: Simple Green is a great chain cleaner. Fact: Simple Green is corrosive and should never be used on chains. Supposedly, a newer Simple Green product, Green, is safe for chains. However the statement on their web site, "We�ve found no other aircraft-approved product on the market that matches Extreme Simple Green�s cleaning performance," is a bit disconcerting, as that sort of marketing invariably means that they haven't actually tested it against other Myth: Adding graphite to wax solves the issue of wax not providing Fact: Graphite is corrosive and should not be used on chains. Myth: Paraffin wax is an ideal lubricant because it doesn't attract
Fact: The second part of that statement is true. But paraffin is not a lubricant for chains because it isn't fluid. Once it's scraped away by the two parts rubbing against each other, it doesn't flow back to the load bearingWax is more of a protective layer, which is why it is effective at keeping a chain clean. No one that knows anything about chains believes that wax Myth: I wax may chains and I get good chain life. This proves that wax is an effective lubricant. Fact: It's important to separate the issues of chain life andA clean chain will last a long time, even if improperly lubricated. Myth: You can wax a chain by heating the chain and dripping hot wax on Fact: If you insist on using wax, the only way to do it right is to submerge the chain into molten wax for several minutes. prior to submerging it in the molten wax will shorten the submersion time. a torch has two disadvantages. First, the wax doesn't penetrate into the links
Second, dirt is not flushed out of links and rollers. Myth: Chain life is the sole indicator of a lubricant's effectiveness Fact: Chain life is partially based on keeping contaminants out, which hot dipping in wax is effective at doing. However to many riders a lubricant that is effective in reducing friction is also important. As long as the fact that wax isn't a lubricant and the downside of not having a lubricated chain are understood, then waxing by hot dipping is fine. Maintenance by Sheldon Brown Chain Maintenance by Jobst Brandt I do take issue with Jobst's "Primitive rule #1: Never oil a chain on the bike." In my extensive experience, of cleaning chains both on and off the bike, I have found no advantage to cleaning it off the bike. In either case you must change the solvent several times (until it runs clean) to avoid suspended dirt and grit fromWhile some solvent does escape from the chain cleaning tool onto whatever you have under the tool (one of those big metal or