Olive Oil

Oldknees · May 2007

No not Popeye. I was wondering about taking olive oil instead of chain oil on my next tour. Then I could also use it for cooking, salad dressing and for medicinal reasons. I wonder if anybody has any thoughts on this. He waits for the flood of dry comments.

Thanks

slow is good too

Fab Foodie · May 2007

It might work in the short-term, but will quickly oxidise and degrade with all that oxygen warmth and metal about, thus it will loose its lubricating power. Furthermore some of the degradation products might be a bit gummy and you would not want this in the chain links. Probably best avoided.
I carry a small Vasaline pot on long trips and have used this in the past for chain and bearing lube and it seems to work fine!

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Oldknees · May 2007

Thanks,

Make sense. Looks like I'll just have to cook with chain lube then [:D]. Paul

slow is good too

Fab Foodie · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Oldknees

Thanks,

Make sense. Looks like I'll just have to cook with chain lube then [:D]. Paul

slow is good too
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Yep, it's the one true way[:D]

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daviddd · June 2007

It's sacrelidge to use olive oil on the chain - wonderful stuff for hungry cyclists. My particular favourite is bread fried in OO.

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djmc · June 2007

A small pot of vaseline would also be good for chamois cream. I have used it both for my bum and also for lubricating jockey wheels when the grease had been washed by floods. Chamois cream bought specifically often has vaseline in it anyway, and vaseline is unlikely any allergic reaction which other ingredients may. This would be a better dual purpose fix.

Fab Foodie · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by djmc

A small pot of vaseline would also be good for chamois cream. I have used it both for my bum and also for lubricating jockey wheels when the grease had been washed by floods. Chamois cream bought specifically often has vaseline in it anyway, and vaseline is unlikely any allergic reaction which other ingredients may. This would be a better dual purpose fix.
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Yeah, absolutely, sores, lip-balm, a myriad useful applications for man and bike!

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Brock_71 · June 2007

Wouldn't fancy frying my morning bacon in Vaseline though.

I took a can of Fry Light on a recent short tour, possibly better than lugging a bottle of olive oil around, although admittedly less tasty and no good for salad dressings.
What medicinal uses do you put your olive oil to Oldknees? Or shouldn't we ask?

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Oldknees · June 2007

I think its good for burns and sores, chapped hands and slicking down the hair in a way that makes one irristable to girls.

slow is good too

Brock_71 · June 2007

haha!
A lidl dab'll do ya?

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vernonlevy · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Oldknees

No not Popeye. I was wondering about taking olive oil instead of chain oil on my next tour. Then I could also use it for cooking, salad dressing and for medicinal reasons. I wonder if anybody has any thoughts on this. He waits for the flood of dry comments.

Thanks

slow is good too
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Use castor oil. It'll keep you regular and has proven lubrication qualities though it does get a tad sticky.

Asterixcp · June 2007

Hmmm.. Maybe I'll take chain oil. It seemed to work last time.[;)] I'm leaving out the folding chair, however..

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