Squeeky chain

MoonCircuit
MoonCircuit Posts: 93
edited October 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
my chain sounds like a rusty load of crap when it's going around the crank, but not the back cogs. Do I just need to oil the chain or clean it or could it be something else?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    when was it last lubed?
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  • MoonCircuit
    MoonCircuit Posts: 93
    Never, I am new to MTB maintenence.

    EDIT. I have oiled the chain I will test it later today. :wink:
    Cycling, it has it's ups and downs.
  • MoonCircuit
    MoonCircuit Posts: 93
    WOow what a difference it's like velvet now. :D I brushed the chain down and put a drop of 3 in 1 on every joint.
    Cycling, it has it's ups and downs.
  • Horton
    Horton Posts: 327
    I would now degrease it to get rid of the 3 in 1 and then lube it with a proper bike lube - something like finish line wet if you ride in the wet, dryif dust is more your thing - 3 in 1 is a sh1t magnet for all things chain wrecking like grit and sand
  • Cheshley
    Cheshley Posts: 1,448
    Horton wrote:
    I would now degrease it to get rid of the 3 in 1 and then lube it with a proper bike lube - something like finish line wet if you ride in the wet, dryif dust is more your thing - 3 in 1 is a sh1t magnet for all things chain wrecking like grit and sand

    seconded, proper bike chain lube is definitely the way to go.
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