best lube to use for the lovely british weather!

chris_bass

Hi

Firstly if there are loads of posts about this already i'm sorry, i only joined yesterday so havent really had time to look through them all! Also if this is the wrong section I'm am also sorry!

what is the best lube to use on my bike chain? it will mainly be used in the dry commuting to work in the week and then off road at weekends but seeing as i live in the UK there will probably be a bit (or a lot depending on what our summer is like!) of cycling in the rain to contend with too.

any advise would be welcome.

Thanks

Chris

Chunkers1980

Yep. Weldtite tf2 chain oil.

Very cheap, bigish bottles and no more than you ever need to spend.

cee

i use finish line xc wet lube all year round.

al2098

In the wet winter, finishline or Muck-off wet lube seems to do the job.
I just started using 'Squirt' for the dry weather and it seems to be invisible on the chain but is smooth as it gets. Chain stays clean too.
I went to the squirt website and got a free sample sent to me very quick.
Don't know if they still do the free samples though.
http://www.squirtlube.com/
Use this address otherwise lots of naughty stuff comes up.. :shock:

al2098

Here you get the free sample of squirt lube
http://www.in2dust.co.uk/

(I don't work for them..)

Raymondavalon

Contact joshtp/mbukman for a bottle of his green, cheap and very good lube
Read This Thread
For under £5 you have nothing to lose...

joshtp

Raymondavalon wrote:

Contact joshtp/mbukman for a bottle of his green, cheap and very good lube
Read This Thread
For under £5 you have nothing to lose...

thats a lot of faith in a product you havent tried yet!
thanks for the recomendation man.

if the OP (or anyone for that matter) wants a bottle, theyl have to wait! lol. i need to source packaging and sort branding before anything can happen. But i would hope to have a product for sale by the end of the month.

rowlers

al2098 wrote:

Here you get the free sample of squirt lube
http://www.in2dust.co.uk/

(I don't work for them..)

This stuff. Got a sample bottle a few weeks ago, it rocks, no greasy black chain, super quiet drive chain, I'm converted!
Just apply after every ride and your ready to go next time!

chris_bass

thanks for the advice! so far!

so are dry lubes better than wet? and as i'll be picking my bike up already built i assume it'll already be 'lubed up' so should i wait until it needs doing or get rid of what is already on there and start as I mean to go on?

Thanks

Chris

al2098

The lube you get from factory on a new bike chain will almost always be superior, keep it on as long as you can!!

Thread8

Chris Bass wrote:

thanks for the advice! so far!

so are dry lubes better than wet? and as i'll be picking my bike up already built i assume it'll already be 'lubed up' so should i wait until it needs doing or get rid of what is already on there and start as I mean to go on?

Thanks

Chris

Dry lubes are better in dry weather because you dont get dust and stuff stuck to it

Wet lubes are stickier and better in wet conditions as they stick to the chain more

If you want to use a wax based dry lube then clean the chain first

chris_bass

wow, cant fault that for service!
ordered a free sample thursday night and it arrived this morning!! will give it a go!

Northwind

Traditionally wax lubes were rubbish- like glue for dust- so people are a bit judgemental on that I think. But this squirt stuff seems good.

I like White Lightning, but it's very weather dependant, the dry ride stuff is ****-all use in the wet and vice versa. But the Epic Ride can deal with everything and it's very easy to apply evenly, because it goes on so thin then evaporates.

dunker

another thumbs up for finish line wet all year round. the dry is good too but does'nt last as long on the bike so ends up being more expensive i've found.

Mancunianfightingcat

White Lightning Epic Ride Lube all year round for me!