What chain lube do YOU use?

joshtp
joshtp Posts: 3,966
edited October 2010 in MTB general
Just wondering really

Name and why its good/you use it please!!
:D
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,401
    :D
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,401
    Nutlube :D
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  • weeksy59
    weeksy59 Posts: 2,606
    GT-85
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  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Muck off dry lube or white lightning wax lube. as they don't get to mucky but keep it smooooooth.

    Or just jizz sometimes ....
  • Neily03
    Neily03 Posts: 295
    Finish line wet at the minute, until the bottle is empty then I may try something else....
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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    White Lightning Epic or Wet Ride, although I keep meaning to get some more Squirt, as that was very good.
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    usually spit works quite well initially, soon wears off though.

















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  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    njee20 wrote:
    White Lightning Epic or Wet Ride, although I keep meaning to get some more Squirt, as that was very good.

    I used the epic for winter last year, wasn't bad at all.

    But local shop has stopped doing it, and can't be arsed to do an internet order for 1 bottle of lube :s
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Tried something new called Nutlube - I can see where it got it's name from. Totally destroyed my chain, cogs, 1000 acres of trees and Bambi's mother.
    Avoid at all costs. It should be called Chernobyl.
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  • TuckerUK
    TuckerUK Posts: 369
    SAE 80 or 90 gear oil, as recommended by both Honda and Regina for non O-ring motorbike chains I believe. And at £7.40 per litre, a little cheaper than say Finish Line Cross Country which works out to nearly £60 per litre!!!
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Halfords teflon stuff, but seems to be different from that of old - is thick and gluey now.
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  • andyrm
    andyrm Posts: 550
    TF2 in the dry (seems to last longer than GT85) and Rocol Chain & Drive in the wet. The Rocol stuff is very, very similar to the OEM lube that comes on a chain and seriously stays put, even in godawful conditions. Not cheap, but really good stuff....
  • neninja
    neninja Posts: 424
    Tried a fair few - didn't like Squirt although others rave about it.

    Rock n Roll Extreme was very good. Currently using Progold Prolink and that's the best so far - it's lasted well in wet and very muddy conditions recently.
  • GHill
    GHill Posts: 2,402
    Squirt does the trick for me. I also like White Lightening Epic.

    Don't like Finish Line Wet, just too dirty for my liking.
  • *AJ*
    *AJ* Posts: 1,080
    WD40 after a wash to get rid of the water and prevent rust.

    A bit of Wilko's 3 in 1 oil (59p) on the chain after the WD40.
  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    cooldad wrote:
    Tried something new called Nutlube - I can see where it got it's name from. Totally destroyed my chain, cogs, 1000 acres of trees and Bambi's mother.
    Avoid at all costs. It should be called Chernobyl.

    I KNOW! shocking stuff! should be illegal!

    :wink:


    BTW, this isnt a marketing plug, its reaserch
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  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,306
    nutlube, btw the rview thing shoudl be sent out witin a couple of days
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  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    jay12 wrote:
    nutlube, btw the rview thing shoudl be sent out witin a couple of days
    awesome, thanks mate!
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  • largephil
    largephil Posts: 358
    White Lightning clean ride. 8)

    Used to use finishline wet, but got sick of cleaning my chainset. good stuff but messy.
  • sherbert19
    sherbert19 Posts: 99
    Finish line teflon spray, good stuff. Really good on fork seals as well.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    I'd be careful with sprays on some fork seals, the solvents can damage seals and thin the oil in the foam rings.
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  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    supersonic wrote:
    I'd be careful with sprays on some fork seals, the solvents can damage seals and thin the oil in the foam rings.
    dead right.... its best to use genuine fork oil really, i use Weldite. Either that or a light oil of some kind, 3in1 for E.G. Dont use a wax based lube, or a spray from an aerosol.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    im enjoying nutlube, before that i was a big fan of epic white lightening. nutlube seems to perform pretty much exactly the same. which is a good ting.
  • Petty Vagrant
    Petty Vagrant Posts: 96
    Epic White Lightening for the summer

    Purple Extreme for the winter

    Why? Because last year when I asked a similar question they were the ones everyone recommend, although a week later someone else asked the same question and got a load of different answers! :?

    Both do work really well though.
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  • matt@theforce
    matt@theforce Posts: 647
    Finish Line Ceramic Wet Lube for me.

    http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/ceramic_wet_lube.htm

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  • MacAndCheese
    MacAndCheese Posts: 1,944
    Pedros Wet Lube for me at the moment...it does the job, plus it's got a green colouring so easy to see where you have/haven't lubed.
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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,780
    matt@theforce wrote:
    Finish Line Ceramic Wet Lube for me.

    http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/ceramic_wet_lube.htm

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    i'm giving this a whirl currently and i'm really not sure about it at all. not sure about re-application method either
  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    Purple Extreme all year round. It just works very well and washes off easily with standard bike wash.
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Stihl BioPlus bio-degradeable chainsaw oil. been using it for a few years now and it works for me. Unfortunately you cant buy it in anything less than a 5 litre can from a chainsaw specialist. Luckily I know a fella who uses chainsaws for a living and he gave me a half litre bottle and I still have a bit left after 3 years. I have been told its the same stuff Green Oil sells in little bottles for lots of money.
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  • mak3m
    mak3m Posts: 1,394
    Neily03 wrote:
    Finish line wet at the minute, until the bottle is empty then I may try something else....

    i using that at the moment but tbh im getting sick of wet lube and the 2 stone of gunk that it collects

    yes im using it sparingly

    i basically just show the chain the botle now and still get the same results, gonna go dry at the wettest time of the year :?

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