can you recommend a good dry conditions chain lubricant?

le_boss
le_boss Posts: 183
edited April 2011 in Road beginners
hello

just looking for suggestions on a chain lube for summer. always used muc off dry lube but there are some good offers on wax lubes at the mo, anyone tried these? is it any good?

:)

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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    If you feel you must use a "bike specific" lube instead of plain oil, then buy whatever brand is on sale. Then clean and lube once or twice a week. Nothing more is required.
  • morrisje
    morrisje Posts: 507
    My favorite is White Lightening Epic.
    Deffinetly attracts less dirt than other oils I've used.
  • le_boss
    le_boss Posts: 183
    so has anyone tried the wax stuff? is there much different from other dry lube?
  • derosa
    derosa Posts: 2,819
    never been happy with wax lubes -don't seem to work for me. I use Finish Line Dry in the summer.
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  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    GT85.
  • bianchimoon
    bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
    I use white lighning clean ride self cleaning wax lube, does the job just fine for me
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  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    WD40 :wink:
  • Chris James
    Chris James Posts: 1,040
    I have tried 'dry' lubes but I don't feel they last very well.

    I have ended up using Finish Line Cross Country all year round.
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    WD40 is one of the worst things you can put on your chain as it is a solvent.

    If your chain is nice and clean then apply GT85 as recommended by a number of top cyclists (I'm not one of them though :roll: )
  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    edited April 2011
    Velonutter wrote:
    If your chain is nice and clean then apply GT85 as recommended by a number of top cyclists (I'm not one of them though :roll: )

    As the bloke in Halfords told me, although I'm sure that's not much of a recommendation. :oops: So I proceeded to buy a tin at half price.

    If you are prepared to clean your chain on a regular basis then, quite frankly, any good quality oil with do. After all the good old 3-in-1 oil was used by millions of cyclists years ago when nothing else was available. :wink:
  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    WD40 :wink:

    Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    sthil saw oil.
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    I'm not playing........... nope, I refuse !
    (Just don't use WD40 !)
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  • T-Rekster
    T-Rekster Posts: 110
    Just done my chain, used Castrol Motorcycle chain wax lube, wiped off any excess, chain looks dry, but has a oily/waxy feel to it, just like when the bike was new, excellent summer chain lube
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  • sparkins1972
    sparkins1972 Posts: 252
    I have just started with Rock and Roll Gold, which seems OK but I have no idea if it is any better or worse than my Muc Off chain Lube that I used previously. I do clean my chain pretty regularly so I am guessing that whatever I use will be OK.
  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    T-Rekster wrote:
    Just done my chain, used Castrol Motorcycle chain wax lube, wiped off any excess, chain looks dry, but has a oily/waxy feel to it, just like when the bike was new, excellent summer chain lube

    This actually makes sense. A motorcycle chain must take a lot more abuse than a push bike.
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    a chainsaw does too.
  • edwardmlyte
    edwardmlyte Posts: 31
    Ooops I just bought a can of WD40. Time to take it back and swap for GT85.

    Why not WD40 btw? Why does it matter if its a solvent?
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    solvent will thin the oil and evaporate leaving no lubrication.
  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    WD40 is great for cleaning and stripping away mucky grease but is NOT a good lubricant for your chain
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    WD40 :wink:


    heh heh heh, not a bad catch. Reel 'em in, reel 'em in.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    WD40 :wink:


    heh heh heh, not a bad catch. Reel 'em in, reel 'em in.
    Bit obvious I thought.

    Anyway, I'm sorry but I can't recommend a dry lube, I live in Scotland.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    WD40 is a bloody releasing agent! End of ........
  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    I use Finish Line Green on the long distance event bike and 3:1 on the winter (alfine) commuting bike

    On the summer commute bike and mrs V's Super Galaxy I use Progold ProLink. The great thing about this is that it makes the chain shiney at the same time as being a lubricant. In very very wet conditions it washes off but it's great in the dry.

    I've tried chainsaw oil, motor bike chain wax, Finish Line Red, GT85 and probably a few others but the above work best in their contexts
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  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    WD40 :wink:


    heh heh heh, not a bad catch. Reel 'em in, reel 'em in.

    The thing is, this is the "Beginners" forum and someone might think it was great advice.
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    vorsprung wrote:
    The thing is, this is the "Beginners" forum and someone might think it was great advice.

    Only if they read the post in the few moments before the inevitable torrent of abuse rolled in!
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  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    Rolf F wrote:
    vorsprung wrote:
    The thing is, this is the "Beginners" forum and someone might think it was great advice.

    Only if they read the post in the few moments before the inevitable torrent of abuse rolled in!

    Yeah I guess :)
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  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Point taken (note to self over the appropriate use of ironic font). I actually use the Finish Line Dry lube. I have tried a few others and, if I am honest, I can't tell that much difference. I think the main thing is keeping the chain relatively clean and regularly lubed rather than any particular brand of oil.

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