Chain lube?

-steves-
-steves- Posts: 99
edited May 2011 in Road beginners
Just a quickie :wink: :roll:

What should I use for chain lube, brand, what stuff, where from etc etc? My bike got soaking wet yesterday for the first time since new in January, and its now started to sqeak :oops:

Any advice would be great.

Thanks
Steve

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  • P_Tucker
    P_Tucker Posts: 1,878
    Everyone will recommend whatever they currently use, even if they've never tried anything else.
  • dmont
    dmont Posts: 74
    ^^ agreed..

    In other word, just get any old chain lube from your LBS, any make/model is better than none... Or even just some gt85 before and after every ride..
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  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    edited May 2011
    dmont wrote:
    ^^ agreed..

    In other word, just get any old chain lube from your LBS, any make/model is better than none... Or even just some gt85 before and after every ride..

    Gt85 is not a chain lubricant

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  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    . Or even just some gt85 before and after every ride..

    no no no
    :roll:
    Say... That's a nice bike..
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  • Sleeping_menace
    Sleeping_menace Posts: 94
    Rock & Roll chain lube.. .. I've tried every lube out there in my last 15 years of DH and TT riding, and Rock & Roll is the best out there. It's a combination cleaner and lubricant..

    Also, Rock & Roll cable lube is as good as it gets.
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  • Cloudy_Wheat
    Cloudy_Wheat Posts: 28
    Finish Line Teflon plus Dry Lube
    For summer or road bike

    Finish Line Cross Country Wet Lube
    For MTB or winter time

    Remember to clean you chain before you apply lube and less is sometime more when applying lube :oops:
    Also remove excess lube from chain with a clean cloth
  • Secteur
    Secteur Posts: 1,971
    Why not GT85?

    I was told "with authority" by a bike shop guy that this was perfect.

    It's all I've been using as lube / general protection.
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Which bike shop said that?
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • willowthewhite
    willowthewhite Posts: 89
    GT85 is a general purpose cleaning/lubricating spray. It is NOT the same as WD40

    http://www.gt85.co.uk/products.htm
  • Secteur
    Secteur Posts: 1,971
    Re: GT85 - both Leisure Lakes and two separate bike techs at Halfords (but in fairness, the Halfords bloke was a keen BMXer & did seem to know his stuff, or so I thought).
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    willowthewhite wrote:
    GT85 is a general purpose cleaning/lubricating spray. It is NOT the same as WD40

    http://www.gt85.co.uk/products.htm
    +1 - GT85 is not a chain lubricant.
    WD40 is a releasing agent, and can 'lubricate' certain things but not bike chains .....
  • derosa
    derosa Posts: 2,819
    giant mancp wrote:
    willowthewhite wrote:
    GT85 is a general purpose cleaning/lubricating spray. It is NOT the same as WD40

    http://www.gt85.co.uk/products.htm
    +1 - GT85 is not a chain lubricant.
    .

    It's a good de-greaser tho'
    Big H

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  • mattward1979
    mattward1979 Posts: 692
    I use GT85 to clean the chain... spray a bit on a Baby wipe and run the chain back, comes up lovely!!!

    After this I use a couple of spots of Finish Line cheapo nasty bike oil..

    Works great!
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  • Secteur
    Secteur Posts: 1,971
    Well there is a lot of conflicting advice here - several people have told me that GT85 is a perfect chain lubricant, and people here seem to think differently... so which is it?

    (as I said, I've only ever used GT85 on a regularly cleaned chain, and it seems to run perfectly)
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Secteur wrote:
    Well there is a lot of conflicting advice here - several people have told me that GT85 is a perfect chain lubricant, and people here seem to think differently... so which is it?

    (as I said, I've only ever used GT85 on a regularly cleaned chain, and it seems to run perfectly)


    My take on this whole thing is that it doesn't matter what "lube" you use on your chain as long as you use it with regularity. The only ones that really seem to be in question are GT85 and WD40 and both of them have their fan clubs and their "no - never" people.
    Just go buy some lube, even if only plain oil. It will work. The bike chain is not rocket science.
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Wahey !!! I thought it had been a while since someone asked about chain lube !!

    Use what every you like, just make sure that your chain is clean before you put it on.

    oh........... and don't use WD40. The official word from WD40 is that it is too thin to resist the shear forces generated in a cycle chain, for any reasonable length of time.
    I emailed then and asked :D
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  • Secteur
    Secteur Posts: 1,971
    Well in the face of overwhelming disagreement on here I have ditched the GT85 and ordered some good quality chain lube today!

    As an aside I sprayed GT85 over the frame after I cleaned it the other day, and after a single ride it looks filthier than it did in the previous 8 weeks - the dirt seems to be attracted to the GT85, so I wont be doing that again.

    Still, it gives me an excuse to strip & clean the bike again this weekend!

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