Dry lube on wet lube?

murphy's law
murphy's law Posts: 13
edited March 2019 in Workshop
Had my bike serviced & the guy put wet lube on my chain, I normally use dry lube as I'm a fair weather rider.

My question is can I put dry lube on a chain that has had wet lube on it, without cleaning it first?

I tend to put lube on every few weeks or so & CBA properly cleaning the wet lube off the chain.

Thanks

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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    seriously? its just lube. its not going to explode or combust.

    yes you can.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    you can put it on top but all youll end up with is a gunky black mess however the solution is simple. ride it for a few months, wiping the chain occaisionaly to remove any black stuff. When it starts squeaking start using dry lube.
  • murphy's law
    murphy's law Posts: 13
    Alejandrosdog wrote:
    you can put it on top but all youll end up with is a gunky black mess however the solution is simple. ride it for a few months, wiping the chain occaisionaly to remove any black stuff. When it starts squeaking start using dry lube.

    This is the answer I was hoping to hear, cheers!
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    murphy's law wrote:
    Had my bike serviced & the guy put wet lube on my chain, I normally use dry lube as I'm a fair weather rider.

    My question is can I put dry lube on a chain that has had wet lube on it, without cleaning it first?

    I tend to put lube on every few weeks or so & CBA properly cleaning the wet lube off the chain.

    Thanks

    Switch to wet lube - your chains will thank you for it.
  • pippi_langsamer-2
    pippi_langsamer-2 Posts: 1,470
    Agreed- just use wet lube all year around. Dry lube is shiite
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    double agreed.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • joey54321
    joey54321 Posts: 1,297
    edited March 2019
    Was just listening to a podcast in which they stated that dry lube is removed after 20-30 minutes of cycling, they recommended wet or wax lube.

    Note: the dry/wet is in reference to the structure of the lube, not the riding conditions it's recommended for.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    joey54321 wrote:
    Was just listening to a podcast in which they stated that dry lube is removed after 20-30 minutes of cycling, they recommended dry or wax lube.

    Note: the dry/wet is in reference to the structure of the lube, not the riding conditions it's recommended for.

    Not sure that came across entirely as you intended?
  • joey54321
    joey54321 Posts: 1,297
    Whoops, yes I meant wet or wax lube, I've corrected my post now.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    sounds like a great podcast - do you have a link please?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    sounds like a great podcast - do you have a link please?
    I think this must be it

    https://www.pleasuremechanics.com/lube/
  • joey54321
    joey54321 Posts: 1,297
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    sounds like a great podcast - do you have a link please?

    marginalgains by josh portner. Some very annoying co-hosts but the info is pretty good.

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