@eq asks:
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@eq asks:
Q5. Is there something for oiling the chain that is
1. PFAS-free
2. Not old black, second hand engine oil?#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @eq @bikenite
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If you're coming from the "used motor oil" camp, I'd suggest trying used ATF transmission fluid.
I like the thickness of it: I brush it on (with toothbrush) then wipe-off excessThat said, it will stain your pantlegs red if you brush the chain, and it isn't biodegradeable, so there are probably better choices
Speaking of: I clean my chain with 90C water and washing-up liquid in a Pedros Chain Pig, then blow with compressed air, then lube. No solvents needed.
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@ascentale @eq @bikenite
A5)
If you're coming from the "used motor oil" camp, I'd suggest trying used ATF transmission fluid.
I like the thickness of it: I brush it on (with toothbrush) then wipe-off excessThat said, it will stain your pantlegs red if you brush the chain, and it isn't biodegradeable, so there are probably better choices
Speaking of: I clean my chain with 90C water and washing-up liquid in a Pedros Chain Pig, then blow with compressed air, then lube. No solvents needed.
@NNN Thanks, will try that. Just a compressor needed then, those compressed air cans are realy expensive
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@NNN Thanks, will try that. Just a compressor needed then, those compressed air cans are realy expensive
@eq
Yeah, compressed air is definitely not something everybody has access to.If it's a sunny day, just sling the chain around in a circle for a while, then lay it in the sun.
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@gcvsa Thanks. I still have quite a lot of a decathlon chain lube left, but maybe when that’s gone.
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@eq asks:
Q5. Is there something for oiling the chain that is
1. PFAS-free
2. Not old black, second hand engine oil?#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @eq @bikenite I use Dumonde Tech light lube. Lasts a few rides and doesn't collect dirt.
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@dan @Pionir @rand @ascentale @eq @bikenite
I am a Chigwell lad at my roots so I know well that claggy clay. My Dad used to claim you could use it for fine detail polishing it was so smooth.
It's been too long since I went mad in Ambresbury Banks (never riding - that would be desecration) but we felt we had our own iron age fort when we were kids.
And the paths round there are great fun - I envy you if you're close by.
@MatthewNewell @Pionir @rand @ascentale @eq @bikenite I'm a bit further west (walthamstow) but yeah. Every spring in the space of three weeks it goes from wet sticky clag to brick-hard. In some ways I prefer riding it in winter, its a lot softer to fall off onto
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@MatthewNewell @Pionir @rand @ascentale @eq @bikenite I'm a bit further west (walthamstow) but yeah. Every spring in the space of three weeks it goes from wet sticky clag to brick-hard. In some ways I prefer riding it in winter, its a lot softer to fall off onto
@dan @MatthewNewell @rand @ascentale @eq @bikenite
Ah I lead a club run out to Epping Forest a couple of years ago at the start of April. I think it was in the sticky clay stage!
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@eq asks:
Q5. Is there something for oiling the chain that is
1. PFAS-free
2. Not old black, second hand engine oil?#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
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I used to use chain saw oil on my winter bike for a few years.
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@dan @MatthewNewell @rand @ascentale @eq @bikenite
Ah I lead a club run out to Epping Forest a couple of years ago at the start of April. I think it was in the sticky clay stage!
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@eq asks:
Q5. Is there something for oiling the chain that is
1. PFAS-free
2. Not old black, second hand engine oil?#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @eq @bikenite dry lube?
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