Clean and lube your chain and create a how-to and show everyone else how to maintain that smooth ride. Bicycle chain lubricant, chain lube or chain oil is an essential item for your bike maintenance. It was ok. I am impressed by this. Keeping your chain clean and lubricated makes for a better-running, more efficient bike, and prolongs the life of your sprockets and chainrings as well as the chain itself. Avoid common “dry’ chain lubes if either durability or watts matter. I suppose the issue there is just going to be how fast and how well it flashes off- if it’s too thin or too slow to solidify it might run out of the links. There is also a video of his where he compares the effectiveness of chain cleaning methods, petrol v ultrasonic v brush chain cleaner widget…. Pretty interesting, it looks like the softer wax is giving better corrosion protection than putoline. Premier Club Newsletter Settings, Viewing 40 posts - 1 through 40 (of 47 total), Premier Partners for Singletrack issues & exclusive subscriber perks, Metcheck MTB Weather Forecasts At A Glance, Singletrack Cycle Of Good Inner Tube Belt, Vali Höll Joins New RockShox Trek Race Team of Youngsters. Carefully place a small drop of lube on top of each roller in your chain. It ensures the hardworking moving parts of your bike chain are able to move smoothly past each other, it helps stop the chain wearing down or rusting, and makes your ride less clunky and more comfortable. I also like chainsaw oil, but my next door neighbour gives me that for free…. . I have to just add that it looks like a lot of work. Login/cookie issues? And the volume thing, you’d need your solvented version to be stable in the tin for a good long time. The high cost of small bottles of chain lub that don’t last one ride was the purpose of my thread enquiring about Bulk Chain oil. A protected and well lubed chain will not only provide you with a smoother gear shifting but will also last a lot longer. It was still on 3 hours later but was also attracting all the dust too! RevZilla photo. I suspect based on the smell it’s a high sulphur content, either an additive or just a high sulphur paraffin wax. Are there any others doing similar? You should clean it off the chain after every use. I’ve been tinkering with home-brew lubes for a few months. Castrol chain wax for me, applied after washing the bike (not before riding as it takes a while to dry) clean it off occasionally with white spirit and start again. Newsletter Settings, Viewing 17 posts - 1 through 17 (of 17 total), Premier Partners for Singletrack issues & exclusive subscriber perks, Metcheck MTB Weather Forecasts At A Glance, Singletrack Cycle Of Good Inner Tube Belt, Vali Höll Joins New RockShox Trek Race Team of Youngsters. Link Removal Simple brush the mud off when it’s dry, I hate that gunk build up with wet lubes. Unfortunately however it’s not quite that simple. I would imagine that a chain that is always coated in clean lube is going to last longer than one coated in posh lube that is 50% grit by weight. Lube your chain. One might instinctively think that a dry lube is used on dry days and a wet lube saved for wet days. I'm out of chain oil and, being a terminal cheapskate, I'm thinking about alternatives to paying the best part of a tenner for 100ml of lube. ), I wrote down what the mixture was, but can’t find the bit of paper! Just use water – it's an excellent chain lube. I recently have switched to Finish Line Ceramic Wet Lube. Singletrack Issue 124 | Fresh Fruit & New Hazzards, Interbike 2015: Chain and buttock lube made from wool, This topic has 16 replies, 15 voices, and was last updated. Oils that are specifically marketed as bicycle-chain lubricants are superior to non-bicycle-specific products. Cheap considering the price they ask for the the 100Ml stuff in bike shops. But for an all rounder im loving white lightnings clean ride, goes on clean stays clean and has better longevity than squirt, not sure about proper wet weather but atm it holds up better than the squirt. No idea if this is the optimum mixture, but I do know that the previous one I used (which had about half the oil and moly paste in) was much more prone to flaking off, and the chain got quite noisy after two weeks’ commuting. The chain was quite stiff to start with, so didn’t back-pedal well, for example, but after a few miles it behaved itself. Contact Us Login/cookie issues? Seems to me there’s enough material here for a PhD engineering student. I keep wondering how well that would do. You can also use degreaser to clean your bike, and buy bottle after bottle and lubricate the chain after cleaning. Nukeproof Giga Launched: A Super-Enduro shouldn’t descend AND climb this well! I even have a bulk bottle of pro-gold there. To apply bike chain lube, deposit a drop on the top of each link as you slowly backpedal for a few revolutions, so the lube has a chance to work its way in. I may have a dig through my vast quantities of oils, grease etc on the garage shelf to see what I can cook up. I left it a few minutes with an occasional poke/stir until the bubbles stopped, then fished it out, hung it up for 10 mins to let the surplus drip off, then put it back on the bike. I do think the standard chain lubes are a gigantic rip off; the raw materials must be so cheap yet they sell for many pounds for a tiny bottle. But I spend at least 15-20 minutes cleaning my drive train whenever I clean my bike so maybe it’s not an increase in overall time just a different method! (Which is why I only ride my bike in the rain). If you live with silica dust on the roads, you will be better off with no lube at all. I am using putoline solid wax. TBH I’ve given up taking off the chain and cleaning it and adopted what Cycle Chat members call the “Mickle Method” (after the forum member who described it) of just wiping the chain off after washing the bike, allowing to dry and re-lubing. Make sure to aim the lube right into your rollers. Here's how. Chain lube choice and maintenance can mean as little as 2,000km from a chain, but as much as 20,000km. All I can say is I’m running a PC1, Surley SS ring and a standard SS Rohloff sprocket and they were wearing extremely fast with Rohloff/other oil, and always the chain was slowly scaling up with black gritty crud, hence the DIY wax. I am thinking mixing together (say) Halfords chain wax with – er- some light solvent: white spirit, or diesel oil, or maybe even WD40. It seems to work a treat on my hub and derailleur gears [11 speed is much narrower than 9 though…would it clog up?]. Standard WD-40 is a water dispersant, not a lubricant and will cause the grease in your O or X-ring chain to disintegrate. Even these, you will need to know about. but as an add to it I have tried various bicycle chain lubes and would like to find a DIY lube simply for cost effectiveness. Finish Line makes some of the best bike chain lube types out there, so it’s no surprise that the 1-Step Bike Chain Cleaner and Lubricant came at the top of our list. A magnet is suspended in the tin during cooling, and the oil agitated. If a bicycle is ridden just after applying dry lube, the lube will fall off the chain more quickly and attract more dirt – beating the purpose of using a dry lubricant in the first place. 4. [Reply] 1 0. The chances are that you will end up replacing your bike chain at some point. I thought I was the only person using a chip fryer. Its a faff to apply being a solid wax you need to melt – but it manages the miracle of staying on the chain and keeping clean. The solvent evaporates from the outside first so first use will likely push out the lube. It is essential to use the best mtb chain lube to to keep your chain running quietly and smoothly. I’m pretty sure that Putoline has graphite in it (but I had the moly and the EP oil knocking around the shed). Solvent washes it down and wax sets inside. I’ve been melting it in a jam jar in boiling water then dropping chain in and boiling for a bit longer. Chainsaw oil here, soak the chain and if it is dry i wipe the excess off and if it is wet dont wipe so much off, bought a gallon from the local farm shop a couple of years ago and probably still have half left even after filling my chainsaw up six or seven times. Hence it’s so much more effective. Hold the lubricant bottle above the top middle pin of the chain and gently squeeze a thin steady stream of lubricant onto the chain while you are simultaneously spinning your pedals to rotate the chain. Smith agrees with such practice, stating that it’s better to lube over a dirty chain than not lube at all. We should all lube our chains more than we do. Faff but effective. Pipedream’s New SRS48 Fork Has Zero Millimetres of Travel. In the wet hmm purple extreme or finish line wet both are good. At this point I just break the snap link, warm the wax for 5 mins, pop the chains in, agitate for a minute when it’s all melted then slowly lift out and drip the excess off, let it cool and refit. This seems to work just as well as removing and cleaning and is a lot less hassle. The best lubricants will not only suit the chain but the weather. Classifieds Rules Wax the chain in a hot bath of wax and paraffin and make some lube using those two elements and some Xylene. #kitchenmaintenance #homebrewlube, A post shared by Michael Thomas (@mr_evilgoat) on Aug 15, 2017 at 1:39pm PDT. this is interesting stuff. +1 OLIVE OIL! Wax lube works best in very clean environments, as it has a tendency to pick up dirt and, I assume, road salt, making the problem worse. thinking of getting a slow cooker for dedicated use in the garage. Classifieds Rules We’re going to look at the types of lubes available and what the benefits of each are. At that time I used a boil-in-can chain lube, which made the bike chain quite stiff. Cooking oil is not designed to lubricate metal, and isn't going to do a very good job at keeping your bike lubricated. WD40 Bike Lube dry lube is supposed design for derailleur and brake?!? I wish I had something useful to add but can only encourage more home brew methods. I’ve only done the chain twice – I heated the wax on a camping stove and once it had melted, dropped the chain into it. A dry chain will prematurely wear and knacker your sprockets, too. A. This is fun Good to see more results and mixes. This interests me because I’ve been dabbling with this ever since riding motorbikes years ago. *Lumpy’s Crack Wax, if anyone has ever heard of the stuff. Although Putoline melts at much higher temps, it’s not ‘buttery’ more like candle wax. Any cheapo ideas for the expensive wax+solvent approach of Rock-n-Roll? This is my road/gravel bike today after 12 days commuting over 3 weeks (12-14 miles/day), and a very wet, muddy 70 mile on/off road ride last weekend. The best 5 available have changed, and information has been added to assist individuals in finding the best bike chain lubes currently available on the market. Very gently, on the gas ring. (FWIW, This cost me nothing to try, but if you were going to buy the ingredients, you might as well just buy the Putoline.). I probably should buy a charity shop pan. From memory, it’s 5 parts paraffin wax, 1 part beeswax, 1 part EP Gear oil, and two big dollops of molybdenum disulphide paste. I would guess that mine melts at 50-60 degrees C. The chain is just about too hot to hold when it comes out. Contact Us Some bike shops sell small packets of lube, but those are getting harder to find. I was thinking of trying some DIY lube but was planning on dissolving the wax in a solvent so i didn’t have to mess around with heating up paraffin wax. In the dry id say squirt, runs very smooth but once it gets wet i can kill it off in 20 or so miles. It’s very early days, but so far, it is easier and cleaner and lasts longer than than the C3 wet lube that I used previously. It is recommended that you go for the right products. Link Removal Privacy I've been using a free sample of Purple Extreme on the geared bike, it does work well I must say, with no clogging, but I have been using duck oil for years without any probs. But did you know, you can get over three times the mileage from your chain (and to an extent your sprockets) if you regularly lube it up. If it weren’t for the fact that a can of putoline is going to last me a decade, I’d try this next just for the lolz. the lube is grey. This topic has 46 replies, 22 voices, and was last updated. Love this sort of thing. I just used a huge white pure wax candle, some high PTFE grease and 15wt oil. But I kept reading about the famous “Mickle Method” on CC and tried it and… it seems to work. I think it is a decent enough bike lube and for me a better choice than a dry lube or wax. Yes me neither. It will also grind away at the cassette, requiring both to be replaced sooner. Rub down your chain with soapy water and a rinse to clean off excess degreaser. Can I use WD-40 to lube a bike chain? As far as WD40 specific bike lube, I have used the WD40 Wet Lube and had no issues going about 100 - 120 miles between chain cleans. Durability is the lesser issue as you can and should lube your chain often. Temperature’s basically a really good way to do it, it’s not that much of a faff. This thread’s awesome. A dry lube is applied as a liquid, before drying out to the leave the chain covered in the lubricating e… Use wet lube if you ride in wet, muddy conditions, and dry lube if you ride in dry conditions. I’m a big fan of the bottle clean. I’ve cooked motorcycle chains but never seen this done in a chip fryer! It’s still running smoothy and quite quietly, but it’s probably approaching the time it needs doing again, as there are the beginnings of rust spots on the edges of the link plates. Wax is king. Lubes oh god been through them all, purple,progold,squirt,fenwicks,finish line you name it. I have been messing with making some DIY bulk chainwax as I live in a very sandy area and oil turns to grinding paste ASAP. [Reply] It horrifies me to hear the grit in the chain when I twist it especially after a wet dirty ride but TBH I think that grit soon gets ground down into a sort of black goo, most of which seems to end up stuck to the jockey wheels. Forum Rules Chain maintenance all starts with proper chain lube selection and use. Just pure wax first time. But Xylene is nasty stuff, stinks and I needed way more by volume than i expected to keep the lube fluid. Whatever kind of lube you use, make sure it's designed specifically for bike chains, and never use WD-40 since it evaporates quickly and can cause dirt and grime to build up on your chain. By far the best chain lube I have used and its £15 for a kilo. With the chain clean, it never hurts to give it one last good spray with the chain cleaner. any oil is better than no oil. I would say it’s a bit of work, making your own mix and getting it right. I bought a sonic cleaner off eBay for £10… clean the chains with degreaser in the sonic, then rinse clear in a jar with water a few times. in a xylene suspension. 5. Chain lube buyer’s guide: what’s the best chain lube for your bike? A second tin can be periodically used to pour the settled oil into to leave non-magnetic grit particles behind, or a coffee filter could be employed. For the motorcycle chain lube to adhere to the chain, it needs to be applied to a dry surface. The type of chain lube will determine whether it will be suitable for the circumstance in … As I have increased the percentage of oil, I have gone from a hard wax that allowed immediate rust to get a hold to the situation in the picture, where there is enough free oil residue to leave a waterproof coating on the chain. The bulk stuff feels soapy rather than waxy, but I think it’s the oil that does that – the first mix (with less oil) felt more like candle wax. Yes oz cycle is the best bike tips channel I have found so far on YouTube. can report my first big shitty ride with the chain wax was a resounding success Whilst my wife huffs and puffs and rolls her eyes at the other end of the kitchen. The products mentioned in this article are selected or reviewed independently by our journalists. By Max Shumpert: This article has been updated to reflect the most accurate information regarding bike chain lubes available for those who are interested in providing the best lubrication for their bike chains. The topic ‘Chain lube alternatives/DIY options’ is closed to new replies. It sounds like you’re leaving all the greasy dirty ‘stuff’ on the chain and just adding more lubricant . At that time I used a boil-in-can chain lube, which made the bike chain quite stiff. I only use it on my Rohloff bike. I rode with a guy in Italy last year whos chain was dry by lunchtime so at the restaurant he applied extra virgin olive oil! the magnet is on a clothes peg and a stick, and I suggest a non-magnetic pan to make that bit easier. Cheers for sharing! Next time I added some tungsten disulphide powder to the wax, only a little turned it grey… not used this chain yet but the first pure wax only one is silent and smooth and works well. This wax probably melts around 30c and is slightly buttery in use while still slowly shedding. Interesting stuff, how do you know the recipe/performance is optimal? Impossible to know – if there is hard material in there it will be grinding down the steel in the chain. If you compare prices, it's still cheaper than finish line! I’ve always been a fan, it’s just the stuff usually washes off ASAP. It seems to be possible to have a clean, lubed drivetrain this way and I prefer wax prep to oil unless it’s really clean riding. It’s an amusement, rather than a serious mission, but I’ve been mildly impressed by the tenacity of the current mix. You decide how much oil you want on your homemade "lubricant oil". Initially tried paraffin wax (well ikea tea-lights – we have thousands of them!) Now ya see I’d not be happy with that. Is this a 10/11 speed thing? Or Is It Miles? But can you get one bike chain lube that does it all or should you switch between wet and dry chain lubes according to the weather? I notice WD40 BIKE LUBE dry lube made chain into black. The side plates on my chain still have a thin coating of wax from previous application. 31 miles in terrible lakes weather saw my chain out of the three riders the only one not sounding graunchy and squeaky . Lube time. Step 7: Dry the motorcycle chain. If your chain is pretty clean and only has a little lube left, a standard snap-link should open up easily , The ones that say “Single Use ONLY” on them . I use SRAM 50/50 and circlip QL’s and never thrown one away. No. One issue I have is the being arsed to take your chain off to do the dunking. To lube a bicycle chain, use wet lube if you live in a rainy or snowy climate, or use dry lube if you live in an arid climate. I did refry the chain on sunday but I dont think it was needed . After cooling, the dark metal/wax mix can be scraped off from the immediate vicinity of, and surrounding the, magnet. Spray on wax lube maybe easy to apply, but it will bunch up and leave the chain un-lubricated in just a few miles. penetrant oil or chain lube. Bike Chain Lube . well impressed cannot see me going back to oily stuff. Most lubes unlike are now engineered better, providing lubrication whilst not collecting dirt, … So i ditched it in favour of the hot dip approach. You’re dead right of course – a cleaner chain will always last longer . Funny watched that oz cycle video earlier, KMC magic links/split links are reusable whereas SRAM aren’t – something to do with a KMC patent, I’ve used solvents before… but you only get a slight amount of lube in place. Privacy The moly settles out as the wax cools, but stays in suspension when the wax is molten with the occasional stir (the moly makes the wax a pearlescent silver colour when it’s molten.). Find a small transparent plastic bottle with a spray nozzle and pour the oil/solvent in it. As of now I think I have hit pretty much the right mix: Approx – 100ml parafin wax, 5ml extra high PTFE grease*, 15ml 15wt fully synthetic [damper oil, going spare]. The best bike chain lubes keep your chain running smoothly, keep working even when it's wet and don't pick up crud. Are you tracking mileage and wear rate to understand the level of wear protection this mix provides? They’re not designed to lubricate chain links and so will fail in the attempt. Note: Always use a cleaner and lubricant designed for bike drivetrains. Chain dries out, wax melts, chain sucks up molten wax (chain has to get hot else wax stays on outside) then lift chain up with wire hook/pliers etc and run off excess wax, wipe excess off outside of chain with old microfibre cloth, and hang outside to cool. It needs to be fairly good in the wet for me – I rarely manage to do a ride that doesn't involve several full immersions. Choose your lube. The main advantages of the method I use (dipping the chain in hot wax) is that (once you're set up) it's fast, it's easy, and it produces a chain … IH4LIFE (Jul 6, 2010 at 9:01) Then place chain on a metal baking tray with chunks of candle wax and put on the hob and heat gently. Might be at the expense of durability, I suppose, but who knows? Also, my takeaway is that if magic lube can add an extra 7-watts to your drivetrain, I should probably rinse the muck off my chain and lube with my normal non $30/oz lube more often than I do. They generally contain Teflon ® and are designed to repel dirt and water. So there you go – my method, recipe and how I clean my DIY wax. This can be impractical if a chain needs re-lubing, but one needs to go riding immediately. Waaay higher in PTFE than normal grease in a tube. wiping the chain off after washing the bike, allowing to dry and re-lubing, Now ya see I’d not be happy with that. OMG! KMC 610hx last much better for not a lot more (certainly save you money on the chainring). One wax type chain lube I bought was in a small plastic bottle and one good application used 1/3 of the bottle. I reckon my mix is good for about 12 hours riding time offroad. Take your time to fully dry the chain and remove all of the chain … Using liquid wax solidifies quickly and is pure lube rather than some percentage of the applied volume. “Imho”. Chain Lube Types: Dry, Wet, Ceramic - One of the major things you must look out for when considering purchasing a lube is the type of chain and the condition of the bike you are riding in. From my experience the PC1 stretch really fast; leading to wearing the chainring/ cog. It is very good and quiet in use and drivetrain is so much cleaner. Wax looking to be cleaner and longest lasting ATM. Lubricating a Bicycle Chain Using Paraffin: If you are properly set up, you can use paraffin wax to lubricate your bike chain. Where can we buy the ingredients if we wanted to have a go? I'm out of chain oil and, being a terminal cheapskate, I'm thinking about alternatives to paying the best part of a tenner for 100ml of lube. Unlike grease Bike Lube (also Chain Lube) are not paste but liquid, lubes are often found to replace lubrications where oil previously would've been used. It must be extra virgin. I guess it’s about having enough wax to stick on tho the chain and enough oil/lube/grease to lube it? I'm sure there used to be a pro team who lubed the chains with the dipstick from the team truck. The ones that say “Single Use ONLY” on them, I’ve reused those a lot, they seem fine- fiddlier to fit but that’s all afaic. My chain certainly wouldn’t come clean without degreasing – but I only clean the bike/chain once every 4-6 rides. One 2L milk bottle and a filter funnel with coffee papers lets you clean the chain and reuse the turps substitute. I guess you can use white spirit or paraffin to dissolve almost any kind of grease or oil and then evaporate it off, leaving the lubricant in place. The Lumpy’s grease is discontinued, but just go hunting for the highest purity PTFE grease you can find on ebay….. or use basic PTFE grease, though you’ll likely need to swap that for some oil and use a bit more of it. I felt the same about it; for years I’ve removed the chain and messed around with trays and jars of paraffin. As long as you pull the chain through a fluffy towel or microfibre cloth to remove surface grime and re-lube it every couple of rides I don’t think it will last any less time than with full cleaning. Pipedream’s New SRS48 Fork Has Zero Millimetres of Travel. It’s obviously protecting the chain from dirt and water 8). I've got some Scottoiler stuff (winter and summer weight) left over from the motorbike. The wax is applied by dipping the entire chain into a large tin can of the stuff [maybe 400ml here], agitating a little, and then placing to cool on a cardboard surface. Before I go down this route, what about chainsaw oil, motorbike chain oil, other DIY concoctions? I got one of those mini fat fryers from aldi and can report it is brilliant for the job. Tried motor bike oil before, the stuff i used was much to heavy and the chain didn't like shifting at all well through the gears, also picked up loads of crap.. Forum Rules Chain after waxing, two hours gritty riding and two days of rain after that. A lubricated chain will move with less resistance and the lube will prevent dirt from building up. I had always thought when coating your chain that allowing it to heat up fully would allow it to solidify slowly and drip excessive wax back off. Premier Club Never occurred to me… , ace thread if a bit late for me as gone down the Putoline road . Dry Lube - The ‘dry’ element refers to the actual lubricating substance that works on your chain, usually a waxy kind of deposit. I don’t know which ones they are, sorry. I re-use them too, but if it is weekly chain dunking then that is quite a bit of on-off for one wee split link in a chains 5-6 month life. +4 for chainsaw oil, use sparingly though it does gloop up the chain a bit. If the stuff lasts a couple of rides, then we’re down to maybe 5 minutes cleaning time per ride, or less if you do two chains at once. Our guide below shows you what we believe is the best method to clean and lube your chain. Or Is It Miles? Does anyone have any experience? I quick dry on the radiator and into the chip fryer it goes. Oh, and I think the cost is like $5 half-litre meaning you can dip the chain all the time. Lubricants tend to fall into one of two main categories: wet or dry. (I hosed the bike down after the long ride, but otherwise it hasn’t been cleaned in that time – can you tell? Nukeproof Giga Launched: A Super-Enduro shouldn’t descend AND climb this well! I notice Bonthrone are doing Finish Line wet for £45 3.8litres posted which sounds good if I can find a few others to chip in. It smells just like EP90, I don’t think there molybdenum in there, it’s definitely not shiny like yours although that makes a lot of sense as an additive. Dirt between the moving parts of a chain increases friction and wears down the chain faster. Now, I’m sure that a complete investigation, test rides and measuring would be interesting and probably allow a mix that out performs this, however I’m confident enough it’s better than the previous situation, even if only because it’s still there and still clean. Comparing it to Putoline etc? plus i put a bit of gear oil to aid rust protection and some graphite powder for friction reduction. The last batch did 2 months of british summer riding (once or twice a week in leicestershire mud) Last ride was a bit squeaky so stuck it in again. 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