Comments on: All About The Best Chain Lube For Touring Bikes

By: Petr Kudinov

Petr Kudinov — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:01:00 +0000

In reply to Mircea C.. Maybe it's an old school, but paraffin used in cosmetology :)

By: Mircea C.

Mircea C. — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:02:00 +0000

In reply to Alee | CyclingAbout.com. Actually the wax is pretty hot, I don't advise you to touch it :)

By: Joe Guilbeau

Joe Guilbeau — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 06:21:00 +0000

Marvel Mystery Oil and Simple Green Extreme with a brush does it all.

By: Gary Gamble

Gary Gamble — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 04:26:00 +0000

In reply to Alee | CyclingAbout.com. Thanks man, great review. Ill try Prolink.

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 23:58:00 +0000

In reply to Gary Gamble. I like Prolink (dry) and Squirt (wax).

By: Gary Gamble

Gary Gamble — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:52:00 +0000

What about gravel conditions, what would you recommend? Most my time is on dusty or gravel trails.

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 12:31:00 +0000

In reply to James Lawrence. My pleasure!

By: James Lawrence

James Lawrence — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:49:00 +0000

Thank you for your very helpful, no BS review of all things chain lube. Just what I needed to read.

By: Harry Haller

Harry Haller — Wed, 31 May 2017 22:48:00 +0000

In reply to Alee | CyclingAbout.com. Morgan Blue Race Oil is very similar and easy to clean.

By: Brian Bassett

Brian Bassett — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:03:00 +0000

Nothing sounds like a nice new clean bike chain. The only time I prefer a gear cluster over my Rohloff Speedhub. But even when meshing with a single rear cog it sounds beautiful when everything is clean. Getting it clean isn’t the problem, keeping it clean is. There is no magic single lube that works in every environment. It rains in Arizona, not a lot, but it rains, and sometimes it stops raining in the Pacific NW. Wet lube, dry lube, wax, this manufacturer, that manufacturer, they are all tools to be used at the appropriate time and place. Cleaning a chain IS of utmost import when preparing it to be lubed. Not just cleaning the chain itself but everything the chain touches too. A friend of mine swears that the dishwasher is the best way to clean a used chain, but only when his wife is out of the house, or town. Submerging a new or properly cleaned serviceable used chain in paraffin works great for me but takes prep and time and can be messy. I don’t think it possible to clean a chain on the bike without getting chemicals and lube where you don’t want them. Remove the chain, clean it, or throw it away, dip the new chain in melted paraffin, mount it and enjoy the day. Chain maintenance is messy and takes time and I always think back to what a bike shop owner told me a long time ago, “Bike chains are cheap.” That may not always be the case, especially if you are into colored and/or exotic metal chains, but for most of us $20 isn’t a lot to replace a chain showing the slightest wear. I was going to say don’t throw something away just because it’s dirty, but there was this one pair of socks….. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f69a107b8022b39040e403f84b1af83028745d9c6f7d8813d4d35de1a289a37b.jpg