mtb chain lube 60km race or more

[mudda]

Question, how to keep lubed? After 30km all good,after that with all dust etc, doesn't stay that way ... Or is it too much wheel sucking in the dirt?

[cruiser]

I am using the purple stuff and have found it to be pretty good. Easy to clean as well.

[BMXER]

I use white lightening. Had the same question in my head as I did the mtn national today. Keen to see the recommendations on this thread.

[fanievb]

popcorn anyone....

 

I use squirt btw

[GoLefty!!]

Question, how to keep lubed? After 30km all good,after that with all dust etc, doesn't stay that way ... Or is it too much wheel sucking in the dirt?

 

 

what are you using?

[tommy two shoes]

Purple extreme or finish line dry

[Stretch]

Been discussed many times before.....finish line green by the way..I find wax based ones you have to keep on lubing during the day but don't find that with oil based ones

[Mr X]

Squirt is too lightweight for mtb, Go Chainwax from Bearing-Man stays on and is cheap. But the best is Rock n Roll Extreme.

Edited July 28, 2013 by Mr X

[DR ◣◢]

Shimano PTFE or Chain-L

[RudoJ]

Squirt is too lightweight for mtb, Go Chainwax from Bearing-Man stays on and is cheap. But the best is Rock n Roll Extreme.

+1 on the RnR Extreme Blue....awesome stuff that

[Mojoman]

Squirt is too lightweight for mtb, Go Chainwax from Bearing-Man stays on and is cheap. But the best is Rock n Roll Extreme.

I have used the Go wax for almost a year, around R150 for 500ml from Bearing Man.

Edited July 29, 2013 by Mojoman

[rouxtjie]

Squirt is too lightweight for mtb, Go Chainwax from Bearing-Man stays on and is cheap. But the best is Rock n Roll Extreme.

Yip yip...not cheap and you have to follow the instruction to the letter for it to be effective...so it means you use quite a bit with every application....but nothing comes close.

[RudoJ]

Yip yip...not cheap and you have to follow the instruction to the letter for it to be effective...so it means you use quite a bit with every application....but nothing comes close.

Got some after some earlier advice from you.....

Gebruik baie, maar dit werk bleddie goed en maak die ketting goed skoon ook!

[tombeej]

Sjoe, another topic that has been done to death on the Hub.

 

My humble suggestion: read this pdf 'Everything you need to know about Bicycle Chains' before you do anything else.

 

Because Johan Bornman is going to come across this thread sooner or later, and heaven help the poor soul who says something like "I need to lube my chain regularly on the trail to stop chain suck", or "wax lubes are the best".... He'll be all over you like a rash .

Everything you need to know about Bicycle Chains.pdf

[FeK9]

A light chainsaw oil...

[rouxtjie]

Sjoe, another topic that has been done to death on the Hub.

 

My humble suggestion: read this pdf 'Everything you need to know about Bicycle Chains' before you do anything else.

 

Because Johan Bornman is going to come across this thread sooner or later, and heaven help the poor soul who says something like "I need to lube my chain regularly on the trail to stop chain suck", or "wax lubes are the best".... He'll be all over you like a rash .

To be honest...no improved life in drivetrain no matter which lube I used...oil(motorex, finishline green, pedro's synth lube), wax(squirt, Boshield T-9) or teflon(rock and roll extreme). All have been measured through various seasons and chain, cassette and chainring wear are within 100km of each other. So if there was any benefit to using one particular type I would have known about it....I track wear and tear on my components through sporttracks.

 

So the other factors that influence what I buy is longevity and cleanliness. Here R&R extreme shines....it lasted every single day at j2c without the chain moaning once...so I didn't have to re-apply at waterpoints, I just kept on going and its a breeze to clean(you just re-apply...you do you use quite a bit though, and wipe chain as clean as possible)...no caking and paste in jockey wheels or cassette....the guys with squirt started vloeking at sterkfontein dam.