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| Whadya mean grease it? I like the sparks |
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| Just enough that it won't leave a mark if I bump it |
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| Grease it right to the point that it starts to drip good |
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| Lube that pupply until it sprays oil like the Kuwati desert |
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jrjo
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 Posted: 07/28/04 - 17:01 Post subject: Your bike chain
What product do you use to lube that chain? Silicone spray? Bike shop special formula? The short lived WD40? And how much?
Maybe I just worry too much 'cuz I got ten feet of chain... 
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purple hayes
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Posted: 07/28/04 - 17:07 Post subject:
I use some cheap aresol stuff from Wal*Mart. It works way better than the expensive 'just for bikes' stuff I first bought.
I clean and re-lube the chain once a week.
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 07/28/04 - 17:21 Post subject:
I haven't done it lately (but I really need to). The teflon stuff works pretty dang well and it's about 2 bucks for a small bottle.
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RangerG
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 08:53 Post subject:
You have to lube it? 
Well...I just got it, and I still need to go back and get more stuff, so I guess I will add that to the list...
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TriBob
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 12:55 Post subject:
I use Pro-Link.
I have the Bi-Box to clean the chain.
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Cappy
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Posted: 07/29/04 - 13:03 Post subject:
When I had mine in for its yearly tune up, the guy sold me this spray stuff. I don't recall the name of it. I needed a new chain this year, I hadn't oiled my old one since I had the bike, and it is over 10 years old.
Now I spray it once a month
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sidewinder
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Posted: 08/03/04 - 17:31 Post subject:
Tri-Flow, available at most bike shops
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Posted: 08/03/04 - 17:52 Post subject:
Pedro's lube. I have a SRAM chain and it breaks easy. I take it off and use a degreaser every weekend, then relube twice beofre the next ride. The first lube removes most of the stuff the degreaser didn't get and the second lube gets the lube in all the right spots so I have no squeeks.
I hate a dirty chain.
BTW, I clean the chain rings and the cogs every week too.
Sheldon
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Happy2tri
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Posted: 08/04/04 - 07:48 Post subject:
what I am suppose to clean the chain???????!!!!!!!!!! 
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Posted: 08/04/04 - 10:05 Post subject:
I have the box thing and I use some white colored lube. White lightening is it called??? Hubby cleans my chain for me.
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Posted: 08/04/04 - 12:47 Post subject:
I use whatever is available to lube it. Sometimes Skate lube, Sometimes Bike (tri-flow), WD-40, or machine oil. as long as it is greased it's happy, right???
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 08/04/04 - 16:15 Post subject:
| HYPERASHEL wrote: | | as long as it is greased it's happy, right??? |
God knows I am.
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