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chain is getting a bit rusty/squeaky, whats the best lube for british winter commuting?
and how do you get the most out of your chain/drivetrain? i.e. how ofter do you clean, what with etc?
I just use finish line wet lube and wipe the chain clean with a cloth when I get home. Usually reapply weekly when I give the whole bike a quick clean.
Muc off C3
http://muc-off.com/en/bicycle/19-c3-ceramic-lube.html?category=bicycle
Or White Lightening Epic
Finish line wet is what I use, but TBH it probably matters less than we'd like to think.
GT85 after every commute on the SS
I used White Lightning Clean Ride all last year.
Its a wax based lube that gradually crumbles off taking the dirt with it. Rather than the black sticky mess you get commuting using wet lube on your chain, you just slap more Clean Ride on once each week.
Nothing stays super clean but it was most hassle free.
Another finish line wet user.
Another ceramic wax user. Wet lube is Satan's jizzm.
[i]you just slap more Clean Ride on once each week.[/i]
if you apply wet lube properly, you don't have to reapply each week.
Not for the commute because I use the car but for general wet use I'm on Motorex wet lube from the local go outdoors , seems pretty decent
if you apply wet lube properly, you don't have to reapply each week.
Depends how much and in what conditions you ride. It's been so wet up here recently even wet lube has been washing off and needed to be reapplied a couple of times a week.
Finish line wet here for the winter, big ride in the weekend see's a relube on the Sunday for the week.
Finish line and muc-off wet lubes are the best.
Big 5 litre bottle of cheap engine oil here
White Lightning Wet Ride.
Apply in September, then again as required. Clean transmission in April.
I'm using Juice Lubes Viking Juice. Sticks to the chain well in all weathers but doesn't pick up loads of crap.
I use a Scottoiler, which avoids the gunk build up you tend to get with conventional lubes when commuting through the winter.
I tried loads, the one stick to, is Chain L, amazing, lasting supergood in vet, and in dry it last many rides, i apply it, and vipe it off, and that leaves the chain, really clean, truely amazing oil.
Just google their page, and find a dealer here in uk
+1 for the White Lightning Wet Ride
I use motorbike chain lube for the winter lasts few weeks even when we had all the rain commuting each day.Less hassle.
Muc-Off C3 - best lube I ever found.
Another vote for motorbike lube, Castrol chain wax was good, but no longer available, now using their racing lube, lasts for ages on the commuter.