OP
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nmfeb70
Senior Member
- Location
- Tonypandy, Wales
Is Lube Necessary During Summer?
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roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
If you're lubing every single ride as per the OP, you'd definitely get away with it.
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
GT85 is not an effective chain lubricant. Good as a cleaner of oily things though. Used every ride: maybe good enough but sub-optimal.
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
I'm not convinced on GT85. As an 'oil' it's not a good lubricant as it is mostly a very light oil that evaporates, thus not being oily any more. It does contain PTFE which is a very good solid lubricant, if applied and used in the right amount in the right way. I don't know how the PTFE is left on the chain, whether it is a well-adsorbed layer or even how much there is to start with.
I use a machine oil on any chains likely to get wet (currently Castrol 3-in-1) and a dry lube (currently Muc-Off Dry Oil) on my 'best' MTB, which has so far only left the house if there is no risk of encountering anything wet (it's new, don't judge).
I use a machine oil on any chains likely to get wet (currently Castrol 3-in-1) and a dry lube (currently Muc-Off Dry Oil) on my 'best' MTB, which has so far only left the house if there is no risk of encountering anything wet (it's new, don't judge).
Jody
Stubborn git
Jody
Stubborn git
carlosfandangus
Über Member
M***le maybe?
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
carlosfandangus
Über Member
Oh come on... a clue was requested
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Many of them make a muckle
Seevio
Guru
- Location
- South Glos
Do we know the exact ratio? E.g. if it was 1000, that would make it a millimuckle.
Jody
Stubborn git
Threw me describing it as the M word, as if it's some naughty thing we shouldn't talk about like the "P fairy"
carlosfandangus
Über Member
Yes
