Oiling my chain

[Darkelf720]

Wow guys, thanks for the help and insight. I have been riding for two weeks now. Gradually doing anywhere from a mile to two miles. I hit grass, gravel paths and concrete. As it's going to rain all weekend and I have no mudguards (I don't wanna get filthy) I will have a look at mine and the daughters chains. I got some oil which the cycle shop gave me, so will use that first. He did say avoid WD40 like the plague, so that's a no no then lol. Again, thanks for the replies, I appreciate it.

Regards,

DE

 

[C R]

Wow guys, thanks for the help and insight. I have been riding for two weeks now. Gradually doing anywhere from a mile to two miles. I hit grass, gravel paths and concrete. As it's going to rain all weekend and I have no mudguards (I don't wanna get filthy) I will have a look at mine and the daughters chains. I got some oil which the cycle shop gave me, so will use that first. He did say avoid WD40 like the plague, so that's a no no then lol. Again, thanks for the replies, I appreciate it.

Regards,

DE

If you've been riding the bike from new, in dry conditions the chain would probably not need attention for a couple hundred miles at least, as the factory lubrication lasts quite a while.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

As a complete digression, I've never worked out why Mickle gets all the credit for inventing what amounts to "oiling then wiping a chain with a cloth", a practice which I'm fairly sure has been around since the safety bicycle came into vogue in 1880. 😄

 

[Vantage]

I remember he made a post stating that he was not the actual inventor of said mickle method.