On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 22:26:26 +0100, "Pete Biggs" <pLime{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote:
>That's grit on the outside, isn't it? What about grit right in the innards?
None perceptible; chain life seems adequate (I shredded one when a return idler went haywire, but
the rest seem to have lasted the required 12 months / 4,000 miles OK).
>And does the chain squeak after 10 miles in the rain? >
No, because...
>If so, that means there's virtually no lube left (or dirt, for that matter) so you /might/ be just
>as well off using no lube at all! (?)
Quite. If it did that I'd be using something else
To be fair after a hard ride in really disgusting wether I usually top up the lube after the bike's
dried out anyway, just out of kindness.
>> I have to apply a couple of drops on the return idler on the 'bent every two to three days, but
>> that is scarcely a big deal,
>There's bound to still be _some_ dirt/grit on the outside and I would worry that simply adding more
>lube would flush that into the rollers, etc.
As I understand it wax is /supposed/ to be topped up, one way it keeps the chain clean is by
sticking to crud particles and dropping off taking said crud with them. It certainly takes a very
long time (in the order of several months) to accumulate enough dirt on the chain to warrant
cleaning, and less washes out at that point than I used to get in a fornight when using Finish Line.
>How much do you spend on WL per year?
Not sure - a bottle lasts about two to three months, longer in winter, less in summer (more bikes
and more miles in summer). And that's applying it inna Henry Cooper stylee...
> And can you recommend anywhere to buy it from?
I just get it from the LBS. I suppose I should buy gallon tins from the cyclists' equivalent of
Makro, but I never get round to it.
Guy
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