On Sep 28, 4:12 am, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > Anyway,I saw $4 quarts of chain saw oil and an $8 gallon of the stuff
> > endorsed by or for one of the major chain saw mfgs, Poulan, "Who knows
> > more about lubricating chains?" If I can find the 4 oz bottles, my
> > cycling friends will have "hand-filled" bottles of Poulan chain oil
> > for Christmas. And the following Christmas......
>
> Make up some fancy labels, and come up with a good name for it.
Phil Wood beat ya to it.
> It's
> ironic that what's one of the best lubricant for bicycle chains is also
> the cheapest, but it gets no respect because it isn't exotic enough.
>
> Actually 4 ounces is not enough since you really want to soak the whole
> chain in the stuff, not just drip it on the outside. Get the quarts and
> make a big label to go over the existing label. Harrilube or Travoil
> might be good names. Or maybe Travoil by Harrilube.
>
> Steve
> "http://bicyclechain.info/"
On Sep 28, 4:12 am, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > Anyway,I saw $4 quarts of chain saw oil and an $8 gallon of the stuff
> > endorsed by or for one of the major chain saw mfgs, Poulan, "Who knows
> > more about lubricating chains?" If I can find the 4 oz bottles, my
> > cycling friends will have "hand-filled" bottles of Poulan chain oil
> > for Christmas. And the following Christmas......
>
> Make up some fancy labels, and come up with a good name for it. It's
> ironic that what's one of the best lubricant for bicycle chains is also
> the cheapest, but it gets no respect because it isn't exotic enough.
>
> Actually 4 ounces is not enough since you really want to soak the whole
> chain in the stuff, not just drip it on the outside. Get the quarts and
> make a big label to go over the existing label. Harrilube or Travoil
> might be good names. Or maybe Travoil by Harrilube.
>
> Steve
> "http://bicyclechain.info/"
Steve, do you have a source for the Chain Master? My closest LBS is 50
miles away and I didn't have any luck Googling it.
[email protected] wrote:
> On Sep 28, 4:12 am, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> Anyway,I saw $4 quarts of chain saw oil and an $8 gallon of the stuff
>>> endorsed by or for one of the major chain saw mfgs, Poulan, "Who knows
>>> more about lubricating chains?" If I can find the 4 oz bottles, my
>>> cycling friends will have "hand-filled" bottles of Poulan chain oil
>>> for Christmas. And the following Christmas......
>> Make up some fancy labels, and come up with a good name for it. It's
>> ironic that what's one of the best lubricant for bicycle chains is also
>> the cheapest, but it gets no respect because it isn't exotic enough.
>>
>> Actually 4 ounces is not enough since you really want to soak the whole
>> chain in the stuff, not just drip it on the outside. Get the quarts and
>> make a big label to go over the existing label. Harrilube or Travoil
>> might be good names. Or maybe Travoil by Harrilube.
>>
>> Steve
>> "http://bicyclechain.info/"
>
> Steve, do you have a source for the Chain Master? My closest LBS is 50
> miles away and I didn't have any luck Googling it.
On Sep 28, 10:12 am, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > On Sep 28, 4:12 am, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> [email protected] wrote:
> >>> Anyway,I saw $4 quarts of chain saw oil and an $8 gallon of the stuff
> >>> endorsed by or for one of the major chain saw mfgs, Poulan, "Who knows
> >>> more about lubricating chains?" If I can find the 4 oz bottles, my
> >>> cycling friends will have "hand-filled" bottles of Poulan chain oil
> >>> for Christmas. And the following Christmas......
> >> Make up some fancy labels, and come up with a good name for it. It's
> >> ironic that what's one of the best lubricant for bicycle chains is also
> >> the cheapest, but it gets no respect because it isn't exotic enough.
>
> >> Actually 4 ounces is not enough since you really want to soak the whole
> >> chain in the stuff, not just drip it on the outside. Get the quarts and
> >> make a big label to go over the existing label. Harrilube or Travoil
> >> might be good names. Or maybe Travoil by Harrilube.
>
> >> Steve
> >> "http://bicyclechain.info/"
>
> > Steve, do you have a source for the Chain Master? My closest LBS is 50
> > miles away and I didn't have any luck Googling it.
>
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