Wax or Lube

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  1. D16PJM

    D16PJM New Member

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    What do you use on your chain?

    Pete
     
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    Wurth High Performance Dry Chain Lube.
    Absolutely no fling. Great product.
    If you're winter commuting on the bike though I'd use something a bit more robust just for those months. Not a fan of wax I think it collects crap sticking to your chain.
     
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    Ah, yeah. It was you who recommended Wurth to me.;)

    I hadn't considered the gaining muck effect of the wax on chains. Valid point! Gather no muck on my legs though:D.
     
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    Yeah it was something I hadn't thought about but a few years ago I read an article on the grit and muck it attracts that's then whizzing round on your chain!
     
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    Worth do a wax and haven’t had any fling so far also doesn’t get to gunky like some normal wet lube
     
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    I wondered about their wax...was a bit loathe to buy it in case it was messy but might try it if it's not attracting muck too much or flinging :)
    Their lubes great but I'm constantly re applying it in winter
     
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    I use Wurth Wax on mine. No slinging so far!
     
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    Is this post about bikes. Or is it to see how many times we can get Lozzy to write the word LUBE
     
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    80/90 gear oil
     
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    If you ask me nicely I'll post of a video up of me saying it verrry slowly :D
     
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    Certainly one of the cheaper options.

    Not as silly as it sounds; it's worked in industry for hundreds of years albeit with lower rotation speeds.
     
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    Würth dry chain lube for me, always put it on after a ride and never had any fling what so ever. Best stuff I've found
     
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    many years ago a friend of mine worked at David Brown Gears, in Huddersfield.
    He used to use some treacley stuff from work on his chain and his chain used to last forever.
     
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    Not being a smart-arse (for a change:rolleyes:) but is it really white? I ask because of my white wheels;).
     
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    Yep. Almost like that white lithium grease stuff.
     
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