• What Kind Of Oil For Bike Chain

I have been around some really old 4T road racers and when they fire them up the smell strongly of castor oil just like a 2T. I spoke with one of the mechanics about the bike and he told me that is because the old 4T bikes didnt have oil control rings so they burned oil and that they ran castor oil in the engine and tranny. This is a spray base lubricant that is common in the market. It is advised that you steer clear of spray based lubricants. WD40 has a tendency to last for a very short time on the bike chain as well as de-grease the bike chain. There are much better options as mentioned earlier that you can use with a.

Break Free is fine for the short term but I'd recommend you get a better, bike chain lube ASAP. Break Free has too much solvent and not enough residual oil, IMO. Even SAE 30 engine oil is better, lasts longer and is super cheap ($/oz). You just need a dispenser. Crafting stores sell plastic syringes for dispensing glue. Those work really well for oil, too.I'm going to try one of the waxy chain lubes. Supposedly, they shed dirt and grit - prime killers of chains.

Regina Oro chains are now crazy expensive, so protecting them is worth the money and time. Originally Posted By Trollslayer:OP asked about bicycle chains, not motorcycle chains. Too high of a viscosity is not good. It doesn't wick into the chain links as well and you have to pedal power through the viscosity.Still, anything works for a short time, even WD-40, but a longer-term solution is much better.Thanks. I was going to point out that no one in this thread actually rides bicycles.LOL.Been using BF for years on bicycle chains.

Best bicycle chain lube Ive used. Don't over do it and wind up with lube on braking surfaces. Originally Posted By Trollslayer:OP asked about bicycle chains, not motorcycle chains. Too high of a viscosity is not good. It doesn't wick into the chain links as well and you have to pedal power through the viscosity.Still, anything works for a short time, even WD-40, but a longer-term solution is much better.Thanks.

I was going to point out that no one in this thread actually rides bicycles.I gave a bicycle chain specific option. White Lightening. It sheds mud and water quite well, but is expensive as hell.use the wd40 lithium spray for the same effect. Want to ask how I know, and which factory I was sponsored by? I use bicycle chain oil on my bike now.When I was a teenager in Germany I had easy access to CLP, and used it a lot on my bike chain.

That was on a single gear BMX type bike, that I rode a lot year round. I oiled the chain frequently, especially in the winter when there was all kinds of nasty stuff on the roads.

What Kind Of Oil For Bike Chain

I would pretty much use whatever was available, WD40 was OK, but only in a pinch, and you would have to oil it again in a couple of days (no surprise there, that is how the stuff is supposed to work). What seemed to work best, and for the longest period was bearing grease, but it was a pain in the ass to use. The CLP was really my go to chain lubricant in those days.I don't ride nearly as much now, and can afford to use whatever lubricant I want on the bike (when I was a teenager I mostly used what I could get for free), so I use the proper chain oil and don't think about it much.