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Pro tip: That guy at the co-op told me to stop using spray lube on my chains
Met Dave down at the Bike Kitchen in Portland and he swore spray lube was just attracting grit. I ignored him for 6 months until my chain started grinding on a 50 mile ride. Finally switched to a drip wax lube and my drivetrain actually stays clean now. Anyone else get bad advice from a well meaning shop guy?
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matthewmartin29d ago
Switched to a wax dip myself after trashing two chains in one season. The stuff from Molten Speed Wax is pricey but my drivetrain actually looks clean after a century ride now. Lesson learned the hard way that sticky lube just turns into grinding paste.
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matthewmartin29d ago
Yeah, have you ever pulled apart a waxed chain after a muddy ride? It's like it never even happened. The crud just flakes right off instead of turning into that nasty black sludge that eats your cassette.
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jasonf1729d ago
Oh man, the grinding paste thing is so real. I did the exact same thing - kept using that sticky wet lube because it was cheap and easy, then wondered why my chain sounded like a coffee grinder after a few hundred miles. Switched to a simple drip wax last spring and it's night and day, my cassette actually shines now instead of looking like it came out of an oil spill.
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