Thread: Mobil 1 75W-90 Synthetic Gear Oil A Fine And Frugale Bicycle Chain Lube
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Old 05-29-13, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Burton
Just for laughs - I'll post this. Had a customer come in with a KMC corrosion resistant chain the other day. This guy is totally OCD and completely cleans and lubes the chain AFTER EVERY RIDE! Thing is - with 4,000km on the chain - there was absolutely NO MEASURABLE WEAR.

The store manager was disgusted because normally that kinda milage usually means a new chain but I measured it and he conceeded defeat. The lube was oil based but the frequency and OCD cleaning probably counted for more.
It would be interesting to know how much solvent/cleaning agent and oil was used, and more importantly, how much time was spent on this OCD activity in order to prolong the life of a cheap, easy to replace expendable component.
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