Originally Posted by
cyccommute
You do realize that a bicycle chain and a chainsaw are two very different uses don't you? No bike chain is going to see the stresses that a chainsaw does for any application that you could think of for a bike chain. The maximum rpm for a bicycle crank is around 150 while chainsaws spin at 2000 to 14000 rpm and the chain is a cutting blade.
You can doubt all you like but I see far more mileage out of a chain while using dry lube then 2000 to 3000 miles. While the comparisons are difficult, I see longer duty cycle with dry lube...which I've been using for nearly 20 years now...then I ever saw with thick oils like you are touting especially with mountain bikes.
Not sure where you see i was touting the Mobil 1 Gear Oil with mountain bikes? I thought it was clear, being set up as a fixed gear,....that i was using this bike as a daily commuter.
I realize the Dean pictured IS a mountain bike frame,.....but certainly actual MTB useage is going to be much harder on ANY chain and lube. The grit gets in no matter what lube you use.
I guess i'd rather spend my bike dough on things other than overpriced teflon dry lube and similar.
Last night i took the chain off my main ride (the fixie Dean) for it's monthly thurough cleaning in a solvent. Dried it out with compressed air at 80 lbs pressure, and added a small drop (more like half a drop) of Mobil 1 gear oil on the rollers, and wiped it all down and cleaned the cog and chainring of most of any slight runoff. Took all of 15-20 minutes.
Looks pretty dry on the outside, but smooth running on the inside.
