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Old 05-25-14, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Homebrew01
Or be lazy like me and don't degrease your chains. I just relube & wipe off excess.
A couple of experts on the touring forum used that on long-distance tours & said it worked fine. I guess it depends on how thoroughly it's done. Currently I'm using Rock 'n Lube which recommends applying generously to flush out dirt & then wipe. OK but that stuff is pretty expensive.

BTW in the old days cars used to burn a bit of oil so it was easy to find empty oil cans in gas station trash cans. Oil cans had enough oil left to lube & wipe chain, for free.
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