Originally Posted by
Papa Tom
Hmmm, the bike shop guy, a second-generation owner who has been working the shop since he was eleven years old (he's now in his 60's), didn't bother to tell me that. I'm going to have to smack him next time I see him. With the Shimano chains, I've always been told that the lubricant on the chain out of the package is the best lube the chain will ever have. Is that a myth?
Regarding the Shimano quick-links, I never used them, either. I paid a lot of money for my chain tool, so I guess I just want to use it the half-dozen or so times I'll need it for the rest of my life.
I have heard that too about the stuff that the chains come coated in but as sticky as that crap is in my opinion it's more of a coating then a lubricant plus it spreads all that sticky crap over everything. I always clean it off and then use my choice of lube.