Thread: Factory chain lube removal
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Old 07-19-17 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
I like applying Chain-L over the factory lube and then wiping it down as well as possible. Makes for a very quiet and smooth chain that I don't have to worry about for at least 500 miles. In fact, RAGBRAI is coming up next week, and since I was debating swapping to another cassette for a little more range anyway, I may even take the opportunity to bust a fresh chain out of a box.
When you say more range, I assume you mean a bigger cassette. And a bigger cassette would mean needing more links, so a new chain might make sense.
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