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Old 01-02-18 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by davidad
...relube with a mix of mineral spirits and chainsaw bar oil.
Well there's the reason you have to clean the chain every 800 miles.

Don't use glop on it and you won't have to clean it all the time. This chain has been cleaned once when I installed it by shaking it in mineral spirits for about 30 seconds. The picture was taken in the dead of winter with regular winter riding.

IMG_1155 by Stuart Black, on Flickr

A similar picture on another bike. This has been my very foul weather commuter and off-road touring bike for about 5 years now. I can't recall the last time I lubricated the chain but it wasn't recently.

image by Stuart Black, on Flickr

The key to keeping the drivetrain clean is to not use something that is dirty on it
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