Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Please don’t use motor oil. It leads to foolishness like this
I think this person just poured it over the bike. It covered the shifters, the wheels, the brakes, the frame…everything. Dirtiest bike I’ve ever worked on. It’s the most extreme but I’ve seen many others…including the guy who oiled his disc brakes because they were squeaking…I kid you not!
You gotta warn someone when you post photos like that...that bike is in my nightmares. I have seen some similar bikes but I think that one takes the cake.
People oiling disc brakes or other brakes is common enough, I wish people would do a modicum of research before doing it especially the ones that say "I don't want to spend money" yet they need new pads and rotors because Iso and fire won't work.