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Old 11-30-25 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by djb
I see the advantage of a quick wipe regularly is that there is less gunk that accumulates on the chainrings, the cassette and jockey wheels--which generally take more time to clean.
My reasoning is also that with less gritty stuff on parts, there will less wear over time.
Using dry type lubes really do result in a lot cleaner drivetrain overall and ....
I used a petroleum oil based lube until about 2016, switched to a wax based lube at that time.

When touring, I use Finish Line Ceramic Dry. That is a wax based lube.

Near home, use some form of wax lube that I think was made by Pedros. It was in a pressurized can, and the propellant all leaked out. Instead of throwing that can away, I opened up the can and drained it all into a squeeze bottle. So, I no longer have a label to refer to. All I can say is that I am still using that near home for most of the past decade.

Both of these lubes leave a dry drive train that is not a dust magnet.

A couple weeks ago I wiped off the chain on two of my bikes. I put on a medical glove to keep hand clean, saturate a paper towel with kerosene, and wipe off the chain with that to get most of the grime off of it. I do not soak the chain in any solvent, only use that kerosene wipe on a paper towel so that it only wipes off the outer part of the chain and on the roller surfaces. Thus, the pins and wear surfaces of the plates did not get any solvent on them so the lube on those internal parts remains. Will add lube before I ride anywhere, mainly for the rollers, but probably will not have either of those two bikes out until next year. Had a heavy snowfall yesterday and last night.

Some years in the past I put studded tires on my heavy touring bike and rode it a little bit in winter, but over time that is less enjoyable than it used to be. So, my biking for the next three or four months will probably be all on an exercise bike at the gym. Or I might put the studded tires on my errand bike, an old steel frame mountain bike.

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