Originally Posted by d_D
I think he does have a bit of a point. How many cyclists have access to a lbs where they can buy specialist lube and replacment chains at a low cost relative to their income? The idea that the only satisfactory way to lube a chain is a $10 bottle of lube from an lbs is absurd. There is nothing magic about two pieces of steel rubbing against each other just because they are in a bicycle chain.
He would have a point if he were discussing lubes, but he was injecting his typical whining about
bikes in a thread about
lubes.
No one in this thread said the OP had to go to an LBS and drop $10 for lube. In fact, here's the part of my quote that you conveniently omitted:
Originally Posted by Waldo
...there are a variety of synthetic lubes that are available in bike shops and hardware stores that will do the job for you and are relatively economical.
Apparently there is some magic involved in reading comprehension.