Originally Posted by
BCRider
I tried a couple of the dry lubes and around here neither of them prevented the chain rusting like oil does. They don't call this the Pacific North"Wet" region for nothing....
Yeah, oil is a dirt magnet but it only takes a very thin film to prevent rust and provide lubrication. So if you put it on and then wipe most of it off you get a thin relatively low stick surface that resists rusting for a week or more even during our worst rainy times. In a dry climate it works for weeks.
Really? Dry lubes didn't prevent your chain from rusting? Wow, myself and all my biking buddies are just plain lucky then, because we all use dry lubes and none of our chains are rusting. By the way if you can't tell, I live in Indiana...it rains here too, it also snows...did you know that the city and county around here uses salt on the roads when it snow or gets icy? Hmmmm.
They don't call this area the Rust Belt for nothing.