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08-10-09 | 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by adlai

I was poking around a HW store today...what are some good cheap lubricants for the bike chain? I was eyeing like gear lubricants...

We just told you. 3 parts mineral spirits, 1 part 10W30.

Gear oil is really thick & sticky. Probably would attract too much dirt at full strength. It could probably be mixed with meneral oil too.

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Last edited by Homebrew01; 08-10-09 at 07:18 PM.

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