Originally Posted by alice cooper

whatever happened to immersing thye chain in hot wax for a dry lube?granted, i didn't ride everyday for years, but the chains i treated this way stayed clean and are still sevicable after a long time.and no black streak on my calf when i bump the large ring into it, as I seem to do for some reason...I bought some "syn lube" lately, figuring i'd get up on the new good stuff...my chain looks like it belongs on a garbage truck! black gunk, and grit, just like on my old bike when I was a kid and lubed it with vaseline! I'm 48 years old, by the way, and not likely to change my ways...

Originally Posted by Sylvan

Thanks. <sigh> Good to know, I guess...

I'm so fed up with Pedro that I went out and bought a container of several lubes I've read about here on the forum. I'll use a different one each time I clean and see what happens.

To be honest, I"ve started with the "cheap" ones... and I'll go up from there as necessary. I've already subsidized Pedro's education and the education of his offspring. My experience with Pedro leads me to believe that most lubes I find at the LBS will only fund the retirement of it's manufacturer.

At this point, I don't see how 3-in-1 or motor oil could be any WORSE than Pedros Ice Wax, and I already am familiar with cleaning the chain... :rolleyes:

There was a great thread back a while about things folks use for chain lubrication that weren't "meant" for bikes or were not sold in LBS...

3-in-1
Chain Saw lubricant
Motor Oil
Melted Parafin plus a dab of whatever-oil-grabs-your-fancy
Graphite

I'll try them all in turn until something works well. If something works VERY well, I'll let you all know.

Originally Posted by karolnyc

Thanks! I was trying to get an answer on White Lightening wax lube as to performance on the bike. It might be cleaner, but I'll be working harder. No thanks. I'll clean and lube with Finish Line dry.

Originally Posted by Avalanche325

Sylvan,

Any of these things will lubricate. The trick is to find something that will stay fairly clean and last for a while.

Add silicon spray to your list. It dosen't last that long, but runs very clean. I used it on my MTB when I lived at the beach. It kept sand from sticking to the drive train.

Motor oil and chain saw oil (very thick) are going to be dirt magnets.