Old verses New chains???
06-23-13, 03:28 PM
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Sreten, not referring to you, but using this as a jumping off point only.
Let's be real, this is a forum, and those who contribute offer no credentials, and few posts cite reliable sources. So just about everything here is either opinion, 2nd or nth hand fact, rumor, or generally accepted opinion.
It's up to readers to make judgements about the reliability of any post, based on things like whether others concur, the past reliability of the source, and how it fits with their own prior knowledge. Even then there are many ways to skin a cat, so folks can disagree with neither being wrong.
Given the nature of the forum and that nobody is writing an engineering thesis, there's no need to get into personalities or name calling. If someone is wrong, there will be enough credible costs offering an alternate view, and readers will see a range of opinion and are free to draw their own conclusions.
BTW- systems having bushings (or bushes) are often described as bushed, and I don't mean they just finished a 100 mile ride on a hot day.
Let's be real, this is a forum, and those who contribute offer no credentials, and few posts cite reliable sources. So just about everything here is either opinion, 2nd or nth hand fact, rumor, or generally accepted opinion.
It's up to readers to make judgements about the reliability of any post, based on things like whether others concur, the past reliability of the source, and how it fits with their own prior knowledge. Even then there are many ways to skin a cat, so folks can disagree with neither being wrong.
Given the nature of the forum and that nobody is writing an engineering thesis, there's no need to get into personalities or name calling. If someone is wrong, there will be enough credible costs offering an alternate view, and readers will see a range of opinion and are free to draw their own conclusions.
BTW- systems having bushings (or bushes) are often described as bushed, and I don't mean they just finished a 100 mile ride on a hot day.
I am changing my " measured out of spec " chain this week, I am also changing my cassette " just because ". Should I lube the new chain prior to installing it ??? Chain L lube of course :-)))
06-23-13, 03:36 PM
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BTW- I have a stake in people lubing immediately since every lube cycle gets me closer to selling another bottle, so if there's any doubt, please go ahead and apply some more.
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Most would say the chain should come with better lube than you can apply,
though I'd say the thicker your preferred lube the sooner you should apply it.
If in doubt slap some thick oil on it, can't do any harm. I use a quite thin
chain oil, very sparingly initially with a new chain and its factory lube.
rgds, sreten.
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