What's Your Favorite Bike Oil?
03-27-22, 07:48 AM
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What's Your Favorite Bike Oil?
Hey guys sorry if this has been posted a million times before but keyword search for some reason showed me nothing under " oil " . I've been using the Bose Shield T9 bicycle oil for a while but looking for something better that has a little bit better lasting power. What do you recommend? Thank you
03-27-22, 08:03 AM
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90W gear oil. Bought a little too much last time I filled the manual transmission on an old VW bug I used to own, so tried using a bit of the leftovers on a bicycle chain and it seems to do the job quite nicely. You can buy a bottle at any auto parts store. Extra: I clean and re-lube my bicycles' chains about once a month.
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Hey guys sorry if this has been posted a million times before but keyword search for some reason showed me nothing under " oil " . I've been using the Bose Shield T9 bicycle oil for a while but looking for something better that has a little bit better lasting power. What do you recommend? Thank you
03-27-22, 08:47 AM
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90W gear oil. Bought a little too much last time I filled the manual transmission on an old VW bug I used to own, so tried using a bit of the leftovers on a bicycle chain and it seems to do the job quite nicely. You can buy a bottle at any auto parts store. Extra: I clean and re-lube my bicycles' chains about once a month.
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03-27-22, 09:07 AM
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Not lasting long might be good. Then you are lubing your chain more often and flushing the grit out of the places where grit shouldn't be. The so called dry lubes are nice. I don't seem to have as much gunk building up on my chain and my inner calf and socks stay clean. If it last a long time, then you are just giving more time for your chain to get gunky.
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03-27-22, 09:20 AM
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I don't have a favorite bike lube, because I found out over the years that pretty much any type of oil will work for lubing a chain and other bike components. So I just use whatever.
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Same here. Even the much maligned WD-40 will work. Spray some WD-40 into a little dish, let it sit for a few days, after the light stuff evaporates, there's still oil remaining.
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Replace the word "oil" in your search with "lube." That will get you the info you need.
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I use coconut oil.
It has a third less viscosity, and it smells great too!
John
It has a third less viscosity, and it smells great too!
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Bicycles are not a particularly challenging environment for lubricants, so just about anything will work. Avoid vegetable based oils, as many will harden into gum over time.
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For cleaning, ATF and for lube, regular doses of 5W-30. My chain gets dirty often on the roads I ride and a quick saturation of ATF gets old oil and dirt off as well as a little lube. Then I go to 5W-30. Sure the 5W-30 oil attracts dirt but then so do the others so really my biggest work horse in this match is the ATF.
Also... I need to put in a big kick for Chain Saw Oil, or Chain Saw oil with ATF mix. I especially like Chain Saw oil if things are going ta get wet. Also note that I have not tried Gear Oil... Yet!
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Best way is to not use it and use google and site:www.bikeforums.
Like this
oil site:www.bikeforums.net
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I clean with WD-40. Wax the chain with White Lightning. And lube components with Campy-like white lithium grease.
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03-27-22, 04:17 PM
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Thank you for all the suggestions
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Sorry, poorly worded on my part.
I meant that as a way to see that WD-40 actually has decent oil in it. As a counter to all the warnings about using WD-40.
Not that I would let it sit before applying.
I meant that as a way to see that WD-40 actually has decent oil in it. As a counter to all the warnings about using WD-40.
Not that I would let it sit before applying.
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Been using WD-40 Dry Lube for about a year now.
The drivetrains seem to stay cleaner longer and the shifting smoother.
Hope it prolongs my cassettes and chainrings.
The drivetrains seem to stay cleaner longer and the shifting smoother.
Hope it prolongs my cassettes and chainrings.
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WD-40 has a specific bike line of products now (I think)
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