Originally Posted by makeinu
(Post 8679924)
If you have a problem with that then take it up with my bikes.
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
(Post 8679640)
Learn something everyday.
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Surrealist comedy. I dig
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Wait... What? I'm so confused by this thread... don't all of the "track bikes" have track ends (I'm assuming that's what he's talking about for the rear drop-outs)? And I notice that, despite the fact that I cannot feel a difference, I can definitely hear a difference in my own drive-train when it is not properly oiled.
I second the request for pictures. |
he's an engineer that seems to not be familiar with the concept of friction.
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I use White Lightning. It's basically wax in a solution. You shake it up, squrt it on, and it flakes off when it gets dirty. The downside is that it needs to be applied every week or so. 30 seconds a week isn't so bad though.
Oh wait, disregard that. My dropouts go the other direction, so what could I possibly know? Duhhhh, stupid guy with a fixed road bike instead of a track bike. Sorry for being such a tard. |
get a proper bike bro.
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Why would the kind of dropouts you have effect whether or not you need to lubricate your chain?
The other reason to lubricate your chain is to prevent oxidizing, I assume you never ride your bikes in the rain? Engineers are smart but a lot of them lack common sense. |
Originally Posted by Geordi Laforge
(Post 8680467)
get a proper bike bro.
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Originally Posted by ADSR
(Post 8680592)
My bike is proper. Just doesn't have track dropouts.
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Originally Posted by Geordi Laforge
(Post 8680438)
he's an engineer that seems to not be familiar with the concept of friction.
There's a reason it's called "roller chain": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_friction
Originally Posted by ADSR
(Post 8680447)
Oh wait, disregard that. My dropouts go the other direction, so what could I possibly know? Duhhhh, stupid guy with a fixed road bike instead of a track bike. Sorry for being such a tard.
Go home clowns. Ride your hack job conversions and leave the rest of us alone.
Originally Posted by Ill Mitch
(Post 8680527)
Why would the kind of dropouts you have effect whether or not you need to lubricate your chain?
Originally Posted by Ill Mitch
(Post 8680527)
The other reason to lubricate your chain is to prevent oxidizing, I assume you never ride your bikes in the rain?
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surface rust? ....= nub
no lubrication? ...= nub dirty mess when lubrication attempted? ...=nub thinking that worse is better, can't learn how to lubricate so sticks with worse, promotes worse? ...=nub+igmo |
dude, please stop giving us engineers a bad name, dont come in and start a thread saying something ridiculous and then have the reasoning be "i am an engineer" ok..thats just plain dumb
and your analogy to train wheels is not exactly accurate, train wheels on tracks do not have sliding friction, but the parts within a roller chain do have sliding friction, and that is where the lubricant comes into play. also, you stated in your first post that you dont like to lube your chain because it looks ugly when dirt sticks...yet you dont mind the rust on your chain.... im going to go out and say it...you make no sense and stop acting like a child, i dont know wher you got your engineering degree from, but maybe they should give your money back |
in an attempt at a serious answer to this question i will say the following:
any SS/fixed gear bike will exibit the same amount of chainwear given that the chainline is perfectly straight case for case, and the tension is kept relatively constant. doesnt matter what dropouts are used. chainwear will be significantly less than with a geared bike which almost never has a straight chainline. all chains come factory lubed, and according to sheldon, this is the best they will EVER be lubricated, so it is entirely possible to run a chain without adding suplimental lubrication for many miles, depending on the environment. i have a good friend with a SS, who knows nothing of bicycle maint. and his chain is doing fine. if improperly applied, ie: overapplied, improper chain lube will lead to excessive wear as dirt and road grime is attracted to the chain, no question there. Also, there can be no question that properly applied lube, of the correct type, when the chain is externally wiped to rid the excess lube will last longer than a chain that is not lubricated at all. thats a simple materials issue, any metal-to-metal contact will have less wear with lubrication, period. |
Originally Posted by rarebird
(Post 8681680)
surface rust? ....= nub
no lubrication? ...= nub dirty mess when lubrication attempted? ...=nub thinking that worse is better, can't learn how to lubricate so sticks with worse, promotes worse? ...=nub+igmo I'm not promoting anything. Do whatever you want. |
This thread is downright bizarre. The OP is adamant that this works, but having handled chains after soaking them in degreaser and letting them dry (ie a completely bone dry chain with no grit or lube inside of it) I can say for sure that the chain is far stiffer than when it is lubricated.
I for one have no problems keeping a chain both lubricated and clean. My chain is silver and it shows very little dirt because I clean it once it starts getting dirty. It's not a difficult process IMO |
Originally Posted by axcxnj
(Post 8681739)
dude, please stop giving us engineers a bad name, dont come in and start a thread saying something ridiculous and then have the reasoning be "i am an engineer" ok..thats just plain dumb
and your analogy to train wheels is not exactly accurate, train wheels on tracks do not have sliding friction, but the parts within a roller chain do have sliding friction, and that is where the lubricant comes into play. also, you stated in your first post that you dont like to lube your chain because it looks ugly when dirt sticks...yet you dont mind the rust on your chain.... im going to go out and say it...you make no sense and stop acting like a child, i dont know wher you got your engineering degree from, but maybe they should give your money back The reasoning is that I don't lubricate my bicycle chains and they work just as well if not better than when I did lubricate them. The fact that I happen to be an engineer has nothing do with it, but since some a-holes decided to start a peter measuring contest I figured I'd whip out mine too. You people are un-****ing-believable! I do not lubricate my bicycle chains and they work well. That is a fact. Period. End of story. There's nothing to argue about. Nothing to be childish about. Nothing to make no sense. It just is what it is. |
Originally Posted by makeinu
(Post 8681805)
You people are un-****ing-believable! I do not lubricate my bicycle chains and they work well. That is a fact. Period. End of story. There's nothing to argue about. Nothing to be childish about. Nothing to make no sense. It just is what it is. |
Originally Posted by makeinu
(Post 8681805)
Excuse me? I wasn't the one that started pulling out the engineer sh*t.
The reasoning is that I don't lubricate my bicycle chains and they work just as well if not better than when I did lubricate them. The fact that I happen to be an engineer has nothing do with it, but since some a-holes decided to start a peter measuring contest I figured I'd whip out mine too. You people are un-****ing-believable! I do not lubricate my bicycle chains and they work well. That is a fact. Period. End of story. There's nothing to argue about. Nothing to be childish about. Nothing to make no sense. It just is what it is. I think we should also stop using lubricant in places like: car engines door hinges wheel bearings on shifter cables when having anal sex |
how about you explain why no lubrication on a properly tensioned roller chain would not be detrimental to the life of the chain.
a roller chain, going around a bicycle chainring, encounters both sliding and static frictional forces, you are correct in saying that the static friction between two surfaces does not need to be lubricated, but you are neglecting the sliding friction which is occuring inside the chain links, this is where lubrication is necessary, there is also sliding friction inbetween the faceplates and the sides of the cog/chainring teeth, as was shown previously in a picture, this area is subject to wear without proper lubrication. therefore, not lubricating a chain will increase the wear to the parts which encounter sliding friction, which are the pins, bushings, inside of the rollers, and inside of the faceplates, also the sides of the chainring and cog teeth. This is all assuming that you have very good tolerances on the manufacturing and assembly of the chainring and crank, which are often not perfectly concentric. now please, defend your point of view |
Originally Posted by makeinu
(Post 8681780)
If you can hoist your bike up on your shoulder and rub the lubricated chain on your white dress shirt (or the white dress shirt of the guy standing to your right in the elevator) without making any mark then I will admit that I don't know how to correctly lubricate a chain. Otherwise it's not better for me because that's the only damn difference I can tell between a lubed and unlubed chain when properly tensioned.
I'm not promoting anything. Do whatever you want. sorry silly angry nub, but minor lateral flex in the train, wear between pins, plates, etc., your own reports of surface rust, and a million riders of real bikes, not bikes in windtunnels going in straight lines while perfectly tensioned say you are a nub. btw try not to rub your nub on guys in the elevator, i hate cyclists dumb enough to touch me with their nub bikes in elevators. no one here will ever force you to ride enough to need lube for your equipment, not to fear here. |
Originally Posted by axcxnj
(Post 8681867)
how about you explain why no lubrication on a properly tensioned roller chain would not be detrimental to the life of the chain.
a roller chain, going around a bicycle chainring, encounters both sliding and static frictional forces, you are correct in saying that the static friction between two surfaces does not need to be lubricated, but you are neglecting the sliding friction which is occuring inside the chain links, this is where lubrication is necessary, there is also sliding friction inbetween the faceplates and the sides of the cog/chainring teeth, as was shown previously in a picture, this area is subject to wear without proper lubrication. therefore, not lubricating a chain will increase the wear to the parts which encounter sliding friction, which are the pins, bushings, inside of the rollers, and inside of the faceplates, also the sides of the chainring and cog teeth. This is all assuming that you have very good tolerances on the manufacturing and assembly of the chainring and crank, which are often not perfectly concentric. now please, defend your point of view |
Originally Posted by rarebird
(Post 8681886)
lol @ nub. You fear teh lube but rust on your shirt is a-ok? You rub teh chain on youself when hoisting but it is teh lube! tehlube!
sorry silly angry nub, but minor lateral flex in the train, wear between pins, plates, etc., your own reports of surface rust, and a million riders of real bikes, not bikes in windtunnels going in straight lines while perfectly tensioned say you are a nub. btw try not to rub your nub on guys in the elevator, i hate cyclists dumb enough to touch me with their nub bikes in elevators. no one here will ever force you to ride enough to need lube for your equipment, not to fear here. |
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