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- From: whit@carson.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore)
- Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
- Subject: Re: WD-40 To Clean Chains???
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 01:31:05 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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- In article <26JAN93.22493201.0194@UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA> T0FG000 <T0FG@UNB.CA> writes:
-
- >I am one of those misguided souls who uses WD-40 as a chain
- >'lubricant'. I have done so for years, and have not experienced
- >problems with my chain disintegrating, collecting excessive dirt, or
- >otherwise becoming difficult to use
-
- >Basically, I apply WD-40 before every ride and anytime the chain
- >becomes wet. Ordinary oil doesn't seem to do as good a job as the
- >spray WD-40
-
- I commute in rainy Seattle; while I use WD-40 to clean the
- chain on occasion, I always lube with Tri-Flow (the squeeze
- bottle, not the aerosol, which is hard to aim). The
- little teflon particles stay in the chain for a decent period
- (six months to a year between reapplications) and the chain
- hasn't frozen or worn yet. It HAS rusted on the exterior surfaces,
- but that's not the important part.
-
- The idea of reapplying 'lubricant' before every ride
- and anytime the chain becomes wet (read: after every ride) leaves
- me unsatisfied... Oil is not acceptable because it attracts
- grit from the road (and a LOT of grit splashes up with the
- water from those little puddles), and hot-dipping in paraffin
- seems like too much work.
-
- John Whitmore
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