I have a big container of FL Wet, that's why I keep using it. Trying to get value for my money. You're right though, I am probably not putting enough on. I've always gone on the light side for drivetrain cleanliness, but that probably needs to be re-examined in light of what's happening with the rust.
On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Cyclofiend Jim <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > You have to understand that I get this visceral reaction to anyone using > WD40 on anything.... ;^) > > I'd probably amend your lube procedure to cover more links. If you are > just lubing 6-8 links, you are probably missing the majority of your > drivetrain. If you have enough humidity to get corrosion on your chain > (not the case in CA, except in winter or if you live in SF), you want a > reasonably tenacious formula and it wouldn't hurt to leave a bit on the > outside. You might experiment with something other than FL Wet. You might > also experiment with lubing the night before you ride, then letting it get > tacky overnight, then wiping lightly the next day - or just wiping up the > drips. As long as you are lubing the pivots and plates rather than the > rollers, you shouldn't cause too much of an issue. If you are getting > surface rust on the rollers, that will probably disappear before you are up > the street. > > Hope that helps! > > - Jim > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
