This thread title sounds like a name for a topless bar… Use oil on your chain. Chain-L will last 10K miles.
> On Jul 20, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Lyman Labry <lyman.la...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is interesting thread. My new riv bike received May 5th must have some > type of wax treatment on it. I’ve ridden it daily and drivetrain still looks > clean. Do you know who riv folks use on their bikes? Also, wondering what > they clean drivetrain with before treating. Thanks! > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 3:42 PM Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com > <mailto:mhech...@gmail.com>> wrote: > So. To come back to this. I ordered a bottle of Nix Frix Shun NFX, and have > been using it on my two bikes, my wife's bike and our tandem this summer. > The results have been excellent. I don't know how much is this particular > lube or is application method, including wiping the outside chain after > every ride; but I'm sold. We ride predominantly on dirt roads and gravel > bike paths and my chains have remained clean and quiet since late May. > Actually, I found after three or four rides I really didn't need to wipe the > chain. A big thank you to the people who recommended it. > > Michael > > On Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 7:18:22 PM UTC-4, Michael Hechmer wrote: > Greetings, one and all. It has been a long time, at least a few years, since > my last post and I am just assuming my membership is still active. > > At 75+, I still ride regularly, although not the distances I used to. I live > in a small town in far northern VT, which has mostly dirt roads. I just ride; > I don't desire new stuff nor do anything heroic worth writing about. I have > a Ramboulliet, a Trek 620, An early Saluki (my goto ride), and a custom > Bilenky touring tandem. My wife rides a Betty Foy and my daughter a Cheviot. > All but the Trek have fenders but that's still a lot of chains out on dirty > roads and a lot of messy time cleaning them. > > Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Well maybe. I clean the chains, rings > and cogs with mineral spirits and citrosol. I use a standard oil lube and > wipe them down as best I can. The process of wiping down the chains > inevitably contaminates the rings and cogs with oil and the first ride bleeds > oil from the inside to the outside of the chain. The oil collects dirt, > which wears down rings and cogs. (I just ordered three new rings today, so > I'm focused). Every time I go through this process of cleaning 9 chains, I > watch a youtube video on chain waxing but get put off by the initial effort > and purchase of a crock pot, ultrasonic cleaner, etc; and wonder if it would > really improve this process ; keep the chain cleaner and reduce wear? > > Your experience, appreciated. > > Michael > > > > -- > 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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/640fc430-6f99-4576-9973-0d65f845c84fo%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/640fc430-6f99-4576-9973-0d65f845c84fo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > 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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAO8j99BsEnJ%3DSyaHgNtbCwcVSf64f82%3DhacNuZcou_aanaxACQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAO8j99BsEnJ%3DSyaHgNtbCwcVSf64f82%3DhacNuZcou_aanaxACQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/AB3555B2-4321-47F5-A6ED-A6EF846A60A9%40gmail.com.
