Dan H
Defense of WD40:
If used on a dry day for a race (or ride) of no more than 90 minutes, it
will make clean up afterward easier.
It's also great for removing decal adhesive from painted surfaces.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Johnson"
To:
Cc:
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Lube question
> Hey Dave,
>
> Over the years I've used many lubes-- like just about everybody else
> here. Pedro's SynLube, Tri-Flow, some weird Specialized stuff, WD-40
> (Yes!! And it doesn't work at all!), cooking my chain in melted wax,
> White Lightening's white and blue (Race Day) stuff, and finally A.T.B
> (red dot/medium) and ProLink Gold.
>
> Just for fun I ran A.T.B (Absolutely The Best) on the MTB and CX bikes
> and ProLink on the road bike. Both seemed to hold up very well in our
> wet weather. The ProLink performed incredibly well on the chain in wet,
> rainy rides. I even let the road bike go several rides without re-lubing
> and the chain still ran very quietly. The A.T.B. also did well, but it
> was subjected to more dirt and thus required more frequent
> re-application. I could go only a couple of wet muddy rides before the
> chain began to audibly complain.
>
> When I ran out of ProLink I cleaned the road chain and applied A.T.B. It
> worked almost as well as ProLink in wet rides, but the chain began to
> make noise sooner than the ProLink treated chain.
>
> I've not yet tried ProLink for off-road/CX use.
>
> Nice thing about A.T.B. was the inclusion of a long, thin application
> tube. Very easy to apply just what was needed exactly where it was
> needed without a lot of waste. The ProLink bottle, unfortunately, uses a
> shorter and larger-bore application nozzle. That, combined with the much
> "thinner" body of the ProLink made for a lot of drippy wastage.
>
> --
>
>
> "There's no time for sanity, chum!"
> -- The Tick
>
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