Chain Lube

Originally Posted by Grinch

I've got a loobman too.. what loob do you uses.. as I've been using engine oil but its a bit to runny. I was just trying 1 part 'can' loob to 8 part oil to thicken it up but now my bike is mashed up.

I've been using scottoiler stuff in mine, that I had left over. That's nearly done, so will switch to engine oil. I find the fling isn't too bad so long as I keep the amount I squeeze out of the loobman quite small... used to squeeze loads out and got lots on the back wheel... now I just give it a little bit before each 40-odd miles and there's almost no fling

Originally Posted by SVeeedy Gonzales

I've been using scottoiler stuff in mine, that I had left over. That's nearly done, so will switch to engine oil. I find the fling isn't too bad so long as I keep the amount I squeeze out of the loobman quite small... used to squeeze loads out and got lots on the back wheel... now I just give it a little bit before each 40-odd miles and there's almost no fling

Is it keepin the chain lubed though.. does it still look wet to you?

Yes, it does look wet - like it's been freshly oiled. Being a bit anal I always look at the chain after the ride to see if it looks good (on my last bike I allowed chain to go rusty and it wasn't much fun).

It looks as wet as when I was dumping loads (enough to almost overfill the drop-tube on the loobman) but now there's probably only 5 drips worth going in. I'm planning on just using it in the morning, not morning and afternoon like I do now and seeing what it looks like then... the less oil I use and the less that gets on the wheel, the better.

I'm sure I recall the loobman info mentioning about using it about every 100 miles, so in theory once a day then 80 miles ought to be alright. Little and often is probably better than a load in one go.