My red k5 naked - with mods.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Ahh cleaning, not exactly a problem for YC Anyway, surely too much oil is better than none at all? And any excess just flies off when the bike gets going anyway.

Theres never too little oil on my chain, I;ve learnt to keep a very good eye on it, learnt the hard way a lot over this year, since YC kindly helped Suzy back to health
Yes it does fling off....all over your wheel. But it flings what it needs off in the first run after doing it. I much prefer to clean off the excess once after oiling the chain than every trip, like with a scotoiler. But then I must be a weirdo for not wanting one

Love my scottoiler, haven't noticed the fling problem - must have a flithy bike...

[Drew Carey]

I would recommend a Scotoiler if you are doing lots of mileage.

The reason being, fling and muck aside, a chain / sprocket set can last up to three times longer with a Scotoiler which means that one chain and sprocket set being replaced will pay for the cost of the Scotoiler.

If however I didn't commute (which I soon won't be) then I probably wouldn't have it on there.