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20-10-04, 05:50 PM

ive had to tention up my chain again today,
ive had the bike about 3 months, when i got it . it had half of its life yet and it was the standard chain (already had 16000 miles on it )
had never seen rain til i got my grubby hands on it.

do you recon that its the lube im using thats causing it to wear so quick ?
i lube it every week and after its been raining.
its a gold spray on wax - seems pretty dry alot of the time - not wet and oily that im used to - i presumed this was the fact that it was wet.

any recommendations for lube ?

embee · 20-10-04, 05:56 PM

sure you're not adjusting it too tight?

It'll put a huge load into the chain if it goes tight when the suspension compresses.

get someone heavy (or 2 people) to sit on it and then check how slack the chain is.

20-10-04, 05:59 PM

i dont think i am,
ill get someone to sit on it and check it then

20-10-04, 06:55 PM

Remember to adjust it at the worst tight spot (even if it's only slight).

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20-10-04, 05:50 PM	#1
Warren Guest Posts: n/a	a lubing good question. ive had to tention up my chain again today, ive had the bike about 3 months, when i got it . it had half of its life yet and it was the standard chain (already had 16000 miles on it ) had never seen rain til i got my grubby hands on it. do you recon that its the lube im using thats causing it to wear so quick ? i lube it every week and after its been raining. its a gold spray on wax - seems pretty dry alot of the time - not wet and oily that im used to - i presumed this was the fact that it was wet. any recommendations for lube ?

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20-10-04, 05:56 PM	#2
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,802	sure you're not adjusting it too tight? It'll put a huge load into the chain if it goes tight when the suspension compresses. get someone heavy (or 2 people) to sit on it and then check how slack the chain is.

20-10-04, 05:59 PM	#3
Warren Guest Posts: n/a	i dont think i am, ill get someone to sit on it and check it then

20-10-04, 06:55 PM	#4
jonboy Guest Posts: n/a	Remember to adjust it at the worst tight spot (even if it's only slight). .