Never had this happen before but it kinda sprayed all over. I’ve only lubed my chain a couple times over the last year and a half but I don’t ever remember this amount of spray/mess my first ride after. I know for surf wax temperatures dictate the type of wax… is that the same for lube or did I just use to much. Last time I lubed my chain it was cold, it was 90 degrees today…
I had completely deep cleaned my bike frame and wheels prior to this… guess I got to do it again… maybe my drive train as well and a new lube???
by 1WonderLand_Alice
5 Comments
Too much lube.
I use a droplet applicator and apply it to every link. I find this method will use a lot less lube than using spray applications. Then let it sit a few minutes to penetrate. Then, slowly crank and wipe off excess. The next day, I wipe off some more before I ride. It’s important that the chain doesn’t look like it’s wet. There only needs to be just enough at the contact points; everywhere else is unnecessary.
Too much and you need to clean your chain to remove all the crap. Putting more oil on filth just makes more filth.
What kind of lube did you use – motor oil?
Yeah, too much. Clean it up (with plenty of degreaser), wipe it dry, and get some dry lube (if it’s not wet outside), and apply a droplet on each link, then shift through the entire cassette so it spreads out a bit. It shouldn’t be noticeable, and definitely not black.
Don’t get mucoff, it’s crap.
After applying oil to a clean chain, wipe it down thoroughly. Lubricant is useless outside of the space between the pins and rollers, and between the plates.
Consider drip waxes for gravel riding, applied on thoroughly cleaned and degreased chain. The water-wax emulsion ones. Wait to completely dry before riding. Stone dust sticks to oil like crazy unlike to wax. Since switching to wax I’ve had to do way less babying of the chain.
Wax the chain and this is no more.