According to the late Sheldon Brown that original grease that your chain is packed in is the best stuff and you should not degrease it. I never degrease a new chain anymore and that stuff DOES last the longest. Once the chain starts squeaking I apply a little lube. Right now I'm using Bio Green. It's plant based and biodegradable. It's winter and Seattle and my chain gets wet at least 3 times a week. I never dry it after riding and it never rusts.
On Jan 16, 10:16 pm, AmiSingh <asd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I found a good amount of rust on my almost new chain today! Definitely > less than 100 miles on it. > > The chain was degreased/stripped of lube, then waxed with an 80/20 > blend of paraffin to bees wax and I've been riding a few miles (15 > tops) 3 times a week in the bitter cold Midwest. Once I rode when the > streets were a slurry of melting snow, ice, salt and dirt/muck. > Otherwise, mostly dry roads or when there's been a fresh thick > powdering. > > I did not expect rust, but maybe I should have... > > So what do I do with my almost new rusty chain and should I worry > about my bottom bracket or any other parts of the frame or any of it's > components? > > Note, I like to keep my bike clean, use simple green finished with > pedro's bike lust every 2 or 3 times I ride in these conditions. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
