I am on my first major bike tour and am in the middle of nowhere in China, after 2 weeks of rain and mud, and have run out of chain lube. There is no bicycle shop which will stock syn lube or any other bicycle-specific lubricant for hundreds of miles. What else will work? (considered common vegetable oil but apparently this is bad...)
Any lubrication is better than none, even furniture "wax".<br />
Thin oil will penetrate the inner parts of a chain but will soon need replenishing.<br />
I have used standard engine oil on my MTB's but it soon gets black.
Ride hard or ride home alone!
(03-20-2011, 12:10 PM)los Wrote: @ cycleruk Engine oil works ok but attracts a huge amount of dirt. Im in the process of cleaning my bike of all the dirt now ![Big Grin Big Grin](https://forums.bikeride.com/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
ya, this always happen in rainy season if you ignore the dirt then it rust the metal part.
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If you can find a molybdenum base spray lubricant, such as
Sprayon Moly Roller Chain & Sprocket Lube
PN: S00202
It foams into the chain to penetrate the links. Then like all oils it evaporates over time, however the "Moly" leaves a residual dry lubricant to extend the life of the application
muc-off teflon chain lube is good only used it once