Shimano on keeping factory chain lube on the chain...

[richwagmn]

Ran across this interview with a Shimano employee about chains. Towards the end he talks about the factory chain lube.

http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/06/28/chainwear-challenge-quick-interview-with-shimano/

It's hard to see how a stripped/relubed chain would ever be as well lubed as it was from the factory (given that each piece is lubed before it's assembled).

 

[JayKosta]

Clean the chain before is gets too dirty or dry.
Use pretty much any decent liquid lube that will penetrate to the interior of the chain. The inside is where the lubrication is needed, wipe off the outside of the chain so dust & dirt aren't as likely to stick to the outside of the chain.

WD-40 is NOT a good lube, it is primarily a Water Displacer that is good for preventing rust on steel.

Jay Kosta
Endwell NY USA

 

[DirtyWorks]

This reminds me of cleaning chains in melted wax days. Great stuff. I put beeswax in mine to keep the cold wax soft.

Cleanest drivetrain ever.

 

[ElChingon]

This reminds me of cleaning chains in melted wax days. Great stuff. I put beeswax in mine to keep the cold wax soft.

Cleanest drivetrain ever.

Those days were just a couple weeks ago for me The wax-ers still exist!

 

[Boeing]

This reminds me of cleaning chains in melted wax days. Great stuff. I put beeswax in mine to keep the cold wax soft.

Cleanest drivetrain ever.

damn you are old and now I take back all the bad things I said