As an engineer i understand how important lubrication is on metal to metal parts. Thing is, our bikes have a tonne of seals and grease that you dont want to contaminate. So where do you actually use the stuff? Do you spray it into all the nooks n krannies?
Spray everywhere! Soak the chain to avoid rust spots, down tube to avoid mud at sticking. Don’t necessarily spray pivots full pelt but enough for water dispersion
in other words, use it as a chain lube or dont bother as its ***t. my thoughts exactly. Although, i find if you fancy dodgy skin on your hands it comes in pretty handy.
It handy for cleaning mud out of the corner if your eye too, epecially with that straw.
Good on mechs. Not at all bad as a penetrating lubricant on sticky bolts. OK as a mud-shedder or paintwork cleaner. Pretty damn poor as a chainlube. Not much use anywhere else.
I use it for front, rear mechs, cassette and buff up,the black components on my bike after a wash like seat post, bars etc. I also uses it in my car interior for a the plastic bits.
I spray it all over my 450 enduro bike when I’ve washed it to stop the water corroding the engine casing. I also spray it on a rag and wipe my frame over when I’ve given it a really good clean, but that’s about once every 6 months to be honest.
post wash water disperser, but avoid suspension, seals, brake levers etc. Also good for mechs. stops stem bolts etc rusting. Spray liberally around garage regularly for the smell 😆
Post ride I use it on crank and front mech, rear mech and cassette. Also use it to drive water out of the chain post wash, then wipe down chain and apply lube ready for next ride.
Wouldnt use it on anything else really apart from paint work. Be careful though as its very easy to contaminate pads which can get expensive.
This is, virtually word for word, something a mate said to me in all seriousness recently.
are you sure he isn’t after your missus?
I use it on front and rear deraileurs and for cleaning my rims around the spokes after washing (as it drives out water and stops corrosion of the nipples!). Works well for freeing up sticky derailleur pivots.
Also use it on SPD mechanisms. Use the spray grease version (green can) inside shifters – works very well.
I was waiting in the carpark at Brechfa a while back and watched some guy give his whole bike a gentle misting of GT85, brakes included, then put on his helmet and ride off up the hill. All his mates on much more expensive bikes didn’t seem to bat an eyelid at it. I’m guessing that maybe there’s a joke on him that he didn’t get…
And what do I do with it? Don’t own any.. Can’t stand the smell.
+1 for firelighter. I used it to help lauch the new year lanterns in the high winds. What could possibly go wrong? The burning bushes were quite biblical!
Its great for post-wash frame shining. The smell is so comforting. I keep it away from greasy bits. No good as chain lube of course. I
Why is it so bad to use near seals and bearings etc?
It’s a penetrant that dissolves grease. It penetrates past the seals and dissolves the grease on your bearings. When it’s gone it’s gone. Rust and wear and bad things happen!
MTB Chainlube is surely the biggest case of emperor’s new clothes since well, the proverbial. You need to lube a chainsaw, you need to lube a moto chain, you need to lube a timing chain. You could literally take a piss on your MTB chain and it would be sufficiently lubed.
Mmmmm my randomjeremy. That sounds like bollocks to me. I tried not luring my chain for a year, and broke about 4 chains. Haven’t broken one in about 5 years since I started lubing them.
I don’t use it on the bike at all, but I have a decanted pot that I use to ‘dip’ my chains in after I’ve purged the degreaser with a garden hose.
It gets the water out and I can lube straight over the top. With the chain hanging off of a nail it does a fine job of carrying the water and remaining muck into a pot.
