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Community => Rohloff Internal Hub Gears => Topic started by: lonely cyclist on March 18, 2006, 05:29:58 PM

Title: RE: chain lube
Post by: lonely cyclist on March 18, 2006, 05:29:58 PM

hello all, i'm after a bit of advice from those of u that have a speed hub. just wandering what chain lube u use? thinking of getting some Purple Extreme from sjsc, is this ok for the speed hub? will be going on a long tour in early may, around 6 months on the road, coast 2 coast in canada. thanks

Title: Re: RE: chain lube
Post by: stutho on March 19, 2006, 05:33:35 PM

Rohloff chain lube is very good.  I dont think it realy matters that much what chain lube you use as long as it is chain lube and not wd40 or equivalent.

Title: Re: RE: chain lube
Post by: paulhipwood on March 19, 2006, 05:38:22 PM

I am using Purple Extreme. I get about 200 miles and then it starts to squeak.
I then reapply and clean properly every 500 miles.

I have a folding Dahon that I take when I go abroad for work. When I was in Bahrain the chain started squeaking, did not have any Purple stuff - so I went into one of the many tailors and bought a bottle of sewing machine oil. Worked a treat cost 50 pence.

paul

Title: Re: RE: chain lube
Post by: stutho on March 19, 2006, 11:15:53 PM

Forgot to mention that I reapply about every 200-road mile or after it has rained.  I live in a very wet part of Wales so it often rains before the 200 miles  (3 weeks).  Rohloff Chain lube stays pretty clean for a Wet Lube.