Wurth 'Dry' chain lube

[Nicky Dodds]

Anyone had any good results with this stuff?

[fossie]

When worked in bike shop we had many products demonstrated and tested this was one .
Basically it us a silicon product and any chain lube is only as good as the maontainance regime employed.
People think you need to lubricate the chain th isn't really the case really an o ring chain is roller grease filled, it is the sprocket to chain interface that needs protecting.

The best chain lube is the one you actually use correctly.

If you are looking to just spray on and forget but only do limited miles in fair weather owt is fine.
If you are using the bike in all weathers then before lubing you really need to clean the chain first, not really that likely.

The trouble we found with dry lubes was it never looked lubed so was getting re lubed more frequently but without cleaning off thus trapping road grime which became grinding paste.

Hence I always use a scott oiler, The oil drips onto sprocket interface disapates takes grime away and relubes as you ride. Done.

The only advantage a dry lube has it keeps the rear wheel cleaner.........simple leave bike in garage?

[Nicky Dodds]

The chain on my bike may be 14+ years old and whilst being in good condition overall am guessing it's self-lubricating properties have diminished somewhat. Every now and again it lets me know it needs a drink by stiffening up a bit. Back in the day sidecar racer John Hewitt put me on to a lube called TL45 which was great, worked well and DIDN'T fling off. He sold his bike shop and the supply dried up. After trying other brands the one I settled on was PJ1 in a blue can which also worked well. Not into cleaning chains, and hate cleaning lube off other cycle parts. Certainly don't want it all over my back tyre as from experience it causes nasty slides even in the dry (may have been pushing a little harder back then)
I want a chain lube that does what it's supposed to and stays where it's supposed to with minimum maintainance. I see there's now chain waxes available now....and while i get out whenever i can i don't warrant a scottoiler putoline is pure shite by the way so what's everyone use then?

[callyboy]

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[Nicky Dodds]

Ha ha already found that one Pete, just wondering what 'modern bikers' use nowadays.

[Uncle Bob]

I've been using the Wurth dry chain lube for quite a few years now (over 10) on my DL650 and SV650 before that and find it fine (use on the Kat chain as well but it was already 12000 miles into it's life before it saw it). Mainly use for the reasons above - no fling off and the rear of the bike looks quite clean (or easy clean). I have heard another bike shop owner say the same as Fossie about grinding paste but never had that myself.

I do clean the (gold DID) chain from time to time with autoglym general spray on cleaner mixed at 4 to 1 with an old tooth brush.

On the DL650 the first chain went for 19K miles and the second I think about 18K.
(Edit: Fossie would have thought it had at least another 10K in it when I replaced it )

I'll definately continue to use it.

Rob

[pookie]

I've been using rock oil spray chain lube on my bikes for years, it's the generic goo that stays on the chain and sprockets but not on the back wheel, as fossie said most modern chains are sealed so all you are doing is lubricating the sprockets to stop premature wear.

[Nicky Dodds]

My chain must be fakt then!

[AndySwad]

I only use. Dry lube, as others only because it's cleaner. I did ask my local bike shop why they did not use it and the only reason is that customers could not tell it had been done if dry used.
Only problem is its hard to tell when it needs reapplying.
But generally had no problems with it. I find scooters make people lazy re maintenence, they fit and forget but dripping oil seems something to avoid to me even if it does only drip whilst bike running.

[AndySwad]

Scooters? Bloody predictive spelling