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If you are unsure what lube would suit you and your riding conditions best, give me a call or shoot me an email and I will be happy to help you. do not ever under any circumstance use WD-40 aerosol as a lubricant!.

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Here are a few suggestions on chain lube and how to use it along with how to measure chain wear at home. Use a tool at home or bringing the bike down to your local bike shop for measurement every few weeks to a month to save money and save yourself from any injury.īasic maintenance of your chain is easy, and anyone can do it in five minutes or less. It allows true measurement of the worn parts inside of the chain. This tool pushes the worn roller against the worn pin using a three-prong design. All three brands have great chain checkers my favorite happens to Shimano’s TL-CN42 chain wear indicator.

The most common is a drop-in style “chain checker” from either Park Tool, Shimano, or Pedro’s. There are multiple methods and tools for doing this. So, what can we do to avoid a big shop bill and keep safe? You can start by checking your chain wear. Think of a wet noodle versus a dry one and trying to move it between gears! When this type of wear happens, it makes for terrible, inconsistent shifting on the cassette and chain rings. This type of wear isn’t within the pins and rollers, instead it impacts the side-to-side rigidity of the chain. The other type of wear is from someone who mashes on the pedals in a high gear, “cross chains” a lot, and/or puts down some serious watts. How annoying is it when you’re climbing a long hill and your buddy’s bike is making a high pitch chirp on every pedal stroke? I carry a small packet of lube for these folks in my seat bag (for my own sanity). If you have ridden with someone and you’ve heard a sound like birds chirping, it’s because their chain needs some lube. It helps reduce the amount of friction between these two moving parts, thereby extending the life of your chain. Therefore, a good chain lube is extremely important. The parts continuously rub against one another creating grooves, which then allows the chain to stretch from the inside out. These moving parts take all the grunt when you are climbing up a steep pitch, standing up for the sprint or spinning at 110 rpm’s. The most common wear is in the pins and rollers located inside of your chain.

If there is no chain, your bike is essentially a fancy “balance bike,” so you better be good to it!Ĭhains generally wear from the inside out, and in a couple of separate ways. The chain is the connection between what we put into the bike and what we get out of it. At least every few weeks if you ride consistently. Merely for safety, check your chain regularly. These two scenarios are real, and easily avoidable. This is the last thing we want, ever! A worn chain can also get stuck on a chainring or cassette cog, creating “chain suck,” which can damage your bicycle and possibly cause a crash. If your chain is worn to the point that it has worn out your cassette, it can slip under a heavy load and cause you to take a spill. When it’s good, things are smooth and crisp. The bicycle chain is the unsung hero for all your rides when it’s bad your shifting is sloppy, and if worn out, can become dangerous. A lot of riders can easily do that in a couple of months: you are probably one of them! It’s very common to forget about this vital component. How many times have you taken your bike into the shop, and the mechanic drops his “chain checker tool” into the chain and says, “We will need to replace your chain and cassette” ?Ĭheck, check, check your chain! It’s not uncommon to wear out a chain in 1,200 to 1,500 miles.

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