Hi can anybody recommend any decent cycle chain lubricant I've been using multi purpose 3-1 oil & various silicone sprays but not as effective as I would like? maybe the trusty wd40 is the overall answer. Thanks in advance.

WD40 for the wattter when ive washed mine followed by muc off wet lube.

Seems reet to me.

I also drip mine near the rear cassette and deralieur and drip for 3 turns of the crank followed by 3 turns dry followed by 3 turns dripping again

WD40 for me, oils just create such a mess if you need roadside repairs.

I use muc off dry lube. Does the job and doesn’t attract nearly as much gunk as wet lubes/oil.

piston broke wrote:WD40 for me, oils just create such a mess if you need roadside repairs.

It also holds fine grit.

Get that muc off chain cleaner with the head attached to the can if youre worried about shite in your chain

Billy Balfour wrote:It also holds fine grit.

That's exactly the problem things attracting foreign objects, chain & sprockets clogging up.

Billy Balfour wrote:It also holds fine grit.

True.

WD40 dry if we have had no rain, WD40 wet if we have had rain

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GT85.Voted No.1 by the professionals .
Run your chain through a cloth first though,to rid of all the grime.It helps save your sprockets from wearing down.

WD40 is a cleaner rather than an oil.

I always clean tools with WD40 then oil them.

Nothing wrong with 3 in 1 or other similar lubes as long as you put it on a cloth first and run your chain through it and do that every week. Neither WD40 nor GT85 are the answer. Don't get conned into paying silly money for synthetic equivalents.

Flatline wrote:GT85.Voted No.1 by the professionals .
Run your chain through a cloth first though,to rid of all the grime.It helps save your sprockets from wearing down.

That's the favourite so far it's reasonably priced (checked eBay), Brooky has also laid down a good point with paying over the odds which I won't do.

Fenwicks red in winter, gt85 in summer. Wurth profi dry lube also quite good, and doesn’t hold crud in the links.

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Brooky wrote:Nothing wrong with 3 in 1 or other similar lubes as long as you put it on a cloth first and run your chain through it and do that every week. Neither WD40 nor GT85 are the answer. Don't get conned into paying silly money for synthetic equivalents.

GT85 is what professional cyclists use and it only costs about 3 quid?

Best thing to do is visit your local independent cycle shop. They're probably cyclists themselves rather than just someone who sells stuff from behind a counter so should know best.

I bought (admittedly over the t'interwebs) some wet and dry lube for different wheather. I've no idea if its absolute cobblers and if there's any difference, but I didn't expect myself to be able to keep a straight face asking someone for some lube in a shop, so probably will never know!

Jakubclaret wrote:Hi can anybody recommend any decent cycle chain lubricant I've been using multi purpose 3-1 oil & various silicone sprays but not as effective as I would like? maybe the trusty wd40 is the overall answer. Thanks in advance.

WD40 is not a lubricant. Great for cleaning before applying some chain oil.

Sounds like someone is about experience his first 'Daisy chain'. Not been there but heard from 'chaps' I used to work with. Not a judgement, it's a life style choice. Have fun!

Never ever use Deep Heat

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I use WD40 brand 'motocycle chain lubricant'.

Though I will likely move to a 'dry' lube, all the maintenance videos I see are pros using that any applying to each link individually.

Flatline wrote:GT85 is what professional cyclists use and it only costs about 3 quid?

Pro teams use whatever they're paid to use. Morgan Blue, Fenwicks, Muc-Off are all used by the pro peloton

starting_11 wrote:WD40 for the wattter when ive washed mine followed by muc off wet lube.

Seems reet to me.

I also drip mine near the rear cassette and deralieur and drip for 3 turns of the crank followed by 3 turns dry followed by 3 turns dripping again

Don't lube your cassette and derailleur, they don't need it and it just makes a mess.

Wet lube, directly onto the chain while turning the cranks. 4/5 turns of the crank with lube dripping on the chain then few spins without. Leave it a while, then wipe over with a cloth as you don't want any oil on the external parts of the chain.

FWIW I use muc-off wet lube all year round because it's rarely dry enough to bother with dry lube as it just washes off the chain as soon as you get caught in a shower.

Flatline wrote:GT85 is what professional cyclists use and it only costs about 3 quid?

Not trying to be funny but they have their bikes professionally cleaned at the end of every day. Not knocking the stuff but is it as good if you only clean once/month or/6months?

deanothedino wrote:Pro teams use whatever they're paid to use. Morgan Blue, Fenwicks, Muc-Off are all used by the pro peloton



Don't lube your cassette and derailleur, they don't need it and it just makes a mess.

Wet lube, directly onto the chain while turning the cranks. 4/5 turns of the crank with lube dripping on the chain then few spins without. Leave it a while, then wipe over with a cloth as you don't want any oil on the external parts of the chain.

FWIW I use muc-off wet lube all year round because it's rarely dry enough to bother with dry lube as it just washes off the chain as soon as you get caught in a shower.

I don't, I just do it over there so it'll drip onto another part of the chain if any comes thru the bottom.

piston broke wrote:Not trying to be funny but they have their bikes professionally cleaned at the end of every day. Not knocking the stuff but is it as good if you only clean once/month or/6months?

I found all my bike bits wore really quickly when I used to wash it (MTB)

I don't bother now. I just wipe it a bit to make it look "clean" and just lube the moving parts

WD 40 and 3in one are very weak oils and are no where near good enough for a chain oil unless you clean and lubricate after every ride.Also dont bother with the expencive dedicated cycle oils. Just use a cheap low viscosity oil

I’m taking onboard piston broke advice with the importance of cleaning which I do anyway(maybe not often enough) & flatline advice with the GT85, everybody who has contributed with advice have been helpful so not dismissing or disregarding anybody’s advice. What works for 1 person may not working for everybody.