Chain guard

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Originally Posted by Chappers

[quote author=Mark_Able link=1301379251/27#27 date=1301599873]A Scottoiler makes no difference to chain life, if you've lubed and looked after your chain in the normal manner.

With conventional chain lube, it needs to be used little and often on a warm dry chain. Most folks put way too much on in one go, hence the fling-off. Lubing everyday with just a five second squirt, is enough.

Any fling-off on the back wheel, I remove with GT85. Found in push bike shops, and generally cheaper than WD40.

:)

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Agree entirely that a scottoiler doesn't do a better job than cleaning and lubing your chain every single day. What the scottoiler does is remove the need to (i) remember (ii) have the time to and (iii) actually bother doing that before every ride (or more accurately going out for 15 minutes to warm up the chain, then going back to 'lube up' and then heading out).

On the basis that I'd guess about 99% of bikers don't get around to doing that, it really ought to increase average chain life?[/quote]

Lol seconded! It does grate me to see a nearnew bike with a bone-dry polished chain on it...

An unlubricated chain can in certain circumstances run dry, overheat and **SNAP** - going one of two ways...

- through the radiator of the car behind you :D

- through your engine crankcases into your gearbox etc... :o :'(


Get lubing. ;)