As a bigger rider (220lbs without gear) I wear drivetrains. My road drivetrain is at 0.5 wear by 1400k. My chainrings get deformed quickly and I find I need more lube to keep things running in the wet months. In the summer I can get away with cleaner lubes and am experimenting with squirt this summer, but in the winter I need a sloppy mess of a chain to keep from having chain suck and worse. As a result I just use your squidulous method year round and just clean extra off the outside of the chain after lubing. I'm super impressed with everyone being so anal with their chain lubing. After 20 links I get bored and just run through the chain and wipe off. 🙃
June 16, 2021, 11:43 a.m. - Reed Holden
As a bigger rider (220lbs without gear) I wear drivetrains. My road drivetrain is at 0.5 wear by 1400k. My chainrings get deformed quickly and I find I need more lube to keep things running in the wet months. In the summer I can get away with cleaner lubes and am experimenting with squirt this summer, but in the winter I need a sloppy mess of a chain to keep from having chain suck and worse. As a result I just use your squidulous method year round and just clean extra off the outside of the chain after lubing. I'm super impressed with everyone being so anal with their chain lubing. After 20 links I get bored and just run through the chain and wipe off. 🙃