On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Chris McSweeny wrot= e: > Well what I have on my (multiple) bicycles certainly isn't thick and > black! Doesn't sound like very good lube to me - I suspect it's > What I was thinking is that 'black grease' should be the one containing graphite which mainly used for heavy stuff like brass or bronze plain bearings but I might be wrong. My bike has certainly clear lubricant on the chain and when it gets darker = I need to remove it as dust is not good for these things. Tamas > actually what oil that's too thick ends up like with too little > maintenance after it's picked up dirt. Being black isn't a good thing > at all, as it means it is dirty. Personally I use either White > Lightning wax based lube or Purple Extreme, depending on how wet I > expect it to be (normally WL on the road bike, PE on the mountain > bike) - both leave the chain looking clean without lots of black gunk, > and you can touch my chains without having to clean your hands > afterwards. > > BTW if you're cleaning your chain, there are various specialist > degreasers which do a much better job than soap and water. I'd > recommend you use one and a proper chain cleaner, as it's unlikely > you've cleaned inside the links of your chain which is where it > actually matters. > > Chris > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s=3D"int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s=3D%s%s%s, q=3D%s%s%s%s,s,q,q,a=3D%s%s%s%s,q,q,q,a,a,q); }", q=3D"\"",s,q,q,a=3D"\\",q,q,q,a,a,q); } --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .