Ah, but there is nothing better (well almost) than on a long gentle=20 downhill, to coast (fly) by other bikes that just have more friction. :) :) On 9/17/2010 9:45 AM, Tamas Rudnai wrote: > I think even WD40 is better than nothing -- lots of people just ride thei= r > bike without maintaining it, so even if you just spray on it once a month > you'd get much better performance and way less noise :-) > > Tamas > > > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Chris McSweenywrot= e: > > =20 >> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Olin Lathrop >> wrote: >> =20 >>> However, WD-40 was actually recommended to me by a bike professional as= I >>> watched him spray it on his own bike. He said it was particularly good >>> =20 >> at >> =20 >>> getting inside, which makes some sense. I always wondered about how we= ll >>> =20 >> it >> =20 >>> stood up to the forces being a very light oil, but probably just about >>> anything will do unless you ride your bike for 8 hours a day for 20 >>> =20 >> years. >> >> Plenty of "bike professional" who it seems don't have a clue. WD40 is >> designed as a water dispersant, not a lube. It does just barely work >> as a lube, as there is a very small amount of very light oil contained >> in the carrier (which evaporates), but it's worse than pretty much >> anything else you might choose to use. The gaps in a chain aren't that >> tiny or difficult for thicker liquid lubes to penetrate. I suppose >> anything will do if you don't really care (water is actually a pretty >> decent lube and cheaper than WD40), but why not make your bike work a >> bit better even if you don't ride it much or often? >> >> Chris >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ& list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> =20 > > > =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .