Bargain Crazy Thread

[supercommuter]

Patrick Star said:

WD40 chain wax in the Aldi aisle of wonders

Don't buy it. Absolute crap

[Patrick Star]

Oh well, 2.99 for a garage shelf ornament'

[Zarco]

Works alright for me

Suppose I'm not in Scotland nor do I do a million miles a week.

[moanthebairns]

Zarco said:

Works alright for me

Suppose I'm not in Scotland nor do I do a million miles a week.

it gets flung everywhere is the main issue.

[Zarco]

Not in my experience.

[trickywoo]

Patrick Star said:

WD40 chain wax in the Aldi aisle of wonders

As with other people above I found it dreadful too. Ran out of propellant when still half full which was a blessing really as it knackered the shift quality.

I was ready to get a new chain it was that bad. However, when the propellant ran out I just gave it a good clean and went back to Wurth and all was well.

[CousinDupree]

trickywoo said:

As with other people above I found it dreadful too. Ran out of propellant when still half full which was a blessing really as it knackered the shift quality.

I was ready to get a new chain it was that bad. However, when the propellant ran out I just gave it a good clean and went back to Wurth and all was well.

Wurth is still the best stuff.

[dibblecorse]

trickywoo said:

Patrick Star said:

WD40 chain wax in the Aldi aisle of wonders

As with other people above I found it dreadful too. Ran out of propellant when still half full which was a blessing really as it knackered the shift quality.

I was ready to get a new chain it was that bad. However, when the propellant ran out I just gave it a good clean and went back to Wurth and all was well.

Serious question, how does chain lube effect shift quality, its not like a mountain bike with a cassette on the back or am I missing something ??

[trickywoo]

dibblecorse said:

trickywoo said:

Patrick Star said:

WD40 chain wax in the Aldi aisle of wonders

As with other people above I found it dreadful too. Ran out of propellant when still half full which was a blessing really as it knackered the shift quality.

I was ready to get a new chain it was that bad. However, when the propellant ran out I just gave it a good clean and went back to Wurth and all was well.

Serious question, how does chain lube effect shift quality, its not like a mountain bike with a cassette on the back or am I missing something ??

I have no idea but you know when your shift just doesn't feel right and it turns out your tension is out and correcting it improves the quality - the WD 40 made my shift feel like that.

That being said I'm very sensitive to shift quality and its a big buying decider for me so I only have bikes with nice shift quality.

[dern]

trickywoo said:

dibblecorse said:

trickywoo said:

Patrick Star said:

WD40 chain wax in the Aldi aisle of wonders

As with other people above I found it dreadful too. Ran out of propellant when still half full which was a blessing really as it knackered the shift quality.

I was ready to get a new chain it was that bad. However, when the propellant ran out I just gave it a good clean and went back to Wurth and all was well.

Serious question, how does chain lube effect shift quality, its not like a mountain bike with a cassette on the back or am I missing something ??

I have no idea but you know when your shift just doesn't feel right and it turns out your tension is out and correcting it improves the quality - the WD 40 made my shift feel like that.

That being said I'm very sensitive to shift quality and its a big buying decider for me so I only have bikes with nice shift quality.

I guess it changes the freedom of movement of the links and therefore the tension as you said. If I don't lube my chain for a week you can feel the shift quality getting worse.

[supercommuter]

CousinDupree said:

trickywoo said:

As with other people above I found it dreadful too. Ran out of propellant when still half full which was a blessing really as it knackered the shift quality.

I was ready to get a new chain it was that bad. However, when the propellant ran out I just gave it a good clean and went back to Wurth and all was well.

Wurth is still the best stuff.

I have about 15 tins of that Wurth dry lube, I use it on my track bike but it doesn't last long enough on the road.

All about that luberice spray grease. You actually cant beat it on the road and costs are minimal.

[CousinDupree]

supercommuter said:

I have about 15 tins of that Wurth dry lube, I use it on my track bike but it doesn't last long enough on the road.

All about that luberice spray grease. You actually cant beat it on the road and costs are minimal.

When I was commuting, I always had scottoilers on my bikes. Fill it up once every few months, then look back at a perfectly oiled chain, all of the time. You could easily do 15k without getting a tight spot in the chain and upto double that overall. Much easier on the gearbox / foot too

Can't beat them really, particulary when bikes had ste chains as standard, although the Asian built KTMs seem to be heading back that way.

Kawasaki got it right when they had oilers on their H2 750. The 70s one, not that latest diesel.

[supercommuter]

CousinDupree said:

supercommuter said:

I have about 15 tins of that Wurth dry lube, I use it on my track bike but it doesn't last long enough on the road.

All about that luberice spray grease. You actually cant beat it on the road and costs are minimal.

When I was commuting, I always had scottoilers on my bikes. Fill it up once every few months, then look back at a perfectly oiled chain, all of the time. You could easily do 15k without getting a tight spot in the chain and upto double that overall. Much easier on the gearbox / foot too

Can't beat them really, particulary when bikes had ste chains as standard, although the Asian built KTMs seem to be heading back that way.

Kawasaki got it right when they had oilers on their H2 750. The 70s one, not that latest diesel.

You know, i have never used a scott oiler, which is poor considering I have probably done close to 400,000 miles on bikes so far in my riding career

[MrChips]

Can anyone recommend and decently price base layers, mainly for summer riding? I've got one from RevIt which is pretty good but looking online most seem to be £40 plus! Surely there are some alternatives made from the same materials without the motorbike price uplift? Are they similar to running base layers from sports shops?

[SteelerSE]

MrChips said:

Can anyone recommend and decently price base layers, mainly for summer riding? I've got one from RevIt which is pretty good but looking online most seem to be £40 plus! Surely there are some alternatives made from the same materials without the motorbike price uplift? Are they similar to running base layers from sports shops?

Take your pick:
https://www.sportsdirect.com/mens/mens-base-layer

Or Aldi / Lidl often have them in very cheaply.

[Ed.]

SteelerSE said:

MrChips said:

Can anyone recommend and decently price base layers, mainly for summer riding? I've got one from RevIt which is pretty good but looking online most seem to be £40 plus! Surely there are some alternatives made from the same materials without the motorbike price uplift? Are they similar to running base layers from sports shops?

Take your pick:
https://www.sportsdirect.com/mens/mens-base-layer

Or Aldi / Lidl often have them in very cheaply.

Helly hansen lifadry worked for me last summer, they're usually £20 ish but currently £15 on amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Helly-Hansen-Mens-Lifa-Ba...

[Prof Prolapse]

I use WD40 wax here with no issues. Allegedly it works better in the wet, unsure if that’s true, but anecdotally it works for me.

Originally BN gave me a few cans actually.

[Rubin215]

For those that won't use or don't have scotoilers, you should try XCP.

https://xcp-protection.com/products/xcp-chain-lubr...

Absolutely brilliant stuff.

[Ed.]

Rubin215 said:

For those that won't use or don't have scotoilers, you should try XCP.

https://xcp-protection.com/products/xcp-chain-lubr...

Absolutely brilliant stuff.

Thanks, will try.
It's half price at sports bike shop at the moment.

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

[CAPP0]

MrChips said:

Can anyone recommend and decently price base layers, mainly for summer riding? I've got one from RevIt which is pretty good but looking online most seem to be £40 plus! Surely there are some alternatives made from the same materials without the motorbike price uplift? Are they similar to running base layers from sports shops?

The Aldi/Lidl merino stuff, branded Crane, works well for me and is pretty good value.