Was heading out this morning and noticed my chain was bone dry. No lube around so I just went to the kitchen and grabbed the canola oil. Not ideal, I know, and didn’t seem durable since it all seemed gone by the time I was home, it was very wet out, but any downside? Seems better than nothing…
Oh you mean or your bike…
Oh you mean or your bike…
I always just use a little spit on the finger…
In a pinch I’ve stopped at a gas station and gone through the garbage to find a used oil container. There is always a little in the can / bottle.
Was heading out this morning and noticed my chain was bone dry. No lube around so I just went to the kitchen and grabbed the canola oil. Not ideal, I know, and didn’t seem durable since it all seemed gone by the time I was home, it was very wet out, but any downside? Seems better than nothing…
Veggie oils will gum up as they oxidize and that will lead to a really sticky, non free running chain.
Hugh
Never used cooking oil on the bike, but I did use another cooking oil (coconut) for lip balm when I ran out of regular lip balm.
For the bike, it’s Prolink. Got the 16 oz “bulk” bottle from Amazon. Use it to fill a Prolink 4 oz applicator bottle.
I wonder what would happen if you lubed the chain with KY?
I once read about someone using vegetable oil in a chainsaw to butcher moose. Don’t see a reason to do it on a bike unless you are riding through food.
I wonder what would happen if you lubed the chain with KY?
Your junk will still be numb after a long ride…
I once read about someone using vegetable oil in a chainsaw to butcher moose. Don’t see a reason to do it on a bike unless you are riding through food.
Riding through food - comedy gold!
I’ve used some extra olive oil that I came across on an MTB that was ridden a lot in the dirt. Worked great.
olive oil tested really well, at least when new, at friction-facts.com
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