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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    Iowa
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    898
    A wax-based lube won't attract the sand like a wet lube will. No lube = squeaky chain and poor performance. Also, the chain and components will not wear well.

    Annie
    Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived." Captain Jean Luc Picard

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Denver Metro
    Posts
    834
    definitaly need lube! just need to use dry lube.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Orlando, FL
    Posts
    287
    I do live in Orlando and yes, in fact, you DO need lube!!! White lightening is a good lube for dirt not to get on the chain or any other wax-based lube. Also, Florida is not as sandy as it may seem (unless your on the beach) . You need the lube to keep the chain moving well and help the life of the chain last longer. If no lube, bad things occur!

  4. #4
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Md suburbs of Wash. DC
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    2,131
    That's what I was planning to explain to him, but was curious if any other Floridians had heard anything like what he'd been told.

    I've used White Lightning in dusty conditions here in the mid-Atlantic and wasn't too thrilled with it. I think I'm gonna send him a bottle of Rock'n'Roll Absolute Dry.
    "How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
    David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com

    Random babblings and some stuff to look at.

 

 

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