Comments on: How To Lube Your Derailleur Cables http://bluecollarmtb.com/2008/10/19/how-to-lube-your-derailleur-cables/ Mountain Bike Reviews, News, Deals and How Tos Fri, 25 May 2012 06:53:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Guitar Ted http://bluecollarmtb.com/2008/10/19/how-to-lube-your-derailleur-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-168386 Guitar Ted Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:59:22 +0000 http://bluecollarmtb.com/?p=2834#comment-168386 If you have wet conditions, I would recommend Tri-Flow. It breaks up rust really, really well. Your cables are lined with steel, so the muddy riding will start rusting the stainless cable and the steel in the housings where your cables have sawn through the plastic liners. Tri-Flow will flush most of that rust out. Plus it has Teflon, which leaves behind a nice, slippery coating for your cables to slide over and on. BoeShield "T-9" is another excellent lube for cables that like as well If you have wet conditions, I would recommend Tri-Flow. It breaks up rust really, really well. Your cables are lined with steel, so the muddy riding will start rusting the stainless cable and the steel in the housings where your cables have sawn through the plastic liners. Tri-Flow will flush most of that rust out. Plus it has Teflon, which leaves behind a nice, slippery coating for your cables to slide over and on.

BoeShield “T-9″ is another excellent lube for cables that like as well

]]> By: Shred http://bluecollarmtb.com/2008/10/19/how-to-lube-your-derailleur-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-168301 Shred Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:01:35 +0000 http://bluecollarmtb.com/?p=2834#comment-168301 "Using your preferred elixir of slipperyness, drop a few precious drops onto the exposed cable" Ok I heard you should never ever lube your cables so if I'm going to try it what kind of lube should I use. I don't necessarily adhere to the idea of never lubing. I say once dirt and rust get into the housing you might as well try something because the alternative is just replacement and replacement doesn't work very well because this is about my 4th set of rear derailleur cable and housing that I'm on this year. Maybe this never lubing works for those who only ever ride on a perfectly dry day but if you ride in the mud your cables are going to clog and freeze up fast. “Using your preferred elixir of slipperyness, drop a few precious drops onto the exposed cable” Ok I heard you should never ever lube your cables so if I’m going to try it what kind of lube should I use. I don’t necessarily adhere to the idea of never lubing. I say once dirt and rust get into the housing you might as well try something because the alternative is just replacement and replacement doesn’t work very well because this is about my 4th set of rear derailleur cable and housing that I’m on this year. Maybe this never lubing works for those who only ever ride on a perfectly dry day but if you ride in the mud your cables are going to clog and freeze up fast.

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