See here, "fact 4" and "fact 5":

http://www.quality-cycle.com/truth_a...cle_chains.htm

 

All the way to the bottom of that page it shows the wrong way and the right way to oil a chain, look close at the "right way" picture and you can see chain lube getting all over the tire, yea that's the right way all right.

 

I tend to have a problem with those aerosol lubes anyway. I bought some of the "chain wax" stuff and I've been very disappointed - it's messy and doesn't seem to do a very good job at lubrication, IMO. I find that a good lubing with the manual's recommended 90 weight oil works the best. A single small drop on each "o-ring" and one in the middle works perfectly. You only get oil sling if you use too much.

 

Good information...Thank you

 

It must be true, the page recommends the same chain lube that I use. I lube my chain about every two weeks anyway because I ride in the river all the time. I just might save myself some money and get a non-sealed chain. Thanks for the info.

 

Yup,

I think that I am going to get just a normal old chain, no o-ring or x-ring. Seems fine to me.

 

I can't remember what the brand is but I bought a container of chain lube and o-ring conditioner, its in a plastic shampoo type bottle, it really works good, but I tend to not lube very often, and tyy to keep the chain clean and dry after I wash it. It looks good. In fact for 1850 miles it looks basically brand new.

 

That's really all you should need to do for an "o" or "x" ring chain. The o-rings keep the lube where its suppose to be. A little lube to keep the o-ring seals good and that's all you need. It would be important to not direct too much pressure wash on your o-ring chain, though, since the high pressure could defeat the o-ring seal and wash out the grease.

There's a lot more maintenance for a non-o-ring chain, so that's the downside but they can also last a long time as long as they are cleaned frequently and well maintained.

 

Let me ask this,
What is the proper way to clean an O-Ring. I remember I put some of the PJ-1 stuff on the chain then went for a ride. After I got back I noticed that my chain was just nasty because the dust and grit had been kicked up on the chain and was glued to the chain because of the PJ-1 lube. I cleaned it with soap and water to no avail, it only got a little off. What would be the proper way to remove all that crap from the chain? How often do You have to lube the chain? I was doing mine about once every 2 rides. Guess I was going way overboard on that huh lol. But wonder why it cracked? Maybe it was just a faulty chain that was under too much pressure going up the hill and it couldn't take the load.