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I agree that WD40 is not good for rubber, but it will diplace water and prevent rust.



Yup... it'll also displace grease (like the internal stuff behind the O/X rings that the factory puts in there) with a really thin lubricant that's no good at heat. That's a bit like replacing the high temp grease in your wheel bearings with vaseline - it's easy & cheap but it won't do the job. There's no point in having a nice clean, non-rusty chain if it flogs itself out in no time flat. If you want to clean the chain use kerosine or a commercial chain cleaner.

There's a bunch of different chain lubes out there - wax based, silicon based, oil based etc. Given that we're supposed to lubricate the chains every 500km/300 miles it doesn't really matter which chain lube you choose as long as you do it regularly. A well lubed chain will also displace water without the need for WD40 and won't rust. And there's also solutions like the Scottoiler for those who find regularly spraying & cleaning the chain to be too much bother.

Matt

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