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Bike Lubricants Buying Guide

Getting the right kind of pivotal parts.

Types of Lubricants

* Light Oils: These lubricants are meant for bike cable housings, and are either made of vegetable oils or synthetic oils. Since they are light, they penetrate very quickly and are easy to clean. * Chain Oils: In order to prevent scuffing of bike chains, one can use chain oils for lubrication. Chains can be lubricated by submerging them in chain oil. It is preferable to use chain oils to cleanup bike chains rather than use grease, which may be messy. *grease. * Wax Lubricants: Wax lubricants do not trap too much dirt which is an extreme advantage, but they can be difficult to apply. For the best effect, it’s preferable to soak the chain in a cleaning solvent before applying wax lubricants. *Grease guns can be used for easy and efficient application of grease.

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