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Originally posted by turbo6bar
Well, answer me this: When I am in the larger cogs, the chain makes a lot of racket, and when I get into the smaller cogs (straight chainline), the drivetrain is nearly silent. Thing is, the Park go/no-go chain tool tells me the chain isn't even close to worn out. I used to use homebrew chain lube (mineral spirits and used tranny fluid), but was tired of the noise and having to lubricate so often. I bought Prolink and I think it may even be worse than homebrew. After 1 ride, the chain is noisy again.
What gives?
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well you have two different situations here and you are missing telling us some info too.
which chainring are you in?
are you cross-chaining? i other words, are you in the large chainring and large cogs in the rear?
or small chainring and small cogs.
if that is the case then YES your drivetrain will be louder and be putting more stress on the chain and lead to premature wear.
by puttng side loads on the chain it will be louder and also may be rubbing on the front or rear cogs too.
the other issue it the "homebrew" CRAP you made up! would you use used oil in your car? why would you use used oil on your bike?
especially when it is more exposed to the eliments than a closed car drivetrain. mineral spirits are a good cleaner but NOT a good lube. the USED
oil isn't designed for bikes. what it did was overcoat/overlube the chain and probably made it collect dirt and grime much quicker.
the PROLINK is probably trying to clean out the JUNK that you already have on the chain. did you clean your chain before switching lubes? doesnt sound like it.
so that is what the BIKE SPECIFIC lube is trying to do. you will need to apply mutiple coats over several rides before the PROLINK will start to do its job. read the dirrection on the bottle. they are on there for a reason. or go to their website
http://www.progoldmfr.com/
a properly lubed bike chain isn't ment to be silent. the lube really only needs to go on the rollers of the chain. this is the moving part of the chain. you are going to get noise on the cogs and chainrings anyway. but if it starts to sqeek you went to far between mantainance.
chains are a replacable part of a bike should be changed every 6months or 3000 to 5000 miles. more often if in adverse conditions. serious riders lube their chain and WIPE OFF THE EXCESS before every ride/race.
maybe go down to your local INDEPENDENT BIKE DEALER and ask some questions. a knowlegable bike mechanic should be able to help you out.
by the way Campagnolo Veloce is not "dirt cheap" and shouldn't have been treated that way.