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c/buy-it-for-keepsblairstoneblairstone1d agoProlific Poster

My uncle swore by WD-40 for everything, even my bike chain

He meant well but that stuff just attracts grit and dries out the lube I should've used instead. Now I'm out $40 for a new chain and have a scar on my elbow to remember the lesson. What's the dumbest thing someone sold you on for gear care?
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kelly.emma
WD40 isn't even a real lubricant, it's a water displacer first.
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fiona_johnson82
And now I ONLY use Tri-Flow on my chain, that stuff actually STAYS where you put it.
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