Hi All Following recommendations on this forum I bought some Squirt lube. I did my first ride after applying it this morning on the turbo / trainer. OMG - I have never heard such a noisy drivetrain. It sounded like a nest of mice in the garage. So squeaky I could hear it above my headphones! Am I …

Forgive the silly question @Sundance , but are you shaking the bottle before applying? Worth asking because it’ll make a big difference with Squirt.

Dunno… Here is how I roll. Degrease chain off the bike, in either autoglum engine cleaner (dirt cheap and works wonders) or your degreaser of choice, rinse with hot water, dry. Throw chain in ziplock, squirt some squirt, shake and leave for 5 minutes. Remove from ziplock and put on paper towel to le…

I second the other voices saying that you probably just need to apply a bit more. The first time with Squirt I hated it on the first ride, then applied more and loved it, and over time it’s really been fantastic. For a newly degreased chain, it does take a couple of coats to really work properly, bu…

Just use more. I really like the stuff, it’s clean, stays in the chain and is quiet. After using wet lubes for years this stuff is much cleaner, stays in place and keeps it quiet.

No offence taken @Harrisoncj13 ! I didn’t take the chain off when I degreased it so shouldn’t be any chain routing issues?

Thanks for all the replies. I applied another coat last night (3rd coat) and went for a ride this afternoon. Still really squeaky. Lots of waxy debris on chain after the ride although comes off fairly easily with a rag. It’s difficult to run the rag through the chain I find as there is zero glide a…

I think your chain still has grease on it. That industry grease that comes with a new chain can really stick. It needs to be totally free of grease. Take it off and leave over night in diesel or something similar degreaser. Then you need to remove the degreaser before applying Squirt.

you also want the derailleur pulleies, cassette and chainrings to be completely grease free i imagine, otherwise every turn of the pedals is just getting old contaminants onto your chain FYI dont use squirt, but this also applies to waxed chains

[image] Sundance: It’s difficult to run the rag through the chain I find as there is zero glide and rag kind of sticks! You still have grease on it. Waxed chains (with squirt or hot wax) are not sticky at all. Factory grease and some other lubes are sticky. Degreasing it when it’s on the bik…

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Sundance March 29, 2020, 5:15pm 15

Yes, I shook the bottle which meant that there were some air bubbles in the wax occasionally whwn applying to the roller pins. Is it correct to shake the bottle?

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