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cam maintenance

Mr Ticks

22-Sep-2008
8:41:29 AM

so cams need lube just like many ladies out there, any tips about types of lubes that wont harm my lovely cams???

skink

22-Sep-2008
10:02:21 AM

This is disturbing...

where are you planning on sticking these lubed up cams?

Tris

22-Sep-2008
10:17:05 AM

Metolius cam lube:

http://www.metoliusclimbing.com/camlube.htm

Does the job fine.

citationx

22-Sep-2008
11:00:08 AM

go to a bike shop and ask for a bottle of teflon lube. it's purpose on bikes is the chain without getting grit/dust sticking to it. non-oily etc, works well.

evanbb

22-Sep-2008
12:05:06 PM

I've been using silicone spray on mine which is okay but really cheap. Only rates a C+. There was talk on another thread that the Metolius lube was the bees knees and well worth the $.

deadbudgy

22-Sep-2008
12:57:24 PM

I clean with silicon spray and then lube with graphite.

Mr Ticks

22-Sep-2008
2:46:14 PM

is that teflon lube called white lightning by any chance? Just wondering cause ive got some for my downhill bike

dalai

22-Sep-2008
2:55:46 PM

On 22/09/2008 deadbudgy wrote:
>I clean with silicon spray and then lube with graphite.

Or just use Mr Sheen...

Paulie

23-Sep-2008
4:52:32 PM

On 22/09/2008 deadbudgy wrote:
>... lube with graphite.

Ditto. I've found anything else just gunks them up.

stonetroll

23-Sep-2008
8:41:17 PM

Yeh go the specialised Metolious cam lube, it gos on moist then drys out leaving a protective wax, that gives such a Oooh responsive smooth action for your cams to glide so comfortably in those lucious deep inviting cracks. And it wont stain the sheets.

muki

24-Sep-2008
12:22:29 PM

On 22/09/2008 Mr Ticks wrote:
>is that teflon lube called white lightning by any chance? Just wondering
>cause ive got some for my downhill bike

the spray on Teflon is what I use, and the cams are all silky smooth 2 years on, needs 24 hrs to cure,
then no more grit/grime problems to gum up the works, expensive, but worth all the time saved on
maintenance, and trying desperately to trigger a cam midst crux, better than graphite, lasts longer.

Cool Hand Lock

29-Sep-2008
9:35:29 PM

>the spray on Teflon is what I use,

should read: Cool hand's Teflon spray is what I use

we did our cams 2+years ago and they're still going well. It's da shit

muki

29-Sep-2008
10:02:51 PM

Yeah, Cool hand's Teflon spray is what I use.

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