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Found out chain lube has an expiration date the hard way
I was cleaning my bike last weekend and noticed my bottle of dry lube looked kind of separated. Checked the bottom and sure enough there was a date stamp from 3 years ago. I always figured lube just got old and thick but apparently the additives break down. Used some new stuff from the co-op and my shifting felt way smoother. Has anyone else run into old lube causing problems?
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maxl9317d agoTop Commenter
Yeah @brooke_jones, my buddy's old lube gummed up his whole derailleur once.
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ray_sullivan18d ago
Funny enough, that separation usually just means it settled, not expired.
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brooke_jones17d ago
Huh, you know what, I used to throw out stuff if it separated like that. But you're right, I think I read somewhere that it's just the ingredients settling over time. Definitely gonna keep things around a bit longer now.
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