Chain lube wheel shield

[mektek]

After taking off the rear wheel to change the tire I decided to deal with an annoying problem when I lube the chain. On the first ride chainlube blows all over the rim and even the brake disk so I have to spend an hour of hard work cleaning it up the next day. So I came up with a temporary wheel cover made of two pieces of sheet aluminum that can be wire tied to the rim. Now I'll just remove the cover after the first ride and won't need to waste time and effort degreasing the wheel anymore. I'll paint it silver to it looks better

[yngveny]

Seriously! Attaching sheet metal to the wheel and ride...... deathwish

[IndyGunner]

[TRPUT]

Yeh ...

1) You don't need to unbalance your wheel by strapping potential projectiles to it.

2) What you are in fact doing is directing any excess lube straight to the tyre; I'd prefer most of it to be on the wheel, but that's just me.

3) If it takes you an hour to wipe off excess lube, you're doing it wrong ... it's a 2 minute job.

[dano68]

UMMMMMM YEAH!!!!!!! I have no idea what to say to this but .

Let me geuss you are about 17-18 and think you came up with an idea to revolutionalize the motorcycle industry?

Seriuosly dude throw that s*&T in the garbage, just don't do it.

[numus]

... I use an aerosolized chain wax... I have never had exceess lube fly all over the place...

If the bottle says KY, you are doing it wrong.

[Badfaerie]

If the bottle says KY, you are doing it wrong.

[yngveny]

If the bottle says KY, you are doing it wrong.

Guess it depends what you are doing.........

..........oh we were talking about chain lubing, nevermind

[rockat]

Maybe, the problem is how you are cleaning your wheel? And, maybe you are spraying way too much.

[soulpatch]

remind me to NEVER visit florida. Seriously the dumbest people live there.

[teddy]

If you are that worried about how your wheel looks, try a different chain lube before you try to behead yourself or innocent bystanders when that thing comes flying off, seriously.

questions, followed by a few comments...

1. What brand chain lube are you using? Some are designed to 'fling', like for use on dirtbikes to keep the dirt from sticking to the chain and ruining it.

2. When do you apply said lube? Optimal time to lube the chain is after a ride, when it is warm, and lubing it on the inside of the links, not the topside so it essentially 'soaks' in.

3. How heavy are you applying the lube? Once around the chain is enough, you don't need it to drip off the thing when you are done.

I simply can't stress enough how bad of an idea you have going on there...

[Slofuze]

Switch over to a product called "Fluid Film".......end of all your worries. It lubes, cleans, and doesn't fling.

[shpielers]

I use hear oil to lube my chain and even that never flings onto my wheel, key alone my brake rotor on the far side. What are you using and how much of it?

[rottenpixies]

Everyone is suggesting he is not cleaning is wheels the proper way. It takes me a while to really get them clean also. Can someone please share their method? I just spray the degreeser on it than spray it off, but it still has stuff caked to it that I have to wipe down with a towel to really get clean and down to the wheel.

[Badfaerie]

Everyone is suggesting he is not cleaning is wheels the proper way. It takes me a while to really get them clean also. Can someone please share their method? I just spray the degreeser on it than spray it off, but it still has stuff caked to it that I have to wipe down with a towel to really get clean and down to the wheel.

No one is saying he's not cleaning his wheel properly, they are saying he's not lubing his chain properly and instead, installing a spinning disk of death to protect his wheel from stray lube.