Posts Tagged ‘squirt lube’
The Caveman uses Squirt lube
Recent Squirt photo shoot in Knysna, South Africa – Squirt’s HQ.
The two Cape Epic mountain bike stage races (900km in a week) I did taught me a few things:
1) Chamois cream goes with backsides like wheels goes with bicycles,
2) There is only one chain lube that lasts longer and keeps your chain clean: Squirt. If you dont rate triathletes, ask Ned and Travis and Kloser and those pros who use Squirt on the sly…
Because when the doing gets tough, the tough gets going…
Caveman takes XTERRA Knysna
Sani2C Mountain bike race.
Spot the Caveman? (In Specialized’s all red.) Nervously peering around the pack on the far left. Typical triathlete, I distrust all forms of pack riding. I like to blaze the open road/trail, pick my own lines, and set my own pace. Here, (on the 1st few kms of open roads) busy little 18 year olds jump on the brakes for no reason and overlap wheels, darting around the pack in a flurry of short lasting energy.
Specialized Factory rider Burry Stander and I was lucky enough to get an entry into the 3 day Sani2C MTB race. (The race has a 3 year waiting list)
Sani2C Mountain bike race. (read: Sani to sea)
My bags are packed and I’m ready to go… my last day in Stellenbosch for 2009. Scary thought. I’m leaving for Durban in the morning for the start of the Sani2C mountain bike race.Its probably the most stage race I have done in South Africa. I did the Cape Epic in 2005 and 2006 with my mate Barry Pauw and I did the 2007 Sani2C with Down Hill ace Greg Minnaar.
Bike porn from Interbike 2007
The Avia bike drew a lot of attention and explained bike show goers why there’s running shoes at their “bike show”. Triathletes!
Caveman’s clever trick to lube a needy chain WITH YOUR CAR’S DIP STICK!
How to lube a rusted bike chain when you have no (Squirt) chain lube.
Disaster strikes. The airline took your luggage hostage. You have to pre ride the course, so you borrowed a bike, helmet, shoes 2 sizes too big and clothes. (Yay for someone else’s used chamois!) Read more about why and how this was the worst travel of my life: Flying the friendly skies.
But oh dear, no chain lube to be found!
Levels of lube:
– Best case scenario would obviously be Squirt lube.
– A very distant 2nd would be the other stuff they call chain lube. (But you’ll have to decontaminate your chain before re-applying Squirt once your luggage comes)
– When I was a kid I once sprayed energy drink on my chain every time the squeak got bad. It worked pretty well, but I realized the spraying intervals became really frequent and of course the noise came back worse than ever. And then the monumentous BONK on the way home when all your carbs went on the chain. (Like I said, I was a kid)
– Last resort would be:
Caveman’s clever trick to lube a needy chain WITH YOUR CAR’S DIP STICK!
1) Pop the bonnet. (Hood) in USA. *Read more about the bike at the bottom of post.
