
30 Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by mollydog
Based on my experience and following the experiences of hundreds of riders the last 20 years, (the last ten online on boards like this) indicate a Scott Oiler may improve life of a typical chain but in No Way can Triple its life.
That is pure hyperbole.
Just because ONE GUY who rides 'round the world to break records, sell books and who is PAID to endorse Scott claims it "Triple's chain life", it does not make that claim gospel. I know better. I'd say to him: Go sell crazy some place else!
In fact, I've known riders who've matched the mileage of Scott Oiler equipped bikes, riding the SAME bike, and they only ever used WD40. Of course type of riding, conditions and rider aggressiveness all figure in.
Overall, based on what I've seen, Scott Oilers Do Help extend life for the average rider, especially in constantly rainy environments like the UK, Scotland and Ireland. However, here in California a clean, lightly oiled and well maintained chain will match the miles of a Scott oiled chain every time.....and with much less mess.
That said, on very long, multi-day rides I use my home made Auto Oiler, especially in the rain. I copied the Loob Man concept and made my oiler for about $2 and about an hour's labor.
Patrick 
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I hate copying an entire post, but I did anyway...
My bike is my horse. If it falls, I could be in for a world of hurt. Take mucho care of horsey...
I've looked at these auto oilers - many different types, several times - but finally started asking myself what problem I was trying to solve. Hmmm...
I'm already pretty anal about daily lube if I've done any real miles. Sure, more probably wouldn't hurt, but these modern alphabet chains are much different than what we used a generation ago. i remember, as a teenager, making my Mom mad because I'd use one of her cooking pots, pour some oil in (probably some kinda junk SAE 30, don't remember that) and bathe my bike chain in warm oil over a burner. Then the messy chain was placed in a plastic bag and put in the freezer overnight.  Nobody really knew what the best thing was back then.
Do I really want to add another thingy to my bike? I'm gonna stick with dedicated lube spraying...for now.
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