Chain Marking for Lubrication?

 Lubed my chain today.  The process for me (the non-lazy way) is to spray 12
inches of it, roll the bike, spray another 12, etc.

In  any case, just to be sure I didn't miss the starting point, I tied a
short piece of dental floss around one of the chain rungs, and started from
there.  Worked fine.

I'm going to leave the dental floss on.  My guess is that, because the chain
and sprockets are a lot harder than the floss, it will be gone within a few
miles.

The tails on the floss are about 1 inch (just long enough that I spot it
easily).

Any better way to mark the chain?

Any risk with dental floss of just letting it wear off?

Thanks.

 


Well, let's see......... if you are in a fairly well lit area and you can't
tell where the lube IS by LOOKING at it, then it probably didn't need
additional lube in the first place.  ;-)

Then there is the matter on not NEEDING to actually spray the whole length
of the chain...........unless the "lube" you are using turns to a solid the
instant it hits the chain.  If it stays semi-liquid for more than a few
seconds, spray the exposed bottom portion of the chain in a fairly liberal
fashion and spin the wheel for about 20 rotations.  It is, after all, the
sprocket teeth you are lubing just as much as the actual chain.

 
I can usually tell, but I have to kind of stare.  The dental floss seems
easier.


Lube instructions say to spray from sprocket side (i.e. inside) of chain and
to do the whole length.

You may be right, but I'm an "instructions" kind of guy.

 David T. Ashley wrote:

I suppose some people do that because they can't remember which teeth
they'd already cleaned.  Leaving the floss in place might also keep some
of the slobber of their chins.

I would think it's more important to clean the chain before lubing.  I
guess dental floss would work but bike teeth are have even biggr gaps
than my old chompers so toothpicks would be faster and rags and a good
brush would be even faster!

 paul c wrote:

(not to mention a little kerosene unless there is a kind of chain that's
not good for, can't remember if there is, now where did I leave that
floss again?)