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Title: Tactile leg lubing on MX - do or don't?
Post by: asgeirtj on Sun, 16 April 2017, 08:16:20

Do you guys prefer lubing the tactile leg or not?

To my knowledge:
advantages of lubing it: more smoothness(I think the smoothness has an inverse relationship with tactility), more silent switch, disadvantages: less tactility
advantages of not lubing it: more tactility, disadvantages: louder, kind of a "rough" scrachy feeling, it feels like it needs lubrication imo.
is there maybe a best of both worlds: lubing it very lightly?
What is your preference?

Title: Re: Tactile leg lubing on MX - do or don't?
Post by: kmba on Mon, 17 April 2017, 10:35:15

I prefer no lube on the legs (some, like zealios, come pre lubed there anyway), just on the sliders and face of the stem. This improves smoothness without sacrificing tactility.

Title: Re: Tactile leg lubing on MX - do or don't?
Post by: tkim on Mon, 17 April 2017, 10:49:42

I prefer no lube on the tactile slider (zealios).

MX tactility is mild at best so I would tread with caution doing lubing which affects tactility

Title: Re: Tactile leg lubing on MX - do or don't?
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 17 April 2017, 13:27:40

some do it, some don't

try both, it's a preference thing