Lube on crack?
04-30-18, 03:18 PM
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Lube on crack?
I found a lubrication product on a bike web store site that really caught my eye:
CeramicSpeed UFO Drip Chain lube
$75.00 USD
No mention of # of fluid ounces. Looks like 4-6 oz from the photo, but who knows? Sorry, no link...Google it if you must.
Does a product for lubricating bicycles at that price point point to charlatan snake oil ? Or is this the messiah oil we've all been waiting for?
CeramicSpeed UFO Drip Chain lube
$75.00 USD
No mention of # of fluid ounces. Looks like 4-6 oz from the photo, but who knows? Sorry, no link...Google it if you must.
Does a product for lubricating bicycles at that price point point to charlatan snake oil ? Or is this the messiah oil we've all been waiting for?
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04-30-18, 06:10 PM
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They claim 4.5 - 9 Watts but by their own testing that's not true.
I believe it is supposed to work like a wax but you can apply it like any normal lube which means you don't need all the rigmarole that waxing chains normally involves.
There's a graph (supplied by ceramic speed mind you) on this page https://cyclingtips.com/2018/03/fast...ves-you-money/ which shows UFO drip to have the least drag but it's only 1 or 2 watts over it's nearest competitors.
One of the interesting points raised in that article is how chain lube will affect chain life. It may be more cost efficient to use a high priced lube if it extends the life of your chain and cassette.
I believe it is supposed to work like a wax but you can apply it like any normal lube which means you don't need all the rigmarole that waxing chains normally involves.
There's a graph (supplied by ceramic speed mind you) on this page https://cyclingtips.com/2018/03/fast...ves-you-money/ which shows UFO drip to have the least drag but it's only 1 or 2 watts over it's nearest competitors.
One of the interesting points raised in that article is how chain lube will affect chain life. It may be more cost efficient to use a high priced lube if it extends the life of your chain and cassette.
04-30-18, 06:11 PM
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I think the OP probably meant to type "lube on steroids" but maybe not. 
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They should offer the first one to be free, but that could be a slippery slope if it does work as advertised.
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$75USD for 6oz?
At that price instead of oil and solvent there's better be unicorn blood or kitten tears as well.
At that price instead of oil and solvent there's better be unicorn blood or kitten tears as well.
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When you run a $150 chain through a $600 derailleur cage you use $75 lubricant. It's what you do.
Cable TV costs more than $75/month. Some spend that much each month on coffee. No one bats an eyelash at the cost of Netflix or craft beers. I know a guy who put a $1200 grille on his truck when it had a perfectly good grille to begin with.
I don't see the big deal. If someone wants to use it then it is their business. I just hope that whomever does is also giving to charity a commensurate amount.
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Cable TV costs more than $75/month. Some spend that much each month on coffee. No one bats an eyelash at the cost of Netflix or craft beers. I know a guy who put a $1200 grille on his truck when it had a perfectly good grille to begin with.
I don't see the big deal. If someone wants to use it then it is their business. I just hope that whomever does is also giving to charity a commensurate amount.
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NFS is the best chain lube.
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When you run a $150 chain through a $600 derailleur cage you use $75 lubricant. It's what you do.
Cable TV costs more than $75/month. Some spend that much each month on coffee. No one bats an eyelash at the cost of Netflix or craft beers. I know a guy who put a $1200 grille on his truck when it had a perfectly good grille to begin with.
I don't see the big deal. If someone wants to use it then it is their business. I just hope that whomever does is also giving to charity a commensurate amount.
-Tim-
Cable TV costs more than $75/month. Some spend that much each month on coffee. No one bats an eyelash at the cost of Netflix or craft beers. I know a guy who put a $1200 grille on his truck when it had a perfectly good grille to begin with.
I don't see the big deal. If someone wants to use it then it is their business. I just hope that whomever does is also giving to charity a commensurate amount.
-Tim-
05-01-18, 12:27 PM
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One of the better lubes is one made by a member from this site can't think of the name off hand but it is a very thick lube and works very good although a little on the messy side but once u put it on u can ride up to 500 miles without a relube not bad but as I said it can be messy
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One of the better lubes is one made by a member from this site can't think of the name off hand but it is a very thick lube and works very good although a little on the messy side but once u put it on u can ride up to 500 miles without a relube not bad but as I said it can be messy
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05-01-18, 03:25 PM
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Ah Denmark company. Only have to sell one $1000 pulley wheel and they can go home for weekend. Sounds like genius to me.
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540 for a bb... must be one of them iBB.
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