zeego

Ok what do you live by?

dexmax

i use pedro's....

RonH

They use ONLY Tri-Flow at my favorite bike shop.

michael_tn

zeego ...

i'm currently in love with pedro's extra dry, works well for me. of course there are a bunch of threads in the forums on this subject, do a search and get a hundred more opinions

-- michael

gonzohill

Finish Line Cross Country

Nightshade

Best chain lube you say? Why it's "3 in 1 oil" all the way!!

mr_ed

I use Pro Link Chain Lube.



Ed

operator

Yep, I only use Tri-Flow too.

jkittlesen

Castrol Gun Lube

steveknight

right now I am playing around with voowdew. it is about the slickest thing I have seen. now I am testing it for longevity.
https://www.voodew.com/Falex/Extreme%...re%20tests.htm

a2psyklnut

I've used Tri-flow on my road bike, but avoid it for my mountain bike. It collects too much dirt and gets UGLY black!

I've use White Lightning with much success. I've also used Finish Line Krytech and it's worked similar to the the White Lightning.

Currently, I'm using the aforementioned Pedro's Dry Lube. This has been a great lube and has worked very well for the road and mountain bike. It's my current #1 recommendation.

L8R

headn4thehills

another vote for tri-flow. LBS recommended it. It has worked great so far.

caloso

Finish Line Krytech.

Moistfly

Tri flow for my road bike

late

Hi,
I alternate between Prolink and Finish Line Century.
Provides a very smooth feel.

MudPie

For my mountain bike, it's Prolink! Best dang stuff for the dry, hardpack in Southern California.

Raiyn

Best stuff out there

froze

I live by anything except anything that has wax in it!! Wax is crap, it last only about 60 miles and then the chain starts to fuss, and that fuss is wear happening to your $35 chain. Would you drive your car if your engine started making noise due to bad or no oil? Why not? So why do that to your chain? Stay away from the wax products.

3 in 1 motor oil is a 20 weight and the 3 in 1 household is 18w oil that like engine oil will attrack dirt like flies to fly paper; again not good for chain life because the grit will destroy the chain; kind of like using no oil filter on your engine.

TriFlow has one poster said is very good, I used it for 20 years before switching to wax...I needed to learn a lesson!! I like to experiment, so after the wax crap shortened my chain life by 100% I got a new chain and started using Speed Skate Lube about 3 years ago. I actually liked it except it came only in a spray and had to wait 24 hours for it dry, so about 6 months later I switched to Finish Line Teflon Dry...which I also learned from my LBS to let it dry 24 hours also then wipe. This stuff holds up real well...at least in dry climates, not sure about rain. I decided to test the Finish Line by not relubing intill the chain made noise, after about 800 miles it still was quiet, but it was black as cole so I cleaned the chain and relubed it. I now clean and relube about every 200 miles.

I had to replace my freewheel about 3 years ago and about a 8 months later I could hear the pawls clicking (this bothered me because I'm use to silence), so I took the Speed Skate Lube and sprayed the freewheel to see what would happen, and the thing hasn't made a sound since!

Remember I said I liked to experiment? Last week I decided to try something, I first cleaned the chain (as I aways do when I relube), then lubed with the Speed Skate Lube, I let that dry for 24 hours, then applied the Finish Line Teflon Dry and let it dry for another 24 hours. So far so good, but it's way to early to tell.

Portis

On my MTB's,I have been experimenting with chain lubes. I have been lubing with each and then riding 100 miles. I have ridden in identical conditions with each lube. So far I have found Boeshield to last the longest. I just used Pro Link for the first time and i am not impressed. I only got about 50 miles before i started to get chain chatter. My chain was so noisy today that I thought it was going to explode! I have used Boeshield for the previous 2500 miles and almost always get 100 miles before the chain makes any noise.

Tri flow is very similar to the Pro Link in duration. I think I will be sticking to BoeShield from now on.

steveknight

I have not found a lube that only lasts 50 miles. myself if you clean the chain well most of the lubes last a long time. but What I am after is long lasting in the rain and the least amount of lube on the chain so it stays clean. that last part is the hardest. no lube o far lasted after I wiped the chin to where there was nothing visible. after that I get a few days riding then it got noisy.

caloso

Correction (since I looked at the bottle this morning): Finish Line Teflon Dry. As one of the other posters mentioned, it works really well when you let it sit and then wipe. Tri-flow attracts way too much crud in my experience.

BlastRadius

Pedros Extra Dry on chain, Boeshield T9 everywhere else.

Looks like I may try Pro-Link or VooDew.

Gumper

Voodew chain lube.

Portis

I hadn't either till I tried this Pro Link. I degrease and relube my chain every 100 miles. (on 2 bikes) I often go the entire 100 miles with no chain talk using T9 (Boeshield). This Pro link didn't make it half that long before the chatter started. I ride on a lot of dirty roads so lube is heavily tested on my DT.

khuon

I have been using DuMonde Tech for the past 5 years. I recently switched to the Tech Lite for my roadbike though. It's a wet lube but acts a lot like a dry lube.