Linkasaurus

£130 for the earlybird deal on kickstarter – looks nifty but would you get one at that price? Suppose it might be useful for marathon races / longer rides or even for guides etc. that use their bike every day for extended periods but would it tempt you for “regular” use?

j

About the same price as the motorcycle systems too!….I rode for years without a Scottoiler and never needed to change the chain, sprockets etc….my mileage on a motorbike used to be around 1000 miles per month and provided I lubed the chain weekly everything was fine, seems overkill for me on a MTB.

I’m a big fan of Scottoiler UBS, but wouldn’t be tempted by that at a tenth of the price. That said, I am nowhere near the target market.

I’ve started using their FS365 stuff as a chain lube, due to RnR no longer being available. Early signs are good, Although the impending wet manky weather will be the true test.

Cheap as chips.

I suppose in race situations every little helps but I can’t help but think that all the trail crap thrown onto even a clean, properly lubed chain would have more of an impact on chain friction than the absolute optimal lubrication vs a quick blast of whatever’s in the boot of the car onto a slightly grubby chain at a trail centre car park – come on we’ve all done it at some point 😳

I thought kick-starter was meant for new companies?

EDIT: may be linking Scotoil and Scotoiler when it’s not the case

It removes risk from the business of funding the tooling and initial production run of a product.

I think for small/medium companies with limited cash flow or a ‘is there a market’ product it’s a very useful way of establishing demand and reducing risk.

Just becuase the bloke who owns a company is loaded it doesn’t mean there’s cash in the company to pay for this…

I’ve been using the UBS stuff on my ht for a few weeks – seems pretty good – even gave it a proper dunking through a stream without many complaints – thought I could ride through it, WRONG – was worried it would wash off with the first splash through a puddle but seems more resilient than I imagined, will give it a go on the commuter soon as i’ve just changed the chain so it doesn’t need touching yet.

Is the FS365 similar to the UBS?

J

I use the old school manual Scottoiler with the squeezy squid on my commuter, and like it because it makes winter chain maintenance less of a chore.
I’m not sure that automatic delivery is a killer feature, and I don’t think they are going to convince enough people to give it a punt at that price.

Nobeer, the FS365 will work just great during the winter. I’ve been using it about 4 years now, and had their bike system for a few years on the commuter before that. I wash the bike with a normal hose after riding, then apply some to the chain, cassette and mech with a skoosh, then sometimes a drop of lawnmower oil on the chain and put the bike away. It takes seconds, and next time out the drivechain really doesn’t get mucky. When the next ride’s finished I just repeat, light rinse with a hose, reapply, easy.

I’m amazed they are still trying to sell this utter guff 20 odd years after the manual system appeared in the mags.

Think it’s damn pricy which will kill the idea. I can see it being useful on a commuter, or on solo 6/12/24 hour races as one less thing to think about, and I do think there’s more of a market now, with the more endurance orientated races, bikepacking and micro-adventures becoming popular (now that they have a funky hashtag). however, I think the old version will do the job adequately and can still be had on here