[Closed] which Dry lube?

GT85.

Squirt

Squirt or muc off

[url= http://m.evanscycles.com/products/progold/prolink-xtreme-chain-lube-ec046813 ]Progold[/url]

Muc off C3 dry, applied a few hours before you are due to ride....lasts longer in my experience than Squirt in Cannock Chase conditions.... Including damp and the odd puddle.

This one from the latest psa it's a 16oz bottle, great value and a superb lube according to the stw faithful http://www.halfords.com/cycling/tools-maintenance/cleaning-lube/progold-prolink-extreme-spray-16oz

RR Extreme blue if you can find it

Used Squirt, then [url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/white-lightning-clean-ride-lubricant-240ml-bottle/?sku=5360066538 ]White Lightning Clean Ride[/url], next bottle was another one of Clean Ride. V similar to Squirt but get more for your money.

Said before in lube threads but MRP and E13 both recommend against Pro Gold lubes as the paraffin base wrecks their products (for those of us who are old-skool and ride with bashguards, chain guides etc)

Squirt.

FinishLine.

I love my Pedros ice Wax

Squirt

Squirt

I use Profi Drylube in the workshop - not easy to find in this country, I import it specially, but it's the best I've found by a long way. Sprays on thinly, evaporates quickly to leave a really slippery layer behind.

Here... 😉
[url= https://www.louis-moto.co.uk/artikel/profi-dry-lube-chain-spray/10004198 ]link[/url]

Yup, that's the stuff - I just get it by the crate from Germany 😉

Fancy selling me a can then......Please Ben 😀

I'm all out! Got more arriving next week, though - bung me an email.

One sent.Thanks ben. 😀

Purple.

Squirt

Ben...where do you get it, seems pricey but does it last well? Currently a r n r extreme user but that's all gone nearly 🙁

C3 hasn't lasted long on a ride for me, even on the road. Started with completely clean chain and did 2 applications before ride. Very noisy after just a few miles

No love for White Lightning Epic Ride?

I use it for MTB and road - seems to stay on just long enough but you never get any sticky residue or gunk.

Wish it was a bit cheaper, but seems on par with rivals.

White Lightning Clean Ride.

Given up on dry lube, not found one that lasts more than a few hours riding, before the chain sounds dry

Finish line red for Summer and green for Winter. Never found anything better for the price. A drop on each link spin the pedals. Wipe the outside of the chain then ride. Never had a dry chain. For what its worth I never clean my chains just wipe off the excess crud then re lube. They seem to last longer in my experience.

I got some Squirt lube last week after another thread here where most folk recommended it. I was previously using Finish Line Dry (red cap). Very impressed with Squirt and its "self cleaning" properties - had a few manky rides around damp and muddy trails and it's quiet and clean (unlike the rest of the bike); by comparison the Finish Line Dry would've been long gone, leaving me with a dirty and noisy chain.

Would have said Rock 'n' roll blue - but that is getting discontinued.

I'm going to try ultimate bike solution this summer - but when it gets wet I might try prolink, possibly stealth.

Depends on your geology and riding.

For me I have moved away from really wet lubes like finish line green. If cycling in the muck I'm going to strip the drive-chain down after every ride anyway - if it can last a day on the hills that it good enough for me. It is the grit which really kills the drive chain, so I run the lightest lube I can get away with.

I put a quality lube on the chain after each ride and have some light oil in the back-pack in case the lot get's washed off. To be honest I've never needed to.

Since going to Squirt when dryish and Progold Extreme rest of time I have a shelf of redundant other lubes ! C3 Ceramic Wet, White Lightning Epic, Fenwicks Stealth Road, all gathering dust....

[i]Given up on dry lube, not found one that lasts more than a few hours riding, before the chain sounds dry[/i]

that was my view!! I was hoping they'd improved 😯

Bought some Fenwick's Dry weather (what Blazin' Saddles had!) we'll give it a go!

having linked Wiggle, white ligbtning clean ride is on sale @ merlin.

Bought some Fenwick's Dry weather (what Blazin' Saddles had!) we'll give it a go!

seemed to be the worst of both worlds for me - wet enough to attract grit and dirt, too thin so dried out and lost lubing ability quickly.

@ajt123 I've used UBS before as well, I'm like you, my bike tends to get so mucky after a ride (not surprising in scotland) that I have to hose it down anyway, so I just spray the stuff on afterwards (sometimes I don't even wait until it's dry...)

Purple Extreme works well although not strictly a dry lube. Finish Line Ceramic wet is good all year round.
The MucOff dry and wet lubes are far too heavy and make an awful mess imo.

Pedros Ice Wax is clean and works well but won't survive a loooong day out. I've not found a dry lube that will.

Squirt was rubbish when I last tried it.

Ime, purple is a good lube, but my chain did go black as purple seems to stay wet enough to collect the crud.

White lightening epic, ime, not a totally dry lube so again, chain was stickey enough to collect the dust and grime.

Currently running on white lightening dry lube. Doesn't last [i]that[/i] long, so a slightly increased frequency of cleaning and re-application. But the chain stays it's original colour and doesn't gum-up.

I use Squirt. It's great as long as you use it as intended - I've changed my lubing routine (ooh er) from just before a ride to after I've cleaned the bike so it has time to dry properly. As long as it's not hat wet all the chain then needs is a wipe on a towel to remove any grime and relube.

Ah, good point. When I apply the white lightening, I remove the chain, using the speed link, clean, then lay it in a small tray then cover with lube and leave it to set over night.
Next day, thread the chain into the drive train and you're off!

What do you do if you are out riding for more than one day?

Ultimate bike solution is great. I think its good value too for what you get.

[i] scotroutes - Member What do you do if you are out riding for more than one day?[/i]

As De Niro was once reported to have said "you torken tu me?"
🙂

Ime, white lightening dry stays on for a duration inversely proportionate to how dry riding conditions are.
The wetter the weather, the shorter the duration between lubing.

Hope that helps.

Example is, if I'm out in heavy rain for say 4 hours. At the end of that ride, I'd expect to have to re-lube.

Ime, bit of a tall order, wanting a dry lube that fully resists wet conditions as a wet lube would.
Caveat bring wet lube attracts more grime and crud.
You pays your money.....

used to use White Lightning Clean Ride, was OK but occasionally would see rust on the chain when getting it out of the shed. Easily avoided by cleaning and lubing more often but sometimes it I just wasn't in the mood.

Swapped to Fenwicks Stealth. Worked well for me, only downside was a bit more time consuming to apply.

Then tried UBS, my current favourite. Decanted into a little pump spray so I can be more accurate on application. Not strictly a dry lube but gives me similar results. After ride I just hose the chain and cassette, then apply a couple of pumps onto the chain/cassettes while spinning cranks, wipe excees from side of chain and am done cleaning and lubing in less than a minute. Longevity seems to be better if applied after ride rather than before ride. periodically I'll do a deep clean off the whole bike with bucket of soapy water and use UBS to wipe bike down.

Last week tried a free sample bottle of Squirt, admittedly on road bike, didn't get on with it. Chain was much noisier than with UBS, Stealth or White lightning. Swapped back to UBS after ride as the noise was bugging me.

UBS for regular rides, Stealth for extended rides.

[quote=Solo ]
Ime, bit of a tall order, wanting a dry lube that fully resists wet conditions as a wet lube would.I'd be happy if I could find a dry lube that would last for a couple of long days in dry conditions 😀

Nobody's mentioned putoline motorbike chain wax... It does turn the chain black (not from mud or dirt; it is black wax), best I've used by a mile in really bad conditions and longlived in the dry

(I reckon it's best in the wet tbh; not because it doesn't work well in the dry, it's just that it's a pain in the arse to apply and in dry conditions there's other lubes that can do the job pretty much as well, so it feels like too much hassle.)