Mikey, remove your chain and soak it in a bucket of 90w.
Now that is properly lubing your chain!
+1 great product!Maxima Chain Wax here. No sling off, but sticky stuff.
+1 great product!
I used it for a while too and found it filled my front sproket area with itself.
It works good and stays nice and thick, but again has no wash off abilities, just goes on overtop of whatever is on/in the chain.
One thing is it really stinks!
I put some on an execrcise bike in the house and WOW - mistake.
I used it for a while too and found it filled my front sproket area with itself.
It works good and stays nice and thick, but again has no wash off abilities, just goes on overtop of whatever is on/in the chain.
One thing is it really stinks!
I put some on an execrcise bike in the house and WOW - mistake.
I have been using Bel Ray Superclean lube and found it very good.
It went on medium thick and thickened up nicely and left a lot of lubricating material on the chain.
After a few hundred miles it was still visibly present and doing it’s job.
It did attract some dirt and had a little fling off but was the best I have used.
When putting it on, it tended to just go on over whatever dirt etc. was on the chain, and had no washing off ability, so just before using it, I used a paper towel on the warm chain to get off all the previous left over lube.
Over the last 1000 miles I have been testing a new chain lube.
It is Dupont Teflon Multi Use Dry Wax Lubricant.
DuPont? Teflon? Dry-Film Lubricants
It's clear and non-sticky, so it doesn't attract dirt and grit; and it quickly dries to a waxy finish, and has Teflon and Molybdenum, two excellent lubricants.
It goes on with the consistency of WD40, so has excellent wash off quality which the Bel Ray does not.
It dissolved a lot of the old Bel Ray on the first application and when holding a paper towel underneath when spraying, it takes off all old dust and dirt off the chain – A feature I really like.
It then dries to a thin waxy finish and has no fling off whatsoever.
Webbike world has an article and video about the stuff here, and gives it 2 thumbs up:
DuPont Teflon Chain Saver - DuPont Teflon Chain Lube - webBikeWorld
I am sold on this stuff.
It is 1/3 the price of the Bel Ray, available at most hardware stores, does an excellent job, and I feel keeps the chain cleaner.
Now if I was going on a very long ride and could not lube my chain for a long while, I would give it a shot of Bel Ray, as I like the fact it stays on thicker for a long time.
However, I lube my chain after every ride and the Dupont is more than thick enough to do it’s job, and shortens the application time with it's excellent wash off abilities.
One question, someone in here (don't remember who, I just read all the posts) said they contacted a company and asked about a teflon lube and they said that it wouldn't be good for the o-ring chain, but recommended this dupont product. Was there any indication of why one teflon product wasn't ok but the other teflon product was? Was there something else in the one that made it a problem for o-ring chains?
One question, someone in here (don't remember who, I just read all the posts) said they contacted a company and asked about a teflon lube and they said that it wouldn't be good for the o-ring chain, but recommended this dupont product. Was there any indication of why one teflon product wasn't ok but the other teflon product was? Was there something else in the one that made it a problem for o-ring chains?
I have been using Silkoleen Pro Lube for a while. It does a good job at lubrication. It also does a good job allowing dirt to stick. If you put it on too think it will splatter on the rear wheel. You must use it very sparingly.
I might have to give that a try next.