Best Chain lube for MTB

[BosRot]

 

 

price and what size bottle

 

Due to current exchange rate about R 200 per 100ml bottle.

Wet and or Dry lube available.

 

 

 

 

[King_Crispy]

 

 

Due to current exchange rate about R 200 per 100ml bottle.

Wet and or Dry lube available.

I'll be the group guinea-pig.

Please can I have a bottle of both.

Pm me your details

[Boerklong]

Rather buy from a mx store as your LBS will be atleast R50 more expensive

[Skylark]

 

Due to current exchange rate about R 200 per 100ml bottle.

Wet and or Dry lube available.

 

What is the motivation for the very high price?

How could it possibly cost R2000 a liter for chain lube?

[The_Real_Jacko]

Just cleaned the chain, dried it and lubed with Mobil1 10W60 fully synth that I have left over. In fact, I have so much leftover oil in various containers in the garage that it would last me150 years.

 

I really enjoy this thread, coming from a motorcycling background and having serviced a lot of my own bikes.

 

I believe that these hideously expensive small bottles of "bicycle lube" is borderline criminal.

[Goodbadugly]

Just cleaned the chain, dried it and lubed with Mobil1 10W60 fully synth that I have left over. In fact, I have so much leftover oil in various containers in the garage that it would last me150 years.

 

I really enjoy this thread, coming from a motorcycling background and having serviced a lot of my own bikes.

 

I believe that these hideously expensive small bottles of "bicycle lube" is borderline criminal.

Ha ha.

I recently drained the diffs, gearbox and transfer case of my plaasbakkie. I now have 10 litres of 80w90 to use. Luckily I can use this in the chainsaw as well.

[Askies]

I got a great Lube from sportsmans warehouse for R39

Its a 50 ml bottle

i think the 100 ml is 79 :-)

[The_Real_Jacko]

Ha ha.

I recently drained the diffs, gearbox and transfer case of my plaasbakkie. I now have 10 litres of 80w90 to use. Luckily I can use this in the chainsaw as well.

 

You, my friend, are in the pound seats!

[georges]

I don't wish to start a lube debate but are there any new chain lube's which are worth trying. I ride in try dusty areas. I clean my bike after every ride and give the chain a good wipe down and re lube.

 

I've been served well by Clean Ride, the old white Lightning which has a wax base.No chain suck, dropped chains etc. and its clean. I noticed recently there was a wax build up and despite all the efforts with a degreaser the wax was stubborn and never came off and started the long ardious process of using a tooth pick and eventually got all the wax off.

 

Would the Epic Ride be a better proposition or are there any suggestions?

 

Thanks.   

Edited January 30, 2015 by georges

[FlyingScot]

Purple Extreme - no question.

 

Just struggle to find stockists of this...

[georges]

Purple Extreme - no question.

 

Just struggle to find stockists of this...

 thanks, I presume its the same application procces of "a drop" per link, wating a few minutes to allow access and wiping off the excess. do you get any grime build up? 

[Mr X]

Purple Extreme - no question.

 

Just struggle to find stockists of this...

 

I question that, since I cant image that anything could be better than Rock n Roll extreme, and I have tried many lubes. In a scientific test for bicycle drivetrains the non-extreme/dry/roadbike version Rock n Roll Gold completely ran away with the victory from many other lubes tested.

[MK Killer]

I have been majorily impressed with Smoove lube... Key is to apply night before ride... handles both dry and wet conditions well

[HOEKVLAG]

I have been majorily impressed with Smoove lube... Key is to apply night before ride... handles both dry and wet conditions well

In my experience Smoove build up a lot of gunk at the rear derailleur - and I do wash my bike regularly and apply the evening before. 

[MK Killer]

In my experience Smoove build up a lot of gunk at the rear derailleur - and I do wash my bike regularly and apply the evening before.

"Gunk" build up I have noted but not substantially - like I said if you apply the night before and wipe off excess/dont over apply... no problems

[Rock Guy]

"Gunk" build up I have noted but not substantially - like I said if you apply the night before and wipe off excess/dont over apply... no problems

I used Smoove lube and did all of the above. I wash my bike religiously, cleaning the drive train with prepsol etc. Thing is that degreasers don't dissolve Smoove. After a while it looked like my cluster and top derailleur wheel were baking mud cakes.

 

I'm back to using my leftover Finish Line Wet lube, but I think after this it's on to the world of motorcycle dry lube and home made wet lube concoctions for me.