White Lightning Lube

[Marc]

I use Dumonde Tech Lite for my road bike. Unbelievable stuff, I won't use anything else. Also no degreasing needed. Use it very lightly and only reapply when your chain starts to make noise. This stuff has almost doubled the amount of miles I get out of chains. Plus the chain never gets a greasy buildup.
I haven't tried the "original" formula for my mountian bike yet but the LBS recommends it over everything else.

http://www.dumondetech.com/ProductBicycle.html

Is that teflon based?

I know a lot of people who swear by Phil's Tenacious oil, lots of people who say it's worth its weight in gold, and lots of people who think it's useless. Anyone here use it?

 

[gorgonzola]

one thing i never liked about the wl is that it seperates and must be shaken - sometimes ALOT to get the solids mixed back in. plus it makes a mess if it drips. i like the finish line products - dry lube seems to work pretty well

 

[Greg]

one thing i never liked about the wl is that it seperates and must be shaken - sometimes ALOT to get the solids mixed back in. plus it makes a mess if it drips. i like the finish line products - dry lube seems to work pretty well

Yes, it needs to be shaken. No big deal there, but yeah if you don't let it dry, it drips and dries messy.

 

[bvibert]

I use progold prolink for both the mtn and road bike. You don't really need to degrease with it. I just wipe off and clean, add lube, dry and repeat. It works out all the dirt and old lube as you ride.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=20555&subcategory_ID=4213

Also here is MTBR's lube review page:

http://www.mtbr.com/cat/accessories/lube/PLS_131_913crx.aspx

I think that's what I use too. I'll have to look the next time I lube my chain.

 

[mlctvt]

It seems with chain lubes everyone has their choice and they can either likes or dislike others for some reason or another. My LBS sells and swears by the Dumonde lubes which is why I tried it. I saw White Lighting on his counter so I asked the owner why he carries it when he promotes Dumonde. He says " I hate that crap, it's one of the worst lubes on the market." so I say "then why do you sell it" and he says because alot of people ask for it. To each his own ...

 

[Greg]

I use progold prolink for both the mtn and road bike. You don't really need to degrease with it. I just wipe off and clean, add lube, dry and repeat. It works out all the dirt and old lube as you ride.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=20555&subcategory_ID=4213

Also here is MTBR's lube review page:

http://www.mtbr.com/cat/accessories/lube/PLS_131_913crx.aspx

I used to use this, but I've found it attracted a lot more dirt/mud. I was probably saturating it too much and not wiping it off well enough.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

lube thread to the top..I can imagine AZ is getting some hits from search engines due to this thread..can we call it grease..

 

[bvibert]

I used to use this, but I've found it attracted a lot more dirt/mud. I was probably saturating it too much and not wiping it off well enough.

I drop one or two drops in each pivot, cycle the chain around a few times, then wipe off the excess. Sometimes I'll do that a couple of times if the chain is really dirty. When I'm done I'm sure to wipe any excess off the cassette and rings.

 

[RootDKJ]

I stopped at Sports Authority tonight to look at some swimming hand paddles and picked up a bottle of this.

 

[bvibert]

This thread made me realize that I still haven't lubed my chain this year! I've got over 70 hard, dirty miles on it...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

not the lube thread again..lol