Originally Posted by ericcc65

The benefit to dry lube is you don't gunk up the chain. If that's happening then I agree with cyccommute, you're probably applying too much. However I disagree with him on the frequency of application. When I was using White Lightning about every third ride my chain would start to squeek and shift poorly, it would get better when I applied the dry lube again. By most accounts I've read dry lube must be applied very frequently, as in weekly. This Chain-L stuff I recommended, they say it can be over 1,000 miles before you need a re-application. It does attract more gunk though, so I need a deeper de-greasing every so often. With my schedule I'd rather have longer maintenance that I can shift in time to when I'm less busy than required frequent but short maintenance.

Originally Posted by cyccommute

If you are gunking up the drive train quickly, you are probably using too much. I've been using White Lightning for most of 20 years and don't apply it any more often than I did wet lubes that I used before. My application of the lubricant is about every 6 weeks or 500 to 600 miles. I hardly every have deposits of wax on the drivetrain or components because I don't flood the chain constantly with the stuff.

As for the noise, it may just be something that you get used to but I don't notice any excessive drivetrain noise on my bike. It doesn't squeak, it doesn't clatter nor does it shift poorly.

Originally Posted by DocsDad

Are you using the White Lightning Clean Ride?