Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
Hate dry lubes. Hate the Muc-Off dry lubes. Often have to fix bikes from customers who use them and complain about noise, etc. Almost every one of them have switched to my wet lube and never looked back (no i don't sell it to anyone who isn't in the shop and while it's nice it's really nothing special).
Dry lubes just don't last and in some cases like the ceramic - they leave a horrible residue that does just about everything but lubricate.
Wet lubes - go a couple hundred miles without issue even on gravel. Dry - better hope it doesn't rain and also expect some squeaking before the end of your century ride.
Rant over. I am going for a ride.
I agree. I never ride unless it's sunny outside and I got stuck under a rain cloud once this year, it felt like my chain's lubricant had melted down... It was metal on metal.
My previous dry lube did not leave gunky residues though, it was very user friendly, but I needed to apply it more often. I didn't mind though, I prefer a smooth and silent over a noisy drivetrain. Might switch back to regular Dry if I'm stuck with gunk everytime.