I have never wanted to use the best lube as it puts way to much pressure on me to correctly prep and apply it.
I started to use a dry lube (White Lightning) on my mtb a number of years ago. Since then I’ve been using it on my road bikes.
Every so often I haphazardly apply it and wipe off the excess. Seems to work as I’ve noticed the chain moves from cog to cog and ring to ring.
Sometimes a bit noisy, but it helps me stay awake on monotonous rides.
Biggest issue is when it is cold and the solids sink to the bottom of the bottle and I have to use a hair drying to warm the bottle up. That and it immediately turning solid on a cold chain.
I’m tempted to try WD-40, as that seems even easier, but the aerosol might be messier.
John
Last edited by 70sSanO; 03-08-24 at 04:14 PM.