ZeroFriction's testing is the best available to the bicycle consumer at present. Is it perfect? Nope. But does he have an objective, systematic chain wear system in place to compare lubrication options? Sure does. I'll add that he has no true axe to grind or skin in the game. Sure, he sells the high-performing products he tests, but he isn't a manufacturer or exclusive provider of any product.

Funny how exactly ZERO chain lubrication companies have done what Adam at ZFC is doing. If someone wants to develop a good product, wouldn't they want to develop an objective testing apparatus to help achieve that goal? Seems to me they would. And if they did and they discover a fantastic product, it seems that they'd want to share their data with others. In other words, their testing results would be fantastic advertising.

I think that because chain lubes have been absolute garbage for the last 50 years. Objective testing would quickly reveal just how bad wet lubes are overall. So why publish this fact when you're in the lube business and your product isn't great? Plus, everyone's happy shilling the latest product and making money. And the bike industry is VERY happy knowing that the lubes on the market ensure ample, repeat customers for bicycle components defined as "consumable." Chain, cassette and chain ring sales will remain very strong as long as people are using lubes that last maybe 1,000 miles off road.

Immersion wax has proven to be head and shoulders above everything else when it comes to performance and chain longevity. Performance in dry, dusty, abrasive conditions is simply amazing. What normally would require mid-ride relubing with traditional lubes, translates to 4-10 rides without any cleaning or relubrication. The fact that high-grade wax does not create abrasive paste is the key to its performance advantages.