Originally Posted by brokenrobot
So, I've been using White Lightning chain lube since I started riding again roughly a year ago. It's time for a new bottle... but I remember resolving to buy Pro-Link the next time around - I just can't remember why!
What I'm looking for is an all-conditions lube that will set up dry and not attract too much dirt; I obviously lube more often in wet conditions, but I don't want to get into the whole different-lubes-for-different-days thing; I just want a lube I can apply regularly for riding year-round.
Which of the above is the better choice? Or do you recommend something altogether different? Remember, setting up dry is important to me, so if it's a pure oil-based lube, it probably won't meet my needs...
Thanks!
-chris
Personally, I'm not too sold on White Lightning because it seems so variable from bottle to bottle. One bottle looks like water and the next is almost all solids.
I'm sure that you will get lots and lots of advice on this subject. Everytime it comes up (and it comes up a lot), I learn of the existence of some wonderful new chain lube product that I'd never heard of before. I think that it would be cool if Bicycling Magazine or somebody would do a controlled research study on chain lubes. Trouble is, if they tested 10 products, they'd make a friend of one advertiser and nine enemies.