Lube Love Affairs
 

We all go through it, right? We get a new one and it is the best thing since sliced bread.

I tried a new one called Smoove and after a month I think this is a keeper. I was using R&R Gold.

$15 buck for a big bottle. Really nice stuff.

Do not google "lube love affairs" from a work computer.....:)

After trying a couple of the ungodly expensive "$8 for 2 oz" lubes, chain saw bar oil, home-made motor oil mix, I'm currently using plain ol' 3-in-1 from the big box store. It gets dirty quickly, but it's cheap and always there, and I rotate chains every ~500 miles, so lube doesn't get to spend a huge time on the chain anyway before it's all washed off and freshly applied. I'm planning a drivetrain overhaul in a few months - new crankset, cassette, chains - so I'm thinking of trying wax this time.

Not another one...

Please.
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I must say that I love DrIsotope 's wax formula. I'm getting 800 to 1,000 miles from a single application. So, basically I change one chain a month. It's far and away cleaner and more effective than any of the several chain lube I've tried.

What a coincidence! Same here! :-)
I do like Rock & Roll Gold but Smoove is way cleaner and seem to last longer.

NFS is the best chain lube. Period. Fact. I only wave at people who use it, unless they are wearing headphones.

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I refuse to be involved in religious discussions...;)

Is that even a lubricant, or is just a water displacer?

Lube Love Affairs

I'm trying very hard to not post something that will get me banned.

All I use now is Rock N Roll Absolute Dry, I'm even now using it on the touring bike because it holds up just as well in the rain as Rock N Roll Gold, but it keeps my driveline quieter! I have to relube my touring bike on the road anyways, so I might as well use what works the best that I found so far. I use to try one lube then try another and another, but now I'm so content I'm afraid to try something else. I only pay $10 for a bottle where I live.

I am such a scoundrel. I fall in love with a lube, but then after a while, I start to look around for something better.

It's a lube. A few drops last\s a long time.

I've been toying with the idea of getting banned. It would give me a story to tell my internet grandchildren one day...

I used melted wax in a crock pot for a couple of years but misplaced my crock pot and bars of Gulf wax in February when I was moving out all the furniture to replace the flooring. So I grabbed some Rock 'n' Roll Absolute Dry and liked it. Used it all up in a couple of months -- doesn't last long when used as directed and it appears to be mostly naphtha with a little PTFE powder.

Now I'm trying Rock 'n' Roll Gold, which appears to be the same thing but with a little oil. It lasts longer per application. Runs a bit dirtier but still cleans up more easily than most wet lubes.

I'll probably go back to wax whenever I get around to unpacking all those cartons I threw together back in February.

You could regale them with tales of how you got banned and then took on the challenge of becoming a successful sock puppet. (Kids! Don't try this at home!)

Slip 'n' slide
 

I have just begun to use NFS. Previously used ProLink Gold, a three-pack lasted for 10 years. I bought the NFS after reading about it on CyclingTips.com. Feels very nice on the fingertips; silky. Does the job. I feel good about it, but I can't really tell if it's better than anything else. 2 oz. bottle will last for a long time.

Oh, wait, Indy, are you being sarcastical?

Lube...Love...Affairs. I'm gonna let this one go by.

Lube Love Affairs
Didn't this star Dirk Diggler?

I've recently started using Squirt wax Dry Lube, has been a succes so far. No dirty legs or hands when cleaning and lubrication still seems to be very good after first application

Today I cleaned my chain saws. The idea that chainsaw bar oil would make a good bicycle chain lube is questionable. I use nice high-grade Stihl bar oil, but this isn't exactly tidy.

I wonder if I could use paraffin on my chain saws?

It's the yeast we could do.

What's the internet?