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Okay Lube for Road bike chains
I have tried 4 different lubes on my road bike chain.
I ride in mostly dry conditions.
I have tried Maxima Spray Chain Wax... didn't work for me.
I have also tried Rock & Roll Gold, Finish Line Dry Lube, and ProGold ProLink.
These 3 products are all okay for lubing the chain.
Rock & Roll Gold wants you to use a lot of their product to saturate the chain & flush out the dirt & grime.
Rock & Roll Gold is messy, and you have to use a lot of it.
Finish Line Dry Lube seems to leave clumps of white material, I think it is PTFE, especially as the bottle gets nearer to empty.
It seems to me that it lubricates fine, but seems to attract a lot of road grime to the chain.
ProGold ProLink seems to me to leave the chain the cleanest over time. You only apply 1 tiny drop per link, so it is less messy
than the other two.
In spite of their claims of being dry lubes, they all seem to attract a fair amount of road grime, so you have to reapply more
often than one would like. ProGold ProLink seems a little bit better to me at not attracting as much road grime.
Kim
January 2017 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase