Somewhere around here on mtbr I picked up on Chain-L lube and decided to give a try, as I do with so many chain lubes. This one is unique, it's almost like liquid grease. Certainly the quietest of lubes I know of on the drivetrain. I particularly like how wiping off a layer of dirt shows the chain underneath is still well lubed. Good stuff!
+1. I've bought some to try out, and I've been converting all my bikes over to it. I find it surprisingly easy to wipe down the chain after application. Possibly that's because I follow the instructions and put just one drop on each roller. All I know is that I'm pleasantly surprised at how clean and unmessy my chains have been. Even the sandy conditions I rode in last week have given me no trouble.
You're right about the chain being quiet afterwards.
The other thing I like is that I don't seem to have to worry much about reapplying. I've been spending noticeably less time on lubing these days.
I love that stuff, and I'm curious if somebody has used the above + Chain L to offer a comparison, seeing as though my supply of Finish Line is very low and I have to buy *something* soon.
Yes, I've used Finish Line's wet lube quite a bit, both the normal version and the version with nano-balls. It's been my go-to lube for my around-town bikes for years. I've also tended to apply it whenever working on bikes belonging to casual riders (friends, neighbors, etc.), because those bikes only get lubed when I happen to work on them. So I try to use long-lasting lubes.
I still keep Finish Line wet lube on hand. It's what I leave out on the back porch for the neighbor kid to borrow whenever he needs it. It's a good lube. Nothing wrong w/it. But I am right now liking Chain-L better, so that's what I'm running on my own bikes.
If your into DIY chain lube, check out bar and chain oil...I especially recommend the biodegradable type such as G-Oil (animal fat based though) or Renewable Lubricants (canola oil based). See my signature for more info.
My mixture has met or exceeded any wet lube that I have used in 18+ years of mountain biking.
Don't know ATF, ATB Type II is the one I like, but Type I is the one meant for dirt that my LBS is supposed to have soon, here's a photo.
I like to DIY most bike stuff, but DIY lube is really stretching it. I'm glad to hear others do that, that's awesome!
Oh, my bad...I had never heard of ATB Lube
I don't think DIY lube is stretching anything...Bar and Chain Oil is specifically designed for chains in high friction, high contaminant, high speed environments it is exposed to on a chainsaw. A bicycle chain environment is no sweat for it, and applied sparingly works as well or better than any wet lube I've ever used (pretty much all the main brands such as Finish Line, Pedros, Phil Wood, Tri-Flow)
I have been using Chain l on all my bikes, road and MTB since Thanksgiving. Did one mtb endurance race which was 6 hours long and very muddy. 75% dnf rate and I finished with a clean drivetrain and had zero drivetrain problems. On my roadbikes I clean the chain every 800 miles or so and reapply chain l. I have over 2000 miles on the chains and cogs look great and the chain is no where close to needing replacement.
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Originally Posted by Mtn-Rider
