|   chainlube | Rizzo
Jun 16, 2002 6:54 PM | | I've seen it here before...the Prolink formula...Is it 1 part Mobile, 3 parts Mineral Spirits??? Thanks. |
| What makes you think its anything like the real thing? | Chester
Jun 17, 2002 12:58 AM | | All this home-made formula business. Just hope you're not expecting a similar product to that found in the real thing. Oh, I suppose if you then mix ProLink and mineral spirits together, you can dump it into your crankcase on the next oil change? If someone suggested you mix white wine and soda water in place of Champagne, do ya think it would taste like the real thing or more like Zima?
Chester |
| I agree | Mr Magoo
Jun 17, 2002 5:55 AM | | Having no local retailer in the Boston area, I call pro-link in georgia to order. These guys are always interested in bikers' perspective. They are industrial additive/ anti corrosive specialists. They don't ride. Rather, they have found their products excel for MTB chain applications. They will also hype their grease which I haven't tried.
I liked WL for its clean properties, but couldn't reapply it during a real nasty ride. Pro-link is cleaner, lasts long, and can be applied during any point in an epic. I pay $20 for a 3 pack which lasts about 6 months. Fair enough.
I do not work for them. |
| The grease is nice. | jw25
Jun 17, 2002 7:46 AM | | When I ordered lube last year, I sprang for a 14 oz cartridge of the grease. It's very nice for bearing rebuilds, since it starts off so tacky, but it seems to thin out very quickly, so the drag drops off. I haven't noticed any miracles, and grease is grease, for the most part, but it's good stuff, at least as nice as any bicycle-specific I've tried (Pedros, Finish Line, Phils). |
| Thanks for all the help... | Rizzo
Jun 17, 2002 5:45 PM | | that wine+soda thing sounds really cool. |
| homemade... | dynamicfigure
Jun 17, 2002 7:23 AM | | Here is the formula that was posted awhile ago.
2/3 orderless mineral spirts and 1/3 Mobil One synthetic Oil.
I love "Rock'n Roll" lube which I use, and have not given the homebrew a try myself yet but as soon as I run out of my current stuff I think I'll give it a go. |
| homemade... | Hammerheadbikes
Jun 17, 2002 8:52 AM | | tried them all and I run the Rock And Roll Gold
feel it does a better job than prolink
Charles |
| Gold over Extreme? | Locoman
Jun 17, 2002 10:07 AM | | Never tried the Gold, and I just about run out of the Extreme. Is Gold better? How?
-Thanks |
| I liked the Gold version better.... | Santa Cruz
Jun 17, 2002 10:38 AM | | Exteeeme worked great, my drivetrain was very smooth. What I did NOT like was the brown covering the lube left on my cog and chain.
The Gold was ALOT cleaner and provided a very smooth ride. The main difference to me was time between re-lubbing. I need to re-lube about every third ride with Gold versus every five or six rides with Extreeme.
I used the Gold product on my road bike as well as my MTB. Worked like a champ on both.
Yesterday I was in my LBS and noticed a clear blue lube made by Ritchey. The guys in the shop stated the lube is actually being produced by the Rock Lube boys for Ritchey. |
| I believe I've used all of them | Santa Cruz
Jun 17, 2002 10:32 AM | | tri-flow, white lightening, rock lube (gold, extreeme and dry) prolink, etc.
The two I really like are Rock and Roll Gold and Pro-link. I ride in an area and is REALLY sandy (Sea Otter Country). Anything that is on the thick side causes a tremendous amount of build-up on my chain and cog. I end up having to degrease every other ride. I found that Rock N Roll Gold and Prolink do a wonderfull job of cleaning the chain while adding lube.
Recently (past two months) I've been using the "homebrew" prolink formula (1/3 mobile one and 2/3 Ordorless Mineral Spirits). So far so good, it cleans the chain and when the mineral spirits evaporate it leaves behind the oil which was thinned by the Mineral Spirts and is now down into the rollers and not sitting on the surface like a thicker lube.
I lube my chain and let sit for about an hour. After that I take a rag and REALLY wipe down the chain and cogs. The result has been a quite drivetrain at a much lower cost that I was shelling out prior to trying this formula.
I have found that lubes are alot like saddles, one person loves them and the next person hates them. I would suggest you determine which lube would best fit your riding conditions (sandy, muddy, wet, etc) and use the mtbr review section to help you choose the best product for your bike.
my $0.02 |
| More homebrew and another idea | EricTheRed
Jun 17, 2002 3:09 PM | | Some people in the lube Vs. section on this site suggested a home brew of Parafin wax (which i think you can get at a grocery store) mixed with tri-flow? or wd-40? (i can't remember) I have yet to try it but i think at some point i will.
One guy on the general forum (i think) was playing with the idea of getting 3 chains(sram) and then alternating them ever once in a while (2 weeks?) to see how that treated his chain. i think the thread was "how often do you replace your chain"
-e (to to go ride) |
| why go through the fuss, a bottle is 7 bucks. nm | noslogan
Jun 17, 2002 5:50 PM | | |
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