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Old 04-21-2020, 04:52 PM
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This product has been around a few years and seems to satisfy gear-obsessed Tri geeks (oh the horror!). Seems similar to the Silca version?


https://www.premierbike.com/products...in-lubrication
I tried this one from Premier. I honestly did not like it, it is an odd consistency and ended up being pretty messy after using.
I've also tried the previous NFS lube, and didn't find it any better than rock and roll, and just as messy. As a 'lube', I'm sure NFS is fine, but none of these come close to the cleanliness of real wax.

I became a Molten Wax convert over a year ago, not going back, love this stuff. It just so happens that wax, like molten wax, happens to also test the fastest, But I really just like it for the complete cleanliness.
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Old 04-28-2020, 12:33 PM
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Josh from Silca shows how to clean a chain properly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM4c7MwEmMs.
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Old 04-28-2020, 03:04 PM
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Josh from Silca shows how to clean a chain properly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM4c7MwEmMs.
But Sheldon's method is the gold standard
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html
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Old 04-28-2020, 03:49 PM
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But Sheldon's method is the gold standard
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html
That is funny.
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Old 04-28-2020, 03:59 PM
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Josh from Silca shows how to clean a chain properly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM4c7MwEmMs.
that merckx looks amazing with the silver athena and carbon zipps.
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Old 04-28-2020, 04:00 PM
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That is funny.
I like the disclaimers at the bottom. It’s like telling people not to ingest or inject Lysol or Clorox to kill viruses and germs...
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Old 04-28-2020, 04:22 PM
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That’s ridiculous- I want some.
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Old 04-28-2020, 05:01 PM
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I got my 2 bottles of the Silca lube yesterday. Of course, I just waxed 5 chains (for 3 different bikes) over the weekend, so it will be a bit until I try it out.
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Old 04-28-2020, 05:55 PM
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I ordered a couple bottles. I like to support them when I can, so I will give the chain lube a shot.
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Old 04-28-2020, 06:11 PM
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$50 for 9 oz, actually a better deal than NFS or DryFluids.

Very waxy.

https://silca.cc/products/silca-supe..._hsmi=87087179
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Old 04-28-2020, 06:23 PM
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i'm happy with Pedro's Slick Wax. Any chemists care to try to explain the differences between any of these wax+solvent mixtures?
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Old 04-29-2020, 07:52 PM
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Old 04-29-2020, 08:09 PM
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Is that the lifetime supply size?
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Old 04-29-2020, 09:23 PM
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Is that the lifetime supply size?
You can get it at Costco.
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Old 04-29-2020, 09:40 PM
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You can get it at Costco.
LOL I think you just drive up to the pump and they fill your tank!
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