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I don't know, man, I mean this sounds way too complicated. I mean, do I put ten drops on links right next to each other, do I space them out, is it important if I space them out to space them exactly or is close good enough, which gear ratios spread the lube optimally when I work it in, how long do I work it in, and do I need any special tools?
My head is spinning.
Seriously, I'm glad I decided to wander over to this section to waste some time looking at classifieds for cool stuff I may or may not need. This I am pretty sure I need. Prolink is OK but I ran out and am using up some Boeshield which is OK but they both have their drawbacks.
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well, now i've seen it all, a three page thread on vsalon about chainlube. (banana)
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The proper lube will keep the wheels on your shopping cart from squeaking.
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AngryScientist
well, now i've seen it all, a three page thread on vsalon about chainlube. (banana)
If you change your settings to 40 posts per page it's barely two pages.
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Apologies for the wait. The shopping cart system at BallersRide is driving me nuts. I'll have it working by sunday. Sheesh.
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josh, did you work up an uber cool, semi-plausible yet still epic back story? Something about how your regular lube failed with 50 to go in Ballers or r2d2 and Richard heckled you for 40 miles then his beloved chainL failed and the remaining 30 minutes was pure hell with scratchy drivetrain noise ruining the total epicness of the ride....? Maybe the CC guys can help.
I keed, I keed....
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Too Tall
Apologies for the wait. The shopping cart system at
BallersRide is driving me nuts. I'll have it working by sunday. Sheesh.
It occurred to me yesterday while gluing tubulars that your next million dollar idea (after this one of course) should be to create a tubular glue that is quick like fastack but not as abrasive as you have mentioned.
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MarkC
josh, did you work up an uber cool, semi-plausible yet still epic back story? Something about how your regular lube failed with 50 to go in Ballers or r2d2 and Richard heckled you for 40 miles then his beloved chainL failed and the remaining 30 minutes was pure hell with scratchy drivetrain noise ruining the total epicness of the ride....? Maybe the CC guys can help.
I keed, I keed....
Here is the backstory...sorta. I think it was before my last transcontinental I was hanging at Haldeman's house and he was bitching about the fact that he can not find a chain lube that will last one entire 600K in the rain. He said that without blinking as if it was something that should be easy to accomplish. Since both of us are seasoned long riders it was not exactly unreasonable at least in my mind to have that expectation...but it was nuts. We all struggled with the simple fact there was nothing that would even remotely do this.
None the less, to that date Lon had tried every lube on the market as well as trying all the kooky combos people suggested to no avail. That conversation stayed with me and every year at some point I throw up my hands over the fact that I can only get one week's worth of use from the best chainlubes and even my favorite chainlubes need a refresh way to frequently. This is even more frustrating when you begin to accept the fact that your chains are wearing out way faster if you don't over apply the lube or re-apply frequently.
I've tested lubes for all the players you can name...some of them I tested before they got traction and became very popular. I'm a good tester because I lay down big miles and never stop riding because of bad weather and I'm not biased, if glove fits you must commit.
Trust me, some of these whizbang lubes actually ruined my chains.
Fast forward today. Myself and some of the Cabal are really keen to make Ballers Ride a continued success. If you have followed that story you'll know that Ballers Ride is a event where framebuilders gather, RIDE their bikes, talk about the trade and never stand behind a table. From the start I had the bright idea that we could somehow lower the cost for their attendance.
Combine Ballers Ride goals with NFS profits and maybe, just maybe we've got a product who's sales will raise the funds I need to pay for all the effbuilders to attend each year.
The "rest of the story" is that I worked at a western coal mine for two years and gained extensive experience using industrial lubes. When I finally decided to market a lube it was pretty easy to narrow in on what would work. After several failures and 6 months using the final product I'm really REALLY happy. NFS stays where you put it and runs and runs and runs. After you get the product applied all you have to do is keep the sideplates wiped clean and you'll be a happy.
Do NOT ask me to teach you how to apply chainlube. This chain lube is made for people who are hands on. Unfortunately that means Darren is out, but the good news is that I'm shipping a bakers dozen to Signature Cycles so Justin can take care of the boy ;)
How does that grab you?
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I hop that you are shipping some beer to Signature as well,just so D-CT has good shop karma as well.
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maunahaole
I hop that you are shipping some beer to Signature as well,just so D-CT has good shop karma as well.
Yes sir. I never arrive empty handed.
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today was an NFS kind of day..
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[QUOTE=sonny;452653]today was an NFS kind of day..
Mercy. Help is on the way.
http://ballersride.com/nfs-chainlube...mebuilders-787
Labels, bottles, blades. NFS world headquarters is a busy place.
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--- iron is in the order fire..
ronnie
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Could I get some lube in Spain?
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turkish
Could I get some lube in Spain?
Can I get some Spanish Olive oil?
Friend, international shipping is not impossible. Send me a PM with your mail address and we'll work it out. Include your physical address.
I've checked out your blog. You cats really need this chainlube. Looks like GREAT riding.
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Holy cow. Thanks for the rather enthusiastic first round of orders. New to NFS? All you really need to know is start slow, go easy and aggressively wipe your chain sideplates.
11/21/12 All orders rec'd to date as shipped.
Please note, we've added a donation button to the catalogue at BallersRide where you can help to underwrite 2013 costs for Framebuilders traveling to BallerRide. If Mayor Daley were alive today he say "Give early give often".
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Order placed. Looking forward to trying it out.
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dgaddis
Order placed. Looking forward to trying it out.
Righteous.
Order placed late this week ship on 11/26.
NFS world headquarters is going to be busy this weekend.
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The postman just dropped off the NFS. Looking forward to trying it out. Thanks for the quick turnaround, TT!
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Order in. Looking forward to it. Cheers.
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Mine arrived today too - what service!!
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Update: Prolink has been washed off and NFS applied. 10 drops, side plates wiped vigorously, ran the chain through the gears. The bike went from noisy to quiet right quick. Also, less mess and no smell. All that's left to do is see how much faster I am on tomorrow's ride.
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Matthew Strongin
Update: Prolink has been washed off and NFS applied. 10 drops, side plates wiped vigorously, ran the chain through the gears. The bike went from noisy to quiet right quick. Also, less mess and no smell. All that's left to do is see how much faster I am on tomorrow's ride.
I did the exact same thing. As soon as I got home.
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Today was my first ride w/ NFS. I thought I left my chain at home. All I could hear while riding was the crackle of sand and rocks under my tires and the wind in my ears. Stuff is good.
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velobran
Today was my first ride w/ NFS. I thought I left my chain at home. All I could hear while riding was the crackle of sand and rocks under my tires and the wind in my ears. Stuff is good.
Same here. I could hear everyone else's noisy chains during the group ride, but before and after when I was alone, silence. Chain still looks reasonably clean too after 70 miles or so. I'm sold.
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In for two. Presuming better half will demand her own.
-Paul
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Matthew Strongin
Same here. I could hear everyone else's noisy chains during the group ride, but before and after when I was alone, silence. Chain still looks reasonably clean too after 70 miles or so. I'm sold.
Ha - that's what I forgot to type too. The only chain noise I heard was a guy who leeched not using NFS. I went to wipe the side plates as instructed and it really wasn't even dirty after 50/60 miles here too.
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I should rename it "Wipe your sideplates one bottle lasts a lifetime chainlube" ;)
Awesome feedback. With fear in my heart I've sent 1/2 a gross to T.K. who I know will not mince words.
F.Y.I. All order placed late last week ending 11/23 have shipped - 11/26 with exception of a certain somebody in Espania' and I'm working on that. Hang tight.
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Too Tall
I should rename it "Wipe your sideplates one bottle lasts a lifetime chainlube" ;)
Awesome feedback. With fear in my heart I've sent 1/2 a gross to T.K. who I know will not mince words.
...snipped...
Astounding, but at the same time, no real surprise. OK, I doubt that there is anything about the stuff that you don't know, but it sure as hell works ... better than advertised. I think that the oddest thing about it is that it appears to self propagate. If you apply a small amount, work it in, let it sit a bit and then wipe it all off, at the end of your ride, there is more than you started with. Wipe it all off and go for another ride and again, more than you applied will miraculously appear on the chain, but the chain will still be clean. So is this some sort of self sex reproducing alien slime? That's the only explanation I came up with.
OK, since it keeps making more of itself, how do you expect to make any money with it?
And yes, my chain has never been this quiet. And even though it feels kind of like motor oil, it doesn't attract dirt like oil does.
PS: I've got Bobby Lea (the Olympic team guy) and Kyle Wamsley (Jamis Sutter Home pro) as additional product testers. Both are known to be pretty good riders. I'll update as I get more miles than the couple of hundred I have now and the above mentioned folks thrash it for a while.
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Matthew Strongin
... and no smell.
What I've been waiting to hear.
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tall man...,
ya on to something astonishing ----
local bike shop campy guru mechanic lov's the stuff..
wall street just over the horizon,
ronnnie
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ron l edmiston
tall man...,
ya on to something astonishing ----
local bike shop campy guru mechanic lov's the stuff..
wall street just over the horizon,
ronnnie
My work here is done. Thanks House Dad Ronnie.
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PM sent Josh about shipping to Australia and stuff.
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Just ordered two bottles... because i drink a lot.
Thx TT!
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I've been a Chain-L fan for two seasons. Just tapped my next bottle which will last me a long time, and I've been quite happy with results so I'm not going to make a quick switch -- but I am really interested in the early reports here. If anyone can do a Chain-L NFS comparison I'd love to hear about it.
Congrats to Too Tall on moving us all forward!
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teleguy57
I've been a Chain-L fan for two seasons. Just tapped my next bottle which will last me a long time, and I've been quite happy with results so I'm not going to make a quick switch -- but I am really interested in the early reports here. If anyone can do a Chain-L NFS comparison I'd love to hear about it.
Congrats to Too Tall on moving us all forward!
I'll do my best here. I have tried a lot of lubes--at least 15, always looking for the best stuff that will last the longest and feel the fastest. While I liked Chain-L it always felt to heavy and thick to me. As in if you didnt really really really wipe it off, it would collect like no other. It's just stinking thick. It did seem to last along time, but I never liked the chunkiness/thickness that it had. Additionally, ChainL didn't really clean the chain as well as I would have liked, that is another (silly) complaint.
I moved to Rock and Roll because it was light and cleaned the chain well and seemed to be a good compromise to ChainL. I didn't get quite as many days as ChainL, but I also had a cleaner chain that seemed to run smoother/faster. I was pretty much set on using that for the rest of my life--I bought a box of 12.
And being a chain lube sucker, I decided to give TT's a try simply because he's a smart guy and so are others on the forum who had stated it was good stuff. I've only had it for a week or so, but did get my most high mileage week in months this past week.
The NFS stuff goes on heavy and you think, ugh this is going to make a mess. And "10 drops, yeah right, you are kidding me." So I put on 10 drops and I started wiping it down to humor myself.
Well it easily, easily covered the entire chain. I wiped it down and went for a ride. Then wiped the side plates and went for another ride. And it kept the chain clean like RR but wasn't uber thick like ChainL.
As TK mentioned earlier, it almost seems as if it multiplies while you are sleeping or maybe TT is coming to everyone's house in the middle of the night like Santa and re-applying it for us.
The final difference is the chain just feels smooth. I mean really smooth. I should probably pick a different word it's so smooth. It is so quiet as people have said that's almost eerie, but it's a good eerie that you get used to and appreciate. And finally, smooth feels fast. That's always a good thing.
It's better than I thought it could be. Clean, feels smooth/fast, and seems to last forever. If you try it, you won't use anything else again. Unless TT comes out with something better, in which case I will buy that too.
I get way too excited about good chain lubes, and I think I may sound like a telemarketer or something so I'm done. Apologies.
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PM sent Josh about shipping to Australia and stuff.
Ill take two bottles to Sydney if possible.