-- just like ole brylcreem --- "a little dab-will-do-ya.."..
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Lubed the fleet and took the last rig out for a nice ride. This stuff works. I may need to order another round.
One ride in and I am impressed. I am amazed at how little of the stuff you need. I am really rethinking all of my past use of chain lube. Thanks for creating this stuff!!!
Somewhat longer term report:
I'm not going to bother reporting after this because I am done with all the others. No other chain lube has done what this one just did. After the initial application on a not very clean chain, I put in 120 mostly dry miles (except for ten misty wet miles) and wiped the chain down after a couple of the rides. Then yesterday, a bunch of us went on the last "Dave" ride. Dave is known around here for loving dirt roads. He is moving his family out to Colorado on Friday, so about twenty of us got together and Dave led us on a "Dave" ride. Only a bit over forty miles, but almost half was on dirt roads ... but with the weather, cold, mist and rain, all the dirt roads were mud. It was a blast but we were all kind of bummed out thinking that we were losing Dave, at least until he wises up and comes back "home." Anyway, I took a few photos posted below during the ride and of my bike after the ride. So after 160 plus miles, much of it in stupid conditions, the NFS was still working. Not as nice as it had been after 100, but it still worked. It stayed in there and when I wiped down the chain after the ride, it cleaned up pretty well. I applied two, yes two drops this morning before heading over to Church for bell practice and then the Derby. Colder and pretty solid rain. My hands got so numb I turned around early. So only a bit over twenty miles in the rain but the NFS was just fine. Wiped down the chain and even after today's rain, I'm not going to bother with any more NFS until I need to. Who knows when that will be.
There is no better. Period.
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All orders placed this week 12/10 will ship friday. Apparently NFS(w) is the ultimate stocking stuffer.
NFS is the mother fuckin truth. Order a bottle, or bottles, today. Really, I ride rain or shine on my mtb and it still keeps the chain clean. I am stunned.
I love this shit!
Works really well. Cleaned and degreased the chain, applied ten drops, wiped excess and I got a noiseless chain for more than 100 km. Cleaned sideplates, 5 drops and the chain was lubed during two rides on wet and muddy trails under the rain. I'm not going to say that the chain jumps are smoother, but it seems.
What do this stuff smell of? It reminds me of burned motor oil.
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Another bumper crop of NFS will hit the post tomorrow. All orders rec'd this week will ship. TIA for all the support.
you sir rock.
**I hope the misses was paying attention - NFS was the first thing on my list this year.
Good grief, looks like NFS has made it to Spain. Thanks Turkish that was a real nice blog review.
veintinuevepulgadas: NixFrixShun Chainlube “NFS”
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I've completed my intial cold weather testing. :cool:
This stuff is still flowing/liquid in the container at -35, which is more than I can say for myself.
Thanks for the righteous report. With permission I'm copying your comments to BallersRide
Curiously, I'm not sitting on my laurels.
I'm super glad to hear this as I was not able to test in such cold conditions. You sir rawk.
NFS Chainlube: Benefits Framebuilders – BallersRide
OK, so I gave a bottle to my cousin Bobby Lea. Some of you may know him as the US rider in the Olympic men's track omnium in London earlier this year. Decent rider. In the "off season" he does a lot of long (five to seven hour) rides in all sorts of weather and stupid conditions. Lots of dirt roads, dirt trails, etc. but only on his road bike. He sent me a note yesterday which follows:
... In other news, the NFS lube is incredible! It even survives back to back rain rides with getting dry by the end. In the rain it is certainly the best I've ever used. So far I'd also have to say its at the top for dry conditions, too. I haven't given it a good series of days with a lot of dirt, though. Some dirt, but not big loads on a single day.
So there you go. Experienced professional, two time Olympian, mega-miles, all conditions ... and even he thinks Toot's stuff works like the nuts.
Now order some as a Christmas present to yourself.
Well that certainly puts my endorsement to shame. I'm in total agreement, though. A few weeks in and I've now upgraded all my bikes to NFS and I'm going against my urge to clean and relube to see just how long I can go. The stuff just lasts. I've just received a couple extra bottles that will either be gifts for some riding buddies or will get stashed away for what would likely be a lifetime supply.
Woah, just got back from a sweet little friday coffee club get together at M.E.Swings #fridaycoffeeclube (twitter) and guess who was there? GREAT to see you Jim and everyone else. If you saw me there you got a sample of NFS. Pretty sweet no?
All orders from the week of 12/24 have shipped.
I got 240ish miles on my roadie in mixed conditions before I added a few more drops, chain had started making a little noise. Now it's all quiet again and I can hear the derailleur pulleys making noise.
Not a lot of time with it on the MTB yet, but will likely have a good test next weekend at round one of the Snake. Lotsa rain in the forecast right now...
Spot on Dustin. That is the sort of mileage I got in testing in mixed conditions of some rain and about 1/8th of the time on packed dirt trails. If you really want to put me out of business wipe your sideplates aggressively that will keep the garbage from sucking the good lube out of the chain.
I got mine ordered apparently at the last minute before a bunch went out. The shipping notice came through so fast it was almost like I ordered it from someone with 11,000 posts on the Salon.
Next weekend at Snake will be it's first test, same as Dustin. I will post up a report with pics assuming I don't die from lack of fitness first. Does NFS decrease friction enough to negate 7.5 months of baby-raising lethargy?
Worth it.
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A little discussion:
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This stuff makes my drivetrain so quiet that I'm now tuned into the fact that my right pedal cleat is clicking and needs replacing soon.
Toots, I hope you went long on LOOK stock before you launched this stuff.
HA! that's pretty funny. I am pretty happy with how quiet this stuff is. Now if there was a way to solve world peace at the same time I'd have it all ;)
**Ouch!!! This is a heads up to anyone who ordered a combo of NFS chainlube and a cap this past week 1/1 (three people). I will issue a shipping refund ASAP. Sorry about the double charges for product shipping. TIA, TT.
The silence lets me hear hard I'm breathing so I've degreased my chain and applied some good old WD-40. Honestly it's eerie how well NFS works.
Just bought 2. Pumped to try it out!
Everything shipped for week of 1/1
Sincerely, I thank everyone for your comments and especially those of you who have sent me pictures and words of NFS use in action. I knew it was going to work well and hearing the results from the VSalonistas makes me real happy.
The numbers!!!! As you are well aware sales of NFS go to support framebuilders who travel to Ballers Ride and are part of the mishegas. Good news, we are more than 1/2 way to our goal.
Anyone who orders hats PLEASE don't forget to add your size in the PP note field.
Peace, TT
Another satisfied customer here. I didn't think there was any way that 7 drops of anything could lube a chain. After trying it out I think 6 might work in fair weather FL. It's superior stuff, yo.
Me too--another satisfied customer. Two, in fact. Lois and I did several 100-150k rides during December and a 200k brevet on New Years Day. A mix of conditions; some sloppy, some okay. The chain lubrication was fine throughout. Lois asked early in the month, "My bike seems quieter, did you put a new chain on?"
Nope, just new lube. Thanks, Josh, great stuff!
First real test on the mtn bikes today. Already had a few dry rides, today was a real test. 34 mile Snake Creek Gap Time Trials on the singlespeed. Several creek crossings, good deal of muddy double track, and not a peep from the chain. It looks dirty, but didn't make a single squeak. And I don't think I've wiped the chain down but one time, right after putting it on.
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52 km of sticky mud, crossed two streams and ponds full of newts on Sunday (12 -30). The chain was silent and dropped to the small ring with no issues. Once at home, I took two pics:
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(Sorry for this crappy pic)
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On Monday, I went for a short ride (25 km) after wiping chain side-plates (didn't clean the bike) and it performed really well, only being noisy at the end of the ride
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Dgaddis and Turkish, now THAT'S what I'm talking about. Excellent work lads.
I rode 4 hrs. on wet / frozen / mud roads today around Leesburg and Middleburg Virginia and took some pics. Started the ride with a wipedown of the chain and no lube. The lube on this chain has about 200 miles on it. Everything is great, sideplates even look decent. There were 4 guys on the ride using NFS, this is starting to catch on yo.
PS - Huge Love to a certain Dr. in NY state who gifted me some incredible wheels some years ago. Proof here that they are being used and not just hung on a wall.
Thanks for all the feedback, keep it going.
Too Tall, love the bike first off.
When you say you wipe your chain off pre ride, you mean you just grab a cloth and hold it on the sides while you rotate the pedals a few times?