Just added my review. OK folks, get on it and spread the word. Make Toots burn the midnight oil shipping this stuff out.
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Just added my review. OK folks, get on it and spread the word. Make Toots burn the midnight oil shipping this stuff out.
This stuff is game changing--Just follow the directions & your bike looks & sounds like it has a brand new chain all the time. The wiping is important I think-You have to remove the dirt occasionally to keep things smooth.
As my friend said, "Clean chain, dirty bike. That's the sign someone rides a lot."
Reviewed and pimped to my FB friends. Not that all three of them can move the market much :-)
Question..... Campag recommend a light oil for their CULT ceramic bearings, will NFS be suitable? I think so....
Lots of excitement over a chain lube... Somehow I missed my boottle at ballers !
Helps. If I take the properties of Tri-flow and compare. They are completely different lubes. PTFE with a mineral oil carrier...so basically the PTFE is doing the business of lubrication. NFS is heavier but not by much and appears to far exceed the most important properties (wear/flow/load) altho load is weird because PTFE has some unique properties. I'll go out on a limb and say that NFS would work well. If you have some time on your hands and can wait I'll do some in-house testing. Despite my training as a scientist I still can't get past field testing for these things....yeah on paper NFS should work really well for your bearings or star ratchets and similar applications where a "light lube" that does not gum up and flows in cold temps is required. I digress...let me know.
Who is getting big road miles out of NFS? I just relubed after 500 miles (450 dry + 50 wet) no squeaks and did not hear the chain "whir" that tells me it is time for lube.
I've heard and seen some wild MTN bike intel from NFS customers who are riding endurance events in awful conditions and the NFS is holding up like nothing else out there. Feel free to add new data / pics.
*NOTE* This is not a contest and I do not recommend pushing chains to their limit, it's safer and best practice to lube before you need to.
400+ dry miles and 35+ wet miles and still quiet.
-Rick
The hardest part at first is not putting on too much. Man it goes a looooong way.
So far I've put one application on the road bike and have done maybe 200kms. Did the wipe down and its still silky smooth.
The mtb I put way too much on first go and couldn't help myself to put a few drops on before I went out yesterday. It's probably had 4 hours in fine dust. I did an aggressive wipe down when I got home and used a paint brush to get rid of what little build up was on the cassette and chainrings. It does not collect dirt much at all which is good. I'm not on the dusty tail of someone else in a race though. Keen to see in a couple of weeks how it goes in race conditions. I'll give it a good look before the race and see if it needs any which will have another four to five rides on it by then.
Fantastic product.
Glad to hear NFS has landed Down Under, and that the initial tests have gone well. I haven't ordered a bottle as I thought Australian Customs might be a snag point. Devlin, are you on a sampler, or do you have enough to go around?
I was at a regional downhill over the weekend up at Blue Mountain. No one there had heard of NFS. Now some of the Pros and Cat. 1s have. Sample was snagged by the third place Pro and a couple of the Cat. ones from Vermont. The lubes those guys use are all over the place. They seem to just use whatever's handy ... or not. I heard a number of noisy and dry chains up there. Just spreading word.
Sent a PM Josh
Got my bottle of "sewing oil" yesterday, but haven't been able to ride yet. I've been using ProLink Gold as my lube of choice up until now. NFS application instructions call for a "clean" chain, so would you recommend I soak my chain in a degreaser before applying?
If you've been using ProLink Gold, you can do a full cleaning first, but when I first started testing NFS I switched from Gold as well and didn't bother with anything beyond a good terry cloth wipe job. NFS plays well with most other lubes and the Gold is going to go away pretty quick if it hasn't already.
Since you are used to Gold, you are used to using relatively huge amounts of lube. FOLLOW TOOT'S INSTRUCTIONS! It is very easy to use way more than you actually need.
Thank you Sir Tom of Lehigh Valley :)
Sewing Oil is sooooo versitile nes pas? International Customs needs to hear something....
My bro will be on the start line for the Trans North Georgia Race this sat armed with a small bottle of NFS lube. I wish him good luck and fair weather!
Nice Rig Jon, thanks for the hook up. He'll do great, he's a GREENE.
Hey! NFS is now available in Washington, DC at The Bicycle Pro Shop I'm very partial to this shop since it was started by the fabled Mel Pinto who was one of the real founders of real live racing bikes and bits to the USA. Mel's legacy can be seen in many places: Cortina Rollers, TA (everything) not to mention his amazing warehouse where everything campy could be found.
The Bicycle Pro Shop is still one of the best in the area. Thanks guys.
I came from Morgan Blue and I put 20 drops on my degreased and very clean chain first time round. Waaaay to much. I lent some to my mates and told them to only put 10-12 drops at most and then let me know how they go. I still haven't needed to lube my road bike and I'm up to 300km on it so far. It's so good it's ridiculous. The chain looks like it might be dry but you can tell by the feel that it's still being super lubed. Still buttery smooth.
Well, I went with a total degrease/scrub of the chain and then about half-dozen drops on the train and ran it through the gears. The (lack of) sound; the smell, GLORIOUS.
Now, to actually ride the damn thing.
Heads up Signature Cycles a case of 4oz NFS headed your way. Thank you for your business.
Now a word of appreciation for Matt S. who has tirelessly created stellar graphics for NFS. Huzzah you rock. Safe travels to your event.
These guys like to go topless. Shameless.
It's Friday. Praise the saints and whatever else you have on hand.
All orders rec'd as of August 23, 2013 shipped.
Stay lubed my friends.
Here's another action shot of the NFS before a ride. It's one of the original bottles. I don't ride here in DC that much but I'm here today for a few seconds and so I thought I'd pump up the tires on the Serotta and wipe down the drivetrain and plop a couple drops on the chain. Yeah, it works. Now I'm going for a ride. Tomorrow morning too if anyone can get out for a couple hours before 2 PM.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/9...f5c002d0_o.jpg
Go to heaven twice Jim. PM me, I'm going to make sure that bottle does not run dry.
Hey Toots,
Give me the low down on freight issues to Oz, I would like to stock this in my shop after all the rave reviews.
Bill
A care package just arrived. Thank you Josh you are a ruler.
All orders rec'd this week SHIPPED!!!
VSalon Signature Hats are in stock. You know you need it. FWIIW the center vent scheme works like a charm.
Get some > BallersRide
Psssst - JoshS < you got in under the wire. your two bottles are headed out the door...new record...order rec'd 11 mins. ago ;)
Just couldn't wait to spring the new label designed by our own ElvisMerckx.
So here I am, grilling pizza over apple wood chunks and can't figure out what smells better. The pizza or the sweet smell of NFS on a freshley scrubbed chain fresh off a 2/3s trip down the TNGA route.
I tell you this stuff works - through the countless stream crossings, bombing downhill gravel roads, jeep tracks and goat trails to the muddy mess of south fork/Pinhoti 0, it just worked. The best part? No horrible mess to clean up when I got home. A quick scrub and relube was all I needed.
Jason
Used for the first time today. Certainly made for a quiet drivetrain. As soon as I opened the bottle I recognized the smell :)
You'll need to buy more just for the sexy new & improved label:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5525/9...ec5174c1_c.jpg
Also, a very limited number of sample NFS bottles will be available to fans of the Zanconato Racing team next Saturday at LotoJa. Tell 'em Elvis sent you.