Best bike chain lube video

[Petropoliskhan]

I actually tried quite a few of those lubes and wrote my experience in this thread Ebike chain lubes.

To my experience mucoff dry was simply not durable(less than 50 miles between applications). Dumonde is much more durable(100-120miles between applications). None of them was good at prolonging chain life.
None of them are remotely close to waxing. Waxing is on another level...

Still I liked his experiment. I really like that he measured film strength with that tool, I was always curious about that.

On the other hand the rest of the test has flaws. Major flaw is that bicycle chains are exposed to outer elements and they can not replenish or filter the lube in between applications hence film strength test is misleading. Film strength is usually not the major factor in chain wear, it is the grinding paste that accumulates in between the rollers.
Also these lubes change their composition while they are ridden. For example dumonde claims that its lube gets "rubberized" after several rides. I can somehow agree with their statement since if you rode dumonde immediately after application in a dusty environment it is like a dust magnet. If you wait overnight and ride a bit before hitting dusty trails it is fine, after a couple of rides the black gunk also stops coming out.

Hey Johnny, I hope you are well and I second your opinion that hot wax is on another level.
It leaves my chain dry to the touch ( no dirt , sand, grit accumulation which creates the paste that grinds and wears donw cassettes and chains) ,running quiet, clean ( no mess) is durable ( I reapply every 200- 250kms) and keeps my derailleur clean with super smooth gear shifting.
Yes the initial cleaning of the chain is a little fussy but the results are IMO well worth the effort.
This is my chain after 145kms (commute riding)

 

[ActionJackson]

I really can’t see that any of his test methodologies are relevant to actual component wear or exposure scenarios. The friction and sand adhesion tests in particular. It wouldn’t have taken much more effort to develop a test bed with a real chain ring and a loaded cog / wheel combination that could test all of the scenarios with long run times and demonstrate actual mechanical wear characteristics. In the end the video’s purpose as a click bait video to propel his YouTube account seems to work though.

 

[Formernuke]

I liked his video but I wonder about durability of the dry lube.

In my case I ride on salted roads and wet roads.

Lube is something I'm looking into.