Revolubes?
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Anyone tried this stuff? It popped up as a Facebook as - very expensive chain lube that makes some very strong claims about not picking up the usual crud on your drive train and not needing frequent reapplication.
Of course we've read it all before but the reviews seem mostly positive.
Of course we've read it all before but the reviews seem mostly positive.
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I can’t help but think that the “convenient” wax and/or new-technology lubes are just not as good as old-fashioned wet/dry or as good as time-consuming waxing.
Having said that, I’m now using Squirt and 1,000 miles in I’m pretty impressed with it as a convenient wax-substitute for dry-weather riding.
I haven't had to degrease my drivetrain in the time I've been using this stuff - must be over 1000 miles - and I've reapplied it once - though I wouldn't say I had to I just thought another coating wouldn't do any harm. I do intend to try squirt however - on another bike - as I know a few lads who rave about it so be good to do a comparison.
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Would a new chain need to be soaked and treated first too?
Please save your money chaps.
That's my chain and cassette about a minute ago. I haven't so much as wiped it with a tissue in about 500 miles, I've not degreased it since fitting chain and cassette maybe 1500 miles ago. Hopefully the pic shows it is still clean, almost shiny.
Any other lube I've used over 20 years it would have been caked in censored by now.
You can spend your money on a decent lube (of which this is one, the wax stuff seems to be another) or you can save it to spend in a new drivetrain - your choice.
I am not sure. You have no chance.
Fair play if you try it and don't like it but it's (from memory) about £12 so you aren't losing much. If it extends the life of a chain a decent amount you've probably made your money back and saved a lot of time degreasing and lubing. I'm comparing it to proper bike lubes too not 3in1 or WD40.
The Matt finish does get a little grubby but as I don't have to clean the drivetrain now the frame tends to get cleaned less often too.
I took a punt on it for the price, so will give it a go next time I give the drivechain a clean.
Currently using NFS which seems to be very good - doesn't need much to keep everything silent and running smooth and chain still seems clean, but not as clean as the wax based lubes such as Squirt appear to be able to achieve ( I still get some black marks if I touch chain with NFS).
How does the Revolubes fair out in that respect? Does it leave the drive chain so clean and that you can touch it without any greasy marks?
Be good to see how you get on - I don't want to sound like a salesman for this stuff .
As for the noise issue i was having, ive put this on a sram 12 speed chain and a kmc 11 speed chain. Its the kmc that seems to be noisier and the sram seems very quiet.
Will stick with it till i run out, but if still the same over winter than will be buying again.
After 8-10hrs of mixed riding on each bike none of them need re-lubing yet. All nice and quiet with crisp shifting, as you'd expect with any lubed drivetrain.
Each chain got a quick wipe with a sheet of kitchen roll after the first ride to remove the excess, but no more cleaning needed since then. There's no crud gathering between cassette sprockets or on the jockey wheels. Just a slight blackening by the chain plates, which is dirty rather than oily/greasy, no need to wipe it again, it's so minor. In fact after a wet road ride the chain is cleaner than the bike.
I might re-lube before the next ride just for peace of mind, as I'm still sceptical, but so far I'm not disappointed which is a good start.
ETA: I haven't posted in here for many years, I guess Bikeradar has removed old posts and made me a newb! Also, I logged in with my email address and had forgotten my username - I haven't done a triathlon since 2013
I think I've reapplied the lubricant three times indoors but not cleaned the chain at all, and it looks like new. Outdoors, there is a blackening on the gear teeth side of the chain which you can wipe off with a paper towel, though I've just been advised by Revolubes to wash it off after 30 km with a garden hose, so I did that this time without reapplying the lube. I've previously wiped and lubricated the chain every few weeks, though there was never any noise to suggest it needed re-application.
A couple of weeks back I gave the road bike chain a proper clean with a Park Tool chain cleaner and there was a small amount of metallic 'dust' in the magnet trap - just fine particles. I measured the chain wear and it is still indicating between 0.25 and 0.5, the suggested range for a new chain. The chain it replaced after an estimated 3000 km lubricated by Finish Line dry lube had stretched outside the wear limit so I'm really pleased with the performance of Revolube, which doesn't cost a huge amount more. I'd say any extra cost would be more than compensated for by additional chain and sprocket life. I haven't bothered to clean the trainer bike chain or to measure its wear but I'm confident it is fine.
In both cases, the drive train is quieter and feels subjectively smoother than before changing the chains, but of course that could be because I had fitted new chains (both degreased as per instructions). I ordered another bottle when they had an offer recently, even though there's plenty left in the first bottle. I've also bought a bottle of the motor bike chain lubricant after trying the bicycle lube on the chain - that cleaned up very nicely.
Thumbs up from me!
I don't want to big it up too much because a) I don't want you to think I'm being paid and b) it's still just a chain lube not a cure for Covid, but that aside it's worth the money imo.
I think finally there are a few companies out there making actually good bike specific chain lube rather than Rebadged generic stuff.
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