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Submitted by
CaveDave
a Cross Country Rider
from Golden, CO USA
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | White Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Through Dumonde Tech | | Strengths: | Smooth, probably the smoothest chain lube on the market. This lube will make your drive train more efficient and silent. | | Weaknesses: | None if used properly. | | Similar Products Used: | Lube Job and Tri-Flow | | Bike Setup: | I use it on my road and mtb. | | Bottom Line: | This is a high maintenance lube for people who take care of their bike. The reason people complain about "black gunk" is because they don't clean their bike after every ride. MTBs especially. The chain should also look dry after you apply the lube. If you ritually do this, you will never have black stuff build up on your chain. I have been using this stuff for almost ten years! It also makes it easier to overhaul your bike when the time comes. Bottom Line: This sh#t is great! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TiCN WC
a Cross Country Rider
from WA
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | stays on chain | | Weaknesses: | gets really sticky and messy | | Similar Products Used: | Triflow, white lightning, finish line wet, finish line dry, Prolink, Purple extreme | | Bottom Line: | I worked in a shop where our boss had a fetish for trying chain lubes and greases. I am allways willing to try a new one as well.
Dumond tech drys and gets sticky but not very greasy. I hot tanked my drivetrain prior to putting it on my chain. After two weeks it was a sticky mess. I was not impressed.
Simply put this chain lube will never go on my bike again. There are better options for any and all conditions out there.
Take a look at Purple extreme for the wet and Prolink for the dry. Squirt is on my to try list. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bensgig
a Cross Country Rider
from Bend, OR USA
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | won't tell you...otherwise you will go | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | who knows | | Strengths: | Makes chain quiet | | Weaknesses: | attracts dirt, then hardens. Good at first, and then 3 rides later you look at your chain and say "what the F?" | | Similar Products Used: | White lightning | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight, Jamis Dakar | | Bottom Line: | I would not buy this again. Stick with white lightning. All you have to do is put it on the night before and then don't wipe or anything. This one you have to worry about puttin too much on, and then wiping the excess off. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Teeter
a
from Colorado Springs, CO USA
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$6.00 | | Strengths: | Superior lubricant, hands down, the best on the market, period. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Pro-Link and a few other also rans........ | | Bike Setup: | Classic road (racing) bikes......, combined with gruppo (not by that fishing tackle company) based on reliabilty, durability, stability. You weight weenies and wannabe poseurs can go your own way, I go mine. | | Bottom Line: | Dumonde Tech is simply the superior product. Nothing compares and there are one or two other lubricants out there that are great, but not to the level of Dumonde tech.
The company suffers measurably from horrible marketing to the point of inexcuseable non-existance. Neverthless, this is such a superior product as to beggar description. More bike shops ought to carry it.
Any notion or complaint about this product causing problems is altogether unfounded. Only a myopic idiot would make such remark. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Rainier, OR
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Stella Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | Gregg's | | Strengths: | Last a long time in wet and dry conditions, doesn't attract dirt, works for lubing other parts as well | | Weaknesses: | none when used properly | | Similar Products Used: | Pro-Link, Tri-Flow, Finish Line | | Bike Setup: | 2005 XLT | | Bottom Line: | The best lube on the market, works perfect. My large bottle that I purchased 5 years ago is still 1/3 full. The "black stuff" complaint I see is called dirt...which means you didn't start out with a clean chain. If you start with a clean chain and follow directions properly, nothing works as well as this lube. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JB
a Weekend Warrior
from Encinitas, CA
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Makes chain very quiet. Easy to apply. | | Weaknesses: | Can't buy it locally. | | Similar Products Used: | WL, Prolink | | Bike Setup: | Trek 5500 Dura Ace | | Bottom Line: | I used WL for years because I could grab the chain with my hands and not get black grime all over. I got tired of the heavy wax build up and marginal lubrication. I started using Prolink and was dissappointed because the black grime returned with a vengance and my chain was not very quiet. A friend told me about Dumonde Tech, I read the reviews and was skeptical but decided to give it a try. My chain was pretty grimey due to the Prolink so I cleaned it. I was suprised how much easier Dumonde was to apply, it is more viscous than PL so it is easier to get it on the chain instead of dripping off. I could tell with my bike on the work stand that the chain was quieter. When I rode up and the street I was astounded how much quieter it was. Looking forward to see how long it lasts. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hank
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson, AZ
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | 50-Year & its many tributaries | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Long lasting between thorough cleanings - reasonably priced considering how little is used per application. Best use in dry/warm conditions, wet is great too, but reapply more often. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing that any other lube better. | | Similar Products Used: | White lightning, Pedros, several others I can't recall off hand. | | Bike Setup: | Titus Moto-Lite, SRAM X.O, Shimano 7701 Chain | | Bottom Line: | Preface - as others have - this stuff kicks when you follow the directions. New chain, out of box - CLEAN IT OF ALL GUNKY STUFF. Dry, apply, work in, wipe off... ride until you start to hear the chain, reapply, wipe, ride...
That's basically it. Sometimes if really dusty after a fresh application, I'll get minor build up, but it wipes right off. Also, after a while, you get the "feel" of how long you can go before reapplying, and catch it before "you hear the chain"... for me, it's about 60-80 miles depending on conditions. Every once in a while, I'll let it go a little longer (like if I forget to relube, then ride in to work, and again back home again). When the new application gets on, it is *so* noticeable... a test ought to be done to determine how much more efficient you pedal with this stuff.
If you don't thoroughly wipe off excess, it will gunk up faster, but again, it isn't too hard to wipe up. I also notice I have much less of a problem if I reapply *after* a ride so it can "soak in" (or polymerize? whatever it does...) overnight before the next ride. Those of you who indicate gumming problems should try this.
I also ride throughout the winter (I commute to work at least 3 days per week over a variety of the sweetest singletrack around), and I personally don't notice any problem in cold conditions (I'll head out even when it's in the 20's... which is about as cold as it gets here in the desert). From the other reviews, I might try the "lite" for the winter... but then again, if it ain't broke...
Great stuff... you owe it to try it (and follow the instructions!)! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Albq
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | long lasting lube | | Weaknesses: | ? price? | | Similar Products Used: | boeshield,white lightning,triflow,ect. | | Bike Setup: | 8 spd | | Bottom Line: | The best by far. As said by a previous reviewer "if you cant lube a chain properly your an idiot" clean chain-1drop per link-let sit overnight-wipe with rag in am-forgetaboutit. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew
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from Redmond, WA
Date Reviewed: December 22, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | Sammish Valley Cyclery | | Strengths: | A follow up from Sept 2004. Dumonde just does it for me in all types of riding. No black on my chain! I understand that if using a cleaner the leaves a residue or applied it over another brand, you get the black stuff but will get better over a few applications. | | Weaknesses: | uuuummmmm Nothing. | | Similar Products Used: | All the advertised brands. | | Bike Setup: | Still have a stable. To many some say. | | Bottom Line: | I have turned a fair amount of other riders on to Dumonde Tech and have heard no real complaints other then the black goo but admit they didn't clean the chain completely the first time BUT did get cleaner. S.V.C guys really like it to. As clean as Pro-Link but definately lasts longer. Dumondes Liquid Grease is Fricken Cool. I have used in my King freebody. WOW, nice stuff. 5 Chilis for sure. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George Mueller
a
from Bay Area, CA
Date Reviewed: November 23, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | OLH Rd, Tunitas Creek, Alpine | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Smooth shifting, extremely quiet chain, lasts about 200-300 miles on a road bike before chain starts to make noise, economical (4oz bottle should last 20K miles) | | Weaknesses: | Not very clean. I tried both "light" and "regular". Cleaned chain prior to treating as recommended, and wiped off all excess after application. Lot's of black stuff on chain, chainwheel, and cogs. Easy to wipe off, however. If you buff the chain after every ride, eventually the black stuff will stop coming out of the chain. But you'll need to relube shortly thereafter. | | Similar Products Used: | Phil Wood's Tenacious oil | | Bike Setup: | Standard road bike | | Bottom Line: | Good, but not great. I'd like a product which didn't get everything coated with black crap. But as this is the material created from chain wear, it's probably impossible. I'll try ProLink Gold next, as reviews indicate it may keep chain cleaner. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Manny
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from Davenport,FL
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Alafia Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Exchange it for white lightning je je | | Strengths: | Reduced Noise, change gears faster, kept chain fairly clean, if properly used the best stuff. | | Weaknesses: | Expensive,if chain is not wiped down dirt will build up, | | Similar Products Used: | white lightning epic,wax | | Bike Setup: | Hardrock comp, deore lx front and back, hayes disk, wtb mutano tires,manitou bomber | | Bottom Line: | My experience is not vast, but since i have applied this product
chain noise completely vanished,try it in a new bike you will hear and feel difference, my shifting has improved.
just try it you will see. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew Hong
a Racer
from NYC
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | North Shore Cyclery | | Strengths: | Best lube period, I see some bad reviews for this lube ... however some of you people must be idiots ... If you say you've tried everything... you should know better ... Holds dirt to your chain? ... Are you serious? ... Dirt is everywhere you MORON ... Dumonde Lubes have been the only lube that doesn't crud up your chain IF PROPERLY APPLIED! over lubing... which most idiots do ... may cause dirt to attract ect ... I am a shoppie ... Sorry if i sound pissed ... I just can't stand incompetence. | | Weaknesses: | People who never bothered read directions. | | Similar Products Used: | When i mean every lube... everything from motor oil ... tranmission oil... to even honey mustard at a race when we couldn't find any grease! ... it worked!... but riuned the bearings... | | Bike Setup: | Alot of bikes ... | | Bottom Line: | Shutup... and putup ... you know it's the best ...Stop whinning ... it's hard to admit when you're wrong isn't it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AK Brown
a Cross Country Rider
from Redmond, WA
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | Greggs, REI, Recycled Cycle | | Strengths: | I to have longer term testing. "Lite" work a little better in cooold than "Original". Long lasting, clean, smooth shifting, silent. Works great on cable, pivots, forks, spd. | | Weaknesses: | Don't buy as much lube any more. | | Similar Products Used: | Tri-Flow, White Lighting(bad), Pedros | | Bike Setup: | A Stable | | Bottom Line: | If used correctly you can't miss. "Lite" for dusty condition and if anal about clean chain. It's a MTB . "Original" if you want the best in performance and can stand the time to wipe or a stiff brush (muddy ride) the chain after the ride.
Nothing like a wax lube. Waxes stick to the chain. Dumonde Tech molecularly bonds by polymerization making it waterproof. NO build it ever. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan Koslowski
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Strengths: | - Excellent longevity
- Effective in warm weather
- Water repellant, seems to work better in wet conditions
- Relatively clean | | Weaknesses: | - Moderate build-up
- Poor lubrication in cold weather | | Similar Products Used: | White Lighting, Tri-Flow, Finish Line, Prolink (my favorite) | | Bike Setup: | Trek XO-1 cyclocross, bar end shifters, Specialized nimbus Armadillo tires, Deore LX rear derailleur | | Bottom Line: | This is a follow-up to my original review about three years ago. Of all the lubes I've tried, this is my second favorite (behind Prolink). Dumonde Tech uses polymer (a light plastic) technology, and works similarly to wax lubes. Since the polymer is much thinner than wax, you don't get nearly as much build-up, but you will still get some. After 3-4 applications, you'll probably want to clean your chain.
Dumonde Tech works well in warm weather. The polymer stays relatively viscous, so it doesn't cake up on the chain. It also does an excellent job of repelling dirt and moisture. It actually seems to work better in wet weather, probably because the water makes it slick.
However, much like wax lubes, Dumonde Tech hardens in cold weather, and doesn't reduce friction. It also builds up
excessively for the same reason.
For off-road riders, it's a great choice because it repels water, and has excellent longevity. For general use riding, Prolink is a better choice because it doesn't build-up, and reduces friction more effectively in cold weather.
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Submitted by
Felix
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City, UT
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Smells nice.
Keeps drivetrain quiet initially. | | Weaknesses: | Attracts dust like crazy--not a good lube for dusty conditions.
Mildly expensive for a teeny dropper bottle (but if it worked for me, I could overlook that). | | Similar Products Used: | Rock 'n Roll lube, Tri-Flow, White Lightning. | | Bike Setup: | A bike with a chain. | | Bottom Line: | I tried this lube for a while after reading the positive reviews here. I applied it just as the intructions recommended--I cleaned my chain, applied it quite sparingly (a drop per link), and buffed the hell out of it. Unfortunately after a dusty ride, the chain would attract GOBS of dirt, and I'd have to reclean and relube all over again. After using it for a few months, I switched back to Rock 'n Roll Lube, which I've found to be a much better lube for the dusty conditions I ride.
I have no experience with this lube in wet conditions, but I can't recommend it for dusty climates. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Smart
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Bend, Or | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$11.00 | | Purchased At: | Several Oregon stores | | Strengths: | Clean, long lasting, quiet running, easily maintained, not effected by water. Used on cables, SPD, brake pivots and fork sliders. | | Weaknesses: | Don't over apply. Attracts dirt only if over applied or over another lube. Like all lubes. | | Similar Products Used: | Old lubes, all "new" lubes. | | Bike Setup: | Road bike, Mountain, kids | | Bottom Line: | Some awsome products. If you use it WRONG it will be wet and collect dirt. Just wipe the chain after applying. Don't over apply thinking it will last longer, you'll be wasting it. You need 2-3 application to develop the distance. Start with a really clean chain and you'll not have to clean it again with cleaners or solvents. Instruction cards are well done and explains what to do in depth. I can get 400-450 miles on road bike before hearing the sightest of noise, even in rain. Mountain bike, nothing will last longer, especially in Bend,OR. Dumonde Tech "Liquid Grease" is pretty cool stuff also. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Jones
a Racer
from East Texas
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | 4C | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Boones (I travel 2+hrs for this stuff) | | Strengths: | Outstanding lube. No wax-based gumming, easy to clean & re-lube & lasts longer on a road-bike than any other lite lube I've used. Used it on MTB, requires a bit more attention. | | Weaknesses: | None. Works well for the application it was designed for. If your into dumping multiple-layers of wax on an already gummed-up chain, go ahead if you too lazy to take care of your equipment... If you throughly clean that chain, Apply properly, This is the best. | | Similar Products Used: | EVERYTHING.... & I do mean everything. | | Bike Setup: | Stable of family-bikes + MTB's + Tandem + Roads? 12. I maintain ALL of them. | | Bottom Line: | Throw-away all that manky-wax-junk & get a REAL LUBE. DO the proper maint. & you won't be sorry. If you don't know how to properly cake care of your stuff, either ask for help or just go to Wal-mart & get a Huffy. Chain it to the back-porch of your double-wide in the rain, while you sit in front of the tube & you'll get the proper return on your investment. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
OregonMTB
a Cross Country Rider
from Oregon
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Lightweight lube | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | White Lightening, Tri-flow, blah, blah, blah | | Bike Setup: | It has a chain | | Bottom Line: | The best I have used in 8 years of mountain biking. I ride everything from really wet to really dry. This stuff is the best.
Some have stated that it attracts dirt--no way--unless they forgot to wipe the chain off with a rag. This the first wet lube that I have used that is not too wet. It has no waxes like the other lubes.
This is the only lube I will buy from now on! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary
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from Portland
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Works well in when its dry on the road and dry and not dusty on the trails. | | Weaknesses: | I notice when I was riding and the drive train got wet the dirt and grit was held in the chain by the lube. Can we say: Liquid Sandpaper! | | Similar Products Used: | All of them | | Bike Setup: | Seven Ti | | Bottom Line: | I heard more then a few riders tell me the stuff is great, so I tried it. It didn't take long to understand the chain stayed silent because the oil holds the fine dirt in the chain thats thrown up off the front wheel on the chain at the front chain rings. If you want a silent chain and don't care about anything else or how long your equipment will last. This is the lube for you. Works when its dry (and not dusty) silent when its wet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
remora
a Weekend Warrior
from Laguna Niguel, CA
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Rock'N'Road | | Strengths: | Clean, easy to apply, dry, lasts long (over 4 rides), quiet, consistent performance all the way. | | Weaknesses: | Not self cleaning. Gotta scrub and clean and scrub and clean with solvent on first application. Gotta at least wash and clean chain on later application. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock'n'Roll Extreme, ProLink, White Lightning, etc | | Bike Setup: | 2001, GF Sugar 2, Shimano HG93 chain. | | Bottom Line: | Best lube so far, very clean, silent, doesn't gunk up, stays on for a while, last for 5 or 6 rides before the chain start screaming. Of course I brush the dust and dirt off the drivetrain after every ride, and the lube is pretty dry, doesn't really attract or stick dirt. Can't say about mud, haven't tested it there yet.
My only complain is you gotta clean the chain before putting the lube on....and I mean really clean and wash the chain clean, but shouldn't matter much since I don't have to re-lube that often.
Best of all, its thick syrupy and easy to neatly drop on every link. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Buckley, Wa usa
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$11.00 | | Purchased At: | Bonney Lake Bike shop | | Strengths: | Great wet weather lube. It is always wet and muddy here! I use it all season through. I keep my drive train clean. Clean it after every ride especially the chain. A little anal I am. Lately I just been hosing the bikes off. Not degreasing. No grinding yet and shifting fine. I'll go until shifting is compromised, I hear some noise or I can't stand it not being shiney. | | Weaknesses: | Wet lubes attract dust in the dry. Don't care but its true...oh no!!! After a real muddy ride though you're gonna have to uncake the chain, No lube can withstand that much earth. | | Similar Products Used: | Tri-Flo, finish line teflon-plus | | Bike Setup: | Weyless 67, Specialized Enduro HT, Specialized Expedition upgraded to a trail bike. | | Bottom Line: | Use this lube the most. My bike shop refills my bottle for $7.00. They recommended it to me cause they use it too. They laugh at how often I clean my drive train. They just hose their DT's off and clean/relube after a few rides. The lube is that good. Love the way it smells too. After cleaning the chain I just rag dry it(wipe excess water off) and relube. Then I get on peddle it and shift through all the gears to spead the lube through out the drive train. After this I wipe off excess lube and put it in the garage until the next ride. I think you need to peddle the lube into the chain not just spin it around. I don't wait for it to dry before I lube the chain. Chain rusts by then. Anyways the way I do it works. My DT's last a good length of time and I ride at least 5x's a week...usually. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Blinky
a Cross Country Rider
from Bellingham, WA
Date Reviewed: February 28, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | British Columbia | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$11.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Last a Looong time. Use on chain, cables, forks, pivots...every thing I need a lube on. Quite, clean and very easy to clean dirt off the chain with soap and water with out having to apply more after cleaning. Just like the info cards claim. Dumondes Liquid Grease is Amazing. | | Weaknesses: | Have not found anything to complain about. | | Similar Products Used: | Pro-gold, T-9, Rock and Roll, Krytech, Tri Flow, Pedros | | Bike Setup: | Kona, Specialized | | Bottom Line: | Nothing lasts as long in wet muddy conditions. "Lite" chain lube is great on road bike. No chain noise for a long time. "Original" on Mt Bike is awsome. If you think you are happy with what you are using, you ought to try Dumonde Tech products. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tracker
a Cross Country Rider
from Holland, MI
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Quiets Chain, Sheds Dirt, Smooths Chain Performance | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Finish Line, White Lightning Lube | | Bike Setup: | Custom 2003 S-Works bike, 20.05 lbs | | Bottom Line: | I am using a chain that has less than 50 miles on it. Its only been on 5 trail miles the rest are on the trainer indoors. I used the wax lubricant and thought it was good. I moved the chain to a my new bike. All new components. I was noticing alot of noise in the chain. I decided to put some more wax lubricant on it. As I was listening to the chain I noticed that there was a grinding noise like from dirt in the chain. Being a new and hardley used chain with wax lube I thought that was odd. So I went to the LBS and they said that this dumonde stuff was good. Boy were they right. I cleaned the chain with Degreaser. Poored boiling hot water over it to get the grime and loosen the old oil. It also helps the chain to dry much much faster. I then used this stuff and oh man. I couldnt even hear the chain on my bike. I havent used it outside but from the stye of lube it is I am sure it wont be a problem. I am rating this soley on the fact of it bringing my chain bake to life. I think the wax lubricant was just to thin and gives a false lube feel.
So I dont think I will be changing lubes for quite some time. I finally found the one I want to use. Smooth performance, nice price.
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Submitted by
TooTall
a Cross Country Rider
from Redmond, WA
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Many | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | several locals | | Strengths: | If used correctly the complaints described like other does not occur. Been using in wet and dry conditions with superb performance. Use on pivots, forks, cables etc... | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | Kona, Trek | | Bottom Line: | Just works great. Again follow simple instructions and it works as many claim. Last longer than T-9, Pro-Link. What ever the name they don't do what Dumonde does. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Forrest
a Racer
from E. Lansing, MI
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | Team Active | | Strengths: | Lubes well..... but..... | | Weaknesses: | Attracts dirt even after a proper wipedown. It does not shed the dirt between the links either. So that really does a number on the chain. | | Similar Products Used: | ProLink Gold | | Bike Setup: | Trek STP200 XTR rear, Duke Race shock. Trek 4500 gripshift 7.0, Deore cranks and F Deraileur, Jett fork :(, Avid Brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Works absolutely FABULOUSLY for road applications where there is less dirt, sand, and mud. But for trail riding, get something that sheds that crap away. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Larkspur, Colorado, USA
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Strengths: | Superior performance; outstanding durability combined with unparalleled lubricity that IS second to none, period. The pronounced level of smoothness this products affects simply cannot be described. When applied properly from the start (starting with a fully chemically stripped/cleaned chain) and fully wiped-down it should be said that this product has no equal. It's a breeze to apply. No mess when done correctly. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | This product is in a 'ne plus ultra' league of its own. No similar products to honestly compare it to. "Sorry Charlie, only the best tuna get to be................". | | Bike Setup: | Classic road bikes | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is just that, superior performance. Dumonde Tech literally makes the chain "disappear" underneath you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Haas
a Cross Country Rider
from Crete
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | all the one's that don't allow cars | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | I forgot | | Strengths: | Lubricating properties are outstanding. A very small amount lasts very long and I can feel the products superiority over many other lubes. This lube takes a long time to break down. Small bottle allows me to take it on the trail. | | Weaknesses: | The smell is a little goofey. When I first smelled it I put it away in a drawer until I ran out of other lubes. Then, out of need, I tried it and realized I had been cheating myself with the other, well marketed lubes. Also, this stuff is a little difficult to find. | | Similar Products Used: | I've tried many, but I wouldn't say they are similar. This stuff stands alone. | | Bike Setup: | Trek's 850 and 6500. | | Bottom Line: | If you feel your lube breaking down after riding 20 miles or so, try this stuff- it will allow you to fly like a Chinook wind. If your into "feeling the burn" you should look into it. Aggressive riding is much more enjoyable and attainable when your motivated by the ease of which your chain fly's through the sprockets. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AK Brown
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Cow trails in North Cascades | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | Gregs | | Strengths: | Clean and Durable. Never seen any rust on my chain like other claimed. Easy to wash off dirt since it does not stick to lube. Can use it all over, cables, pivots fork tubes. I use it on car door locks. Price not an issue since it out lasts every other product out there. Clean the chain as instructed and anyone can use it and be please with results. Don't over apply. Follow the usefull instructions. | | Weaknesses: | A strange smell. Don't leave a rag in a hot vehicle after wiping chain down. It's a little strong but not a big deal. | | Similar Products Used: | Tri-Flow, WL, Pro-link, T-9 | | Bike Setup: | Kona, XT, Zokes | | Bottom Line: | The BEST lube HANDS DOWN. Wet or dusty. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
todd
a Weekend Warrior
from bellevue, ne
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Rack | | Strengths: | This lube rocks. It stays on and seems to make your chain last longer. I have it on my road bikes and mt bikes. | | Weaknesses: | Hmmmmmmmmmmmm! It isn't free..... | | Similar Products Used: | Pedros, White lightning, tri Flow, Boeshield | | Bike Setup: | 57cm Lemond (Beunos Aires) Stock but upgraded to. Dura Ace rear der, King headset, Salsa skewers, Era seat, | | Bottom Line: | Awesome lube GO GET SOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a
from Boise, Idaho USA
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The paved one (yes, I'm a roadie...got a problem with that?). | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Georges Cycles | | Strengths: | A unique and effective formula. Lubes the chain excellently (unlike wax -- darn wax!), stays on well, and stays where you want it (and not everywhere else). Very easy to apply. | | Weaknesses: | Product what? | | Similar Products Used: | That's all behind me now. | | Bike Setup: | YES, it's a ROAD bike, we already went through this, why must I be persecuted further?! | | Bottom Line: | I honestly can't complain much about the price, because after each application, I can scarcly tell that the fluid line has dropped in the bottle.
It keeps my chain quiet, just like the messier oil-based lubes, but without the mess...was that a redundant statement?
You don't have to let it sit. If someone tells you that, it's NOT TRUE. You do however have to purify your drive train before applying it for the first time.
My mountain-biking cronies use it, and it works for them (or so they tell me), so I can't think of any application that this lube wouldn't be good for.
Don't let anyone kid you though...it IS still a wet lube, and it stays wet, which is what you want (unlike wax -- darn wax!), and if it's wet, it's gonna collect dust, plain and simple. But it is truly a different kind of "wet". It's not the filthy, get all over your hands and everything else kind of "wet" like the oily lubes. I can touch the sides of my chain, and get little or nothing on me; it really does stay right inside and on the chain rollers, and on the gear teeth. If you touch the rollers, you will get a black smudge on your fingers, but it's not the same, and it comes right off -- you just have to buy it for yourself to see!
It is a real lube, for the real world of bicycling (unlike wax -- darn wax!). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Racer
from Fair Lawn, NJ, US
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Similar Products Used: | Many, many, at least 10-15 others | | Bottom Line: | Doesn't fade, Keeps chain moist and well oiled. Best of all chain lubes! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Corey Archipley
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | REI - Seattle | | Strengths: | A good compromise between a wet and a dry lube. Its overall longevity exceeds others I have used by 50-100%. Their Liquid Grease has very low roling resistance, and holds up well to water. Low $/application. | | Weaknesses: | The first application requires very clean components. Cannot apply over other lubes. | | Similar Products Used: | Tri-Flow, Pedros Ice Wax, Finish Line Lubes, White Lightning. | | Bike Setup: | Nine Speed Drivetrains, Open and Cartridge Bearings | | Bottom Line: | This is not a drip and go lube. It is for the cyclist that wants a competive level lube, and understands how to use it, apply it. I only use Dumonde Tech Lubricants on my bikes as a chain lube, cable and pivot lube, bearing grease, and fork dust seal lube. Poor application or maintenance equals poor performance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan Koslowski
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: December 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Depends on my mood | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | REI (I know, they're evil) | | Strengths: | Great viscosity, long lasting. Combines the benefits of oil and wax lubes, without the drawbacks of either. As other have mentioned it has an odd, but strangely appealing odor. | | Weaknesses: | Price | | Similar Products Used: | Tri-Flow, White Lightning, Cross-Country (forgot company) | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Specialized FSR XC, stock, except I replaced the seat with a Selle Italia Saddle (forgot make). | | Bottom Line: | Many have attempted to attempted to produce a lube that combines the benefits of oil (great lubrication) and wax (very clean), while eliminating the disadvantages of both (oil-very dirty, poor longevity: wax-poor lubrication). Dumonde is the first lube I've found that succeeds.
The bike mechanic told me it's a light, plastic-like polymer, so the idea is similar to wax lubes, but thinner (meaning less build-up). That's pretty much the way it works: It forms a relatively dry, persistent, water-repellant (the first review is very inaccurate) coating that keeps the chain clean (like wax). But since it's viscosity is much thinner it lubricates more effectively than wax (though not quite as well as the best oil lubes).
Demonde is the only lube I've found that has successfully synthesized the advantages of oil and wax lubes while eliminating disadvantages of both. And, yes as others have mentioned, the odor is strangely appealing (it smells like an evergreen candle combine with new plastic). The only real drawback is price, but that's only a minor quibble for a lube that manages to stay and lubricate. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Racer
from Appleton
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | smells outrageous! Like something you'd like to eat?!! | | Weaknesses: | chain rusts, squeaks, grinds. Attracts dirt and doesn't shed it. | | Similar Products Used: | Pedros syn. WL. Finish Line. Boeshield. ProLink. | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Cronus race equipped | | Bottom Line: | Was told about this product through an old biking veteran. Gave it my best try with a brand new chain completely stripped of all contaminants. Rode it hard for a couple of weeks getting thick, sludge on chainrings and pulleys and a nice coat of orange rust on the links. Yes, I put alot on and I let it dry overnight. The last straw was a 24-hour race in wet conditions where I've never heard such a horrendous GRIND! Threw the $30.00 chain away and found my ultimate solution...ProLink. Read those reviews. I would never recommend this to a mountain biker (this is MTBR, right?) May work on a road bike... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a Racer
from Ohio
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Ceasar Creek State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Wilmington Bicycle Company | | Strengths: | Excelent chain protection in wet, muddy, dry, hot, or cold conditions. Lasts for several rides. | | Weaknesses: | Smells kinda funny. | | Similar Products Used: | White Lighning, Schwinn chain lube, 3 in 1 oil | | Bike Setup: | Homegrown (XTR, SID, Sun rims) | | Bottom Line: | Ripping through your stereotypical Eastern trail (mud, hub-deep creek crossings, lots of grass, and pleny of tree bark) makes keeping your drivetrain spinnin' good almost impossible. Dumonde Tech is the only chain lube I've used that puts up to this kind of abuse several times a week and through several races before needing re-applied. I've used the green and the yellow(Lite). The green lasts longer and I didn't see any benifits in using the Lite. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
josh yablon
a Cross Country Rider
from Minneslapolis
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | unpaved | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | Works very well in all conditions, mud, water, snow, salt, dry, dusty, sandy, whatever. Lasts a long time with out re-lube. I'm still on my first bottle (almost gone) after one year and I own 16 bikes. | | Weaknesses: | The smell is addictive. | | Similar Products Used: | Boesheild, white lightning, finish line Cross country, teflon and krytek, Wrench force dry lube, pedro's syn and ice wax, WD-40, motorcycle chain lube, Rock'n"roll lube and probably a few more. | | Bike Setup: | With 16 you choose the set up. Lots with multiple gears and lots with single gears. | | Bottom Line: | If you can find this stuff you should buy it and follow the directions and be happy about not having to lube your chain everytime you get on it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bjorndoggie Cruiser
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | undecided | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Good viscosity, smells good and works. | | Weaknesses: | Price. | | Similar Products Used: | Various pariffin and petroleum based lubricants. | | Bike Setup: | '00 Rockhopper, Body Geometry comp seat, rock shox. | | Bottom Line: | I am fairly new to mountain biking. Since I've got to the point where I'm riding trails that are more difficult, I now grasp the importance of a good lube. This stuff works the best so far. I bought 2 of them and I think my quest for the best chain lube maybe over. Five flaming roadkills. Now if I can just find someone that can make a decent Long Island... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
damon
a Weekend Warrior
from olympia, wa
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | anything in capital forest | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Makes chain quiet and shifting smooth. Lasts for a few more rides than my previous fav in my nasty riding conditions. Doesnt get greasy, or pasty. Best of all......green is good. | | Weaknesses: | It is hard to find. It isnt cheap, but then you get what you pay for. Its so good your friends all want to use it.... | | Similar Products Used: | Pedros ice wax, pedros syn lube,finishline x-country, white lighning, slick 50....oh and as a kid....wd40 | | Bike Setup: | 99 specialized stumpjumper comp. Stock everything except the peddals. | | Bottom Line: | It works. I like it. It also smells sinfully good....like sniffin gas....mmmmm.....ggaassss. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jah
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rastaland, WA
Date Reviewed: November 8, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
The one to higher ground | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
It does'nt last any longer than this. | | Weaknesses: |
Not widely available | | Similar Products Used: |
Pedros
White Lightning
Etc... | | Bottom Line: | I think this is the best chain lube going on the market. They also have a new Lite chain lube available. You should be able to get several hundreds of miles per application. Follow directions when applying. | | Overall Rating: |
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