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tc21
a Cross Country Rider
from New HampshireDate Reviewed: November 28, 2011
Strengths: I have never seen a chain look and roll so good! Just follow the directions and you'll see the reasons this lube gets great reveiws.Bottom Line: I tried this product because it was recomended. It works great! All kinds of conditions in the north east and this lube worked wellin all of them. Just apply as needed. Your chain will not as though it has gone through hell and back.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$7.00
Purchased At: likin bikin
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Ash T. Abula
a Downhiller
from Rocky MountainsDate Reviewed: April 5, 2011
Strengths: Withstands wet rides, lasts longest of any lube I've used, keeps chain clean, easy to apply.Weaknesses: If you don't follow the directions (which includes keeping the lube warm, read the label), you might find it doesn't work very well.Bottom Line: Best lube on the market for my purposes: from my regular 3-4 hr weekday rides to my all-day rides in alpine conditions with wetness and mud likely on many rides... this is the best lube I've used.
Rock and Roll Gold works nearly as well but is not quite as resistant to wetness. I use Gold in the dry period (4 weeks or so in high summer) and Extreme all other times.
Remember to follow the directions -- it will make a big difference in how well the lube works. After you've used RnR lubes for a while you'll get to know just how much excess to put on before spinning the cranks to work it in. Remember to wipe it dry after applying. And it works best if you can lube the night before, if possible.
Favorite Trail: that one
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$8.00
Purchased At: bike shop
Similar Products Used: RnR Gold, ProLink Gold, White Lightning, TriFlow Dry, TriFlow wet, Pedro's SynLube
Bike Setup: 3 bikes, 3 chains, 3 regular users of RnR Extreme
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david_asulin
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose CADate Reviewed: January 27, 2011
Strengths: Keeps Chain clean
Good lubrication
(See full review)
Weaknesses: Doesn't last long
(See full review)Bottom Line: Please read my full review at:
http://bikestuffreview.blogspot.com/2011/01/rock-n-roll-extreme-chain-lube-review.html
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
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MileHighMark
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder CountyDate Reviewed: December 22, 2010
Bottom Line: If you need to apply this when the temp is below 45f, don't even bother. It thickens to the consistency of uncooked spaghetti sauce, and will not penetrate the links. You end up with a blue chain, blue cogs, and blue chainrings. Oh, and you also get nice chainsuck and poor shifting, too.
Favorite Trail: Dirty Ones
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At: online
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Polyalp
a Cross Country Rider
from New York, NYDate Reviewed: July 1, 2010
Strengths: It works like a charm. Now I have a nice quiet, clean and well lubed chain and drive-train.Weaknesses: None as of yet. But, I will probably change over during the winter season.Bottom Line: It works (period). Buy it online, most cycle shops overprice it (if you can find it).
Favorite Trail: 9W
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$12.00
Purchased At: Tenafly Bicycle
Bike Setup: Jamis
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Ericmopar
a Cross Country Rider
from NevadaDate Reviewed: November 14, 2009
Strengths: Like others have already said, it works better than any other lube I've tried, and I've tried a lot over the years.
It works very well in our dry climate.Weaknesses: You have to make sure it's shaken very thoroughly so the white stuff at the bottom is all mixed in good.Bottom Line: I've used this stuff on my road and mountain bikes to great success.
It will attract some dirt (all lubes will, including "dry" ones) but when put onto a chain that has be cleaned of other lubes and wiped off like they say, it works great.
It will last for at least one ride, sometimes two, and builds up way less crap, even when it hasn't rained here in the desert for months.
(Note: That is off road riding in extreme dust and sand, when used on road bikes, it will last much longer.)
I recommend this to riders in a dry climate for sure. I can't say about wet, that's for others to say.
It's a great lube, just follow the instructions to the letter and it will work.
It's great for trail riding and works even better on the road.
In this case, the hype is real.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$8.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Finish Line, White Lightning, 3 in 1, 30wt Valvoline, Prolink Gold, Park Tools lube, etc.
A lot more that those...
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turtlepaul
a Weekend Warrior
from Anaheim, CA, USADate Reviewed: October 14, 2009
Strengths: It works.Weaknesses: You have use a lot of it.Bottom Line: This stuff works. You just have to put a lot on, and spin the chain for a while, then wipe off as much as possible. This is the only lube that gets me through the entire ride without squeeking, in sandy Southern California trails, without having to clean the chain before each ride.
Favorite Trail: Anywhere
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: prolink, T9, white lightening, triflow, etc etc.
Bike Setup: 6" full suspension mountain bike.
Hardtail 29er mountain bike
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RTM
a Downhiller
from central NJDate Reviewed: October 4, 2009
Strengths: awesomeWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: easily the best chain lube I've used in 6 years of riding. I'm a maintenance fanatic, so you can trust me. CRUCIAL TIP: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS! this is not your typical drip on lube. you have to douse the chain then dry off all the excess. if you do you will think your chain is made of silk.
Favorite Trail: Diablo Freeride Park
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: ?
Similar Products Used: Prolink, Pedros, White Lightning
Bike Setup: Ironhorse Sunday, Specialized XC Comp, Ironhorse MKIII
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jigmechopa
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder, CO, USADate Reviewed: May 11, 2009
Strengths: Quiet, clean, relatively long lasting..... dare I say approaching lube perfection. No more chain ring tattoos and my drive system has never stayed this clean for this long.Weaknesses: It's not free and I keep checking to see if my chain is still attachedBottom Line: This review is for RnR Gold. I've used the extreme and it just doesn't perform in the long run as well as the Gold in the dry and dusty conditions in which I ride. This is hands down the best lube ever invented for a bicycle chain and drive. I use high end components on my bikes and this stuff has reduced wear on my chain, rear cassette, and front rings also. Just don't apply it over the rear cassette like the instructions say.... I don't want any kind of solvent to get near my hub seals or grease! When I switch to winter gear on my bike, I switch to purple extreme and rock that for three or so months where we have lots of moisture.
Favorite Trail: Walker Ranch
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: White Lightning, Prolink, Finishline crud, purple extreme, Pedros Dry and practically everything else under the sun
Bike Setup: GF X-Cal 29er, thomson stem and seatpost, easton Monkeylite SL, Stans notube arches on Hope Pro 2 hubs, Sram XO derailleurs and XO gripshifts
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MeesterBell
a Cross Country Rider
from Perth, WA, AustraliaDate Reviewed: March 18, 2009
Strengths: Goes on clean, little dripping. A 4oz bottle last a very long time.Weaknesses: None so far.Bottom Line: I commute to work, 40KM round trip on roads & pavement. the product gives clean quiet operation and I'm very impressed. I lube the chain once a week but even that may be overkill. Follow the bottle instructions carefully and start with a clean drivetrain. I would recommend this stuff to everyone!
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: White lightning, Finish line, others
Bike Setup: Giant road bike, sora groupset
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2_i
a Cross Country Rider
from Okemos, MichiganDate Reviewed: February 23, 2009
Strengths: Can't think of any. Supposed to wash the chain, but it washes itself off just as well.Weaknesses: In winter, freezes in the bottle or over the chain. Otherwise, washes off at any sign of wetness, leaving behind awful rust.Bottom Line: In Michigan useless in winter and useless during other seasons. Under the criteria I have to consider, actually the worst chain lube I've encountered.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At: do not remember
Similar Products Used: Prolink, Boeshield T-9, LPS 2 & 3, White Lightning, Dupont Teflon Grease
Bike Setup: Fendered commuting bike.
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chochojoe
a Cross Country Rider
from PittsburghDate Reviewed: January 6, 2009
Strengths: It cleans the chain.Weaknesses: Can't use below freezing b/c it congeals. Granted my garage isn't heated, so I can't use this in the winter. I use Pro-Link in the winter and R&R in the other three months.Bottom Line: Great product! And their lube/grease products are even better.
Favorite Trail: Bavington
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: Online
Similar Products Used: Pro-Link, but it doesn't clean the chain as well.
Bike Setup: Litespeed Obed, CK headset and hubs, Manitou Skareb Super, XT cranks, Thompson seatpost and stem...
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mtnbikfrut
a Racer
from Reston, VADate Reviewed: September 19, 2008
Strengths: -low friction
-easy application
-clean
-long lastingWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: best chain lube ever. nothing I've ever used comes close. Met the guy behind Rock "N" Roll lubes at the Red Bull Rampage at Squaw Valley (CA) around 1997. He offered to clean off my own lube, put his own on and let me test it. I've never used anything else since.
Favorite Trail: Yes
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: Rocklubes.com
Similar Products Used: many
Bike Setup: Used on: xc bike, slalom bike, & my DH bike in the past 10 years
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bitflogger
a Cross Country Rider
from Middleton, WI USADate Reviewed: August 4, 2008
Strengths: Nothing else in the realm of modern dry or wax types is in the league. You get lube qualities of oil and clean qualities of wax and it does not disappear like the White Lightening and Pedros wax types if it gets wet.Weaknesses: A bit more messy and wet than wax types but hardly a weakness when you realize this stuff is so far superior.Bottom Line: This stuff is it. This is a shut up and buy it product. This stuff combines what is good with old fashioned messy oil and what wax lubes try to achieve and can't achieve for or can't achieve for long.
Favorite Trail: BMSP
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: Yellow Jersey
Similar Products Used: About everything made since oil and decades of bike enthusiasm.
Bike Setup: Off road, road and commuter bikes that all have chains and require lube.
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DirtGash
a Downhiller
from Bend, ORDate Reviewed: July 15, 2008
Strengths: Keeps the chain smooth and drivetrain very clean. Love the blue color!Weaknesses: None that I have found.Bottom Line: I've used many many lubes. Some have been awesome such as Pedros extra dry and Finish Line wasn't too bad. But none have given me the performance and clean drivetrain that Rock and Roll does. I haven't tried this stuff in the wet yet, but I really don't ride in wet mud anyhow. But for the dry sluff around here, for an all around condition lube, this stuff rocks literally. I get 3 good days, 4 tops before a fresh lube is needed. Never a squeaky chain, and again my drivetrain always looks as pretty damn new!
Favorite Trail: Which ever one I'm on
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: Tri-flow, White Lightning, Pedros, Finish Line, some more that I can't think of.
Bike Setup: Free
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