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Submitted by
kdlundgren
a Racer
from Big Bear Lake, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Jordan's Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Bottom Line: | There is NO other lube to use for adventure racing. The best test for any lube is riding 5 days in the thickest mud, dirt, rivers, sand, gravel, you name it. Prolink keeps the chain moving and keeps the entire drive train clean. It also lubes every other moving part on your bike. We carry it with us on every mountain bike leg of every adventure race we do. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a Cross Country Rider
from New Milford
Date Reviewed: January 13, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike shop EE, Cheap | | Strengths: | The best lube that I can recommend. Gets into the links, Instantly quiets the chain. Apply and wait a few min to wipe off excess. | | Weaknesses: | Does collect some grime but better than Tri-flow and God-sake better than white lighting/Cheese cake lube. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock-N-Roll lube.. | | Bike Setup: | Two wheels, frame, bars and sometimes brakes | | Bottom Line: | Best stuff to date that I have used. Does wash off in rain but so will motor oil. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brad
a Racer
from mesa
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | south mnt | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | exhale bikes | | Strengths: | long lasting, no build up | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | spec enduro | | Bottom Line: | great for the dusty and dry southwest!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ElementRaceRider
a Cross Country Rider
from Venice, CA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | hard to find | | Strengths: | Super slick chain lube, great shifting and very low wear. After 10 years of riding and 4 years of using this stuff I'll confirm that it substantially reduces drivetrain wear. The only wet lube that doesn't collect gobs of fine dirt. Low maintenance, actually lasts longer and works better after 2-3 applications on a dirty chain than it does on a freshy scrubbed one. | | Weaknesses: | Your chain won't gunk up but the derailleur pulleys will. It's a very solvent lube that deposits what would usually cake on the chain onto the first sharp turn it sees. Easy to deal with though, you just gotta watch it and scrape it off before it gets riduculous. Fair to poor static corrosion resistance - it'll dry out in 6 months or less on an unridden bike. | | Similar Products Used: | Everything. | | Bike Setup: | Cross country FS trailbike from the late 90's with many miles on it. | | Bottom Line: | The positive reviews here go back for years, there's a reason for that. The "wipe chain, apply liberally, let dry overnight then wipe again" advice from 2002 still applies. Not the best lube for clean freaks who sterilize their drivetrains every othe ride, but for people who just wanna ride without worrying about their chain lube there's nothing better if you use it right and pay attention to caking on the pulleys. ProLink's claims aren't hype - in my experience, the stuff just works. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cory House
a Racer
from Tampa, FL
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | Numerous bike vendors | | Strengths: | Keeps the chain lubricated for days. Repeals dirt rather then collects it. Keeps the chain spinning smoothly. | | Weaknesses: | can't get it everywhere I need. The bike shops need to listen up....CARRY THIS PRODUCT NOW! I won't use anything else. | | Similar Products Used: | there is nothing similar | | Bike Setup: | Crupi Junior and Staats Cruzer | | Bottom Line: | I finished National #1 in 8 Novice in 2004 with Team Hurricane-Staats Racing and ProLink, a real winning combination. I used only ProLink the entire year and my drive train never let me down once. Need I say more? If you're using anything else, you're probably not winning. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Bush
a Racer
from Torrington, CT USA
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Bershire | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | It helps to keep my chain in good shape | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | cheaper chain lube | | Bottom Line: | I feel that it is a good product that I would buy again. It helps to keep my chain in good shape and helps to protect it from rain. That way I do not have to worry about rust. It also helps to make the chain move smoothly so that I move faster. I think that if you are a BMX racer you should buy it to help keep your chain in good shape | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Connor
a Racer
from Madbury, NH,USA
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | From Team | | Strengths: | I race Bmx and have used this lube for 3 years. It keeps my chain in great shape and the bottles are easy to use. | | Bike Setup: | Staats Bmx Pro XL | | Bottom Line: | Use Prolink | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Dockery
a Weekend Warrior
from Crestview,Florida, USA
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Comet | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Great in ALL weather conditions. ProLink performs in the rain or sandy conditions in Florida. | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | White Lightning, Pedros, Tri Flow and other assortments of the usual garb. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 320 | | Bottom Line: | This lube ROCKS. My chain and drivetrain cleaning now consist of a couple turns on the crank with a bottle of ProLink dripping on it and a very QUICK swipe with a rag, and I am clean and lubed and on my way. I have friends who ask how I keep my chain clean. I show them in 2 minutes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don C.
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Nobel Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Pedros Dry | | Bike Setup: | S.C. Blur, Fox Float, XTR setup... | | Bottom Line: | This lube works. Quiet, smooth shifting drivetrain... that's what I have. I would suggest it to anyone who carefully maintains their drivetrain. Don't squirt it on... apply it to each link and wipe off the eccess. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from Wildwood, MO USA
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great product. First lube I have used that keeps chain lubed, clean and quiet. Seems to work well in all enviroments. | | Weaknesses: | Price is alittle high but worth it. | | Similar Products Used: | Several Pedros products, Finish Line (kept the chain nicely coated in dirt) and TriFlow (bad idea) | | Bike Setup: | SC Heckler | | Bottom Line: | I drive 10+ miles out of my way to get this lube. I use it on my MTB and road bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Karl
a Racer
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | only lube I have found to keep chain lubed AND clean. no build up even in dusty conditions. | | Weaknesses: | does need to be reapplied often. | | Similar Products Used: | everything - Pedros, WHite lightning, finish line | | Bike Setup: | SRAM chains & deraileurs | | Bottom Line: | the bomb-diggety in chain lube. I have to remove & clean my chain a lot less often now, and get very little build up on the pulley wheels. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Burton
a Cross Country Rider
from edmonton, ab, canada
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Smoooth | | Weaknesses: | Need bigger bottle for all my bikes | | Similar Products Used: | pretty much everything | | Bike Setup: | Kona x 2, TREK x 1, GT x1, clunker | | Bottom Line: | I bought this yesterday and tried it today on my road bike. I don't write reviews... but I had to, man is this stuff smooth. I've been using wax lubricants on my road bike for about a year and this is just sooo much better first time out. I cleaned up my son's Kona last night and had kind of decided that I'd use the wax on his bike until I'd finished the bottle...but after this the wax just might be used as a paperweight. I'll check back in in a couple of months but its worth trying. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan Koslowski
a
from Seattle, WA USA
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | Greggs Greenlake Cycles | | Strengths: | Minimal build-up
Good longevity is dry conditions
Effective lubrication
Works well even in cold weather | | Weaknesses: | Mediocre longevity in wet conditions
Strong odor | | Similar Products Used: | Finish Line cross country, White Lightning, Deomonde, Tri-Flow | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Trek XO Cyclocross | | Bottom Line: | I've tried many different lubes and this is easily my favorite. It offers all the benefits of thinner dry lubes (Tri-Flow) and thicker wet lubes (Finish Line Cross Country), without the grease and dirt, or the build-up of wax lubes (White Lightning), especially in cold weather. It offers longevity than Tri-Flow, lubricates just as well, but there is minimal build up. I've used it regularly for over a year and I've never had to clean it. I just wipe it off before a fresh coat is applied.
The longevity is very good in dry weather, but in wet weather it does wash off somewhat quickly. But for a lube which offers effective friction-reduction with minimal build-up, this only a minor gripe. Hardcore mountain bikers will probably want a thicker lube, but for normal riders, Prolink is a great buy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JHadji
a
from Bethlehem, PA
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Smooth, Quiet | | Weaknesses: | Accumulates black gunk relatively quickly | | Similar Products Used: | White Lightning | | Bottom Line: | Expect to clean & relube often (but I keep buying it) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Buckner
a Cross Country Rider
from Danville, Va. USA
Date Reviewed: February 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Girlscout | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Just the Right Gear | | Strengths: | A Good cleaning lube. A good shedding lube in muddy conditions. Smooooth. | | Weaknesses: | Price and quantity. | | Similar Products Used: | Pedros, white lightning and finish line wet and dry. | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz blur with fox ava rear, fox rlc 100, hayes disc, mavic wheels, continental vert tires, xt and xtr drive | | Bottom Line: | I have used a lot of other brands of chain lube and haven't found any better than pro-link. period. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hank Jien
a Cross Country Rider
from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | South Surrey Atheletic Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | Moutain Equip Co-op | | Strengths: | -lasts longer than Finish Line Teflon dry lube
-smoother, you can feel it on your hand
-cheaper than Finish Line
-good bottle design, lube will not come out unless u push the bottle lightly | | Weaknesses: | -doensn't come in a bigger bottle | | Similar Products Used: | Finish Line Teflon Dry Lube, motor oil | | Bike Setup: | Bronco Warrior 3.1 MT 306, SID Race, X.9 drivetrain, Truvativ Firex ISIS, Novatec Cartridge laced to WTB SpeedMaster, Kore stem and Seat post, WTB Momentum Comp headset, Maxxis Flyweight 330 | | Bottom Line: | I highly recommend this product to those people that have been using Finish Line Teflon Dry Lube. It will be better!!! You can feel it right off your hands. It doesn't attract as much dirt and dust and it lasts longer. Now I don't even need to use the degreaser unless I have been riding in extreme conditions. Although I haven't tried it in rainy conditions, it feels like a lube between wet and dry. Also it's cheaper than Finsh Line. On the Finish Line Teflon Dry lube, the excess can not be wiped. If it is then you won't have a layer protecting oil on the chain which could lead to rust easily. You probably want to put grease on cables, not lube. Too bad Vancouver bike shops don't carry Rock n' Roll lube.(or do they????????????) A lot of people say it is better.
All I can say is that it will be good on long rides, so try it if you are a Cross Country rider. Buy it, road bikers, you will not regret. I'm not to sure about freeriders and downhillers but you can always give it a try. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rob hotness
a Racer
from alexandria, va
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | walnut creek charlottesville | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | any bikeshop in the us | | Strengths: | good in nice conditions. one of the best. second only to psycholube | | Weaknesses: | same performance as triflow for more money. not as long lasting, smooth or protective as two-step processes like psycholube. | | Similar Products Used: | triflow, psycholube, pedros dry, pedros extra dry, ice wax, white lightning, finishline race day. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 lemond steel w/ ultegra, 2001 schwinn hardtail with sid fork and xt/xtr. | | Bottom Line: | good, real good. good enough for pro riders. but triflow is a better buy. and psycholube is better performance. try other lubes and see what you like. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Duane
a
from Shippensburg
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Michaux | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | can't remember | | Strengths: | cleans and lubes, fairly smooth, easy to find | | Weaknesses: | doesn't last, not as smooth as rock n roll | | Similar Products Used: | rock n roll extreme & gold, white lightning, generic silicone spray | | Bike Setup: | 2001 K2 Zed Team, 9.0 Shifters, derailluers, and levers, Avid brakes, RockShox Duke SL, Trailblasters | | Bottom Line: | This stuff was OK. Shifting was acceptable while it lasted. Rock n Roll is way better. When I got some more rock n roll lube I couldn't believe how my dirt it brought out of my
chain. I had just used the pro-link a week earlier and the only riding I did since was on my trainer. I guess Pro-link doesn't do such a good job of cleaning while lubricating like the bottle claims.
Not bad compared to the others, but not great compared to RnR!
GET RnR. It's smoother, cleaner, and lasts longer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
remora
a Weekend Warrior
from Laguna Niguel, CA
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | None wax, doesn't gunk up like White lightning. Dry and invisible like there's nothing there. Buttery smooth shifting. Self cleaning when re-applying. Great on cleats and pedals. Inexpensive, as far as I'm concern. | | Weaknesses: | Have to relube on every other ride. Doesn't repel dust on my Mtnbike, and seem to attract exhaust dust (black dust) on my road bike. You can smell it. | | Similar Products Used: | White Lightning, Rock'N'Roll lube, Finish Line | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Sugar 2, Lemond Zurich | | Bottom Line: | Dispite the weakness mentioned, ProLink is still many times better then White Lightning and other wet lube.
Works best when applied day before the ride, pour until dripping wet, let it stay for an hour, then wipe dry. Self cleaning during application.
Sorry guys, 1 chili off - Buttery smooth shifting and chain on 1st ride after application, but not quite so on the 2nd and third ride...where the chains start to feel scratchy. Most of my off-road rides are on hard packed, dry, sandy areas, maybe that's why. Doesn't attract dirt, but the lighter dust is a different matter, seem to scrub off or absorb the lube or somethin. Have to apply after 2 or 3 rides. On my road bike, seem to attract that black dust from diesel or gas exhaust, but require lubing after ever 3 to 4 rides.
Still a great chain lube, works great on my cleats too. I'm no fan of wax based lube, but I've just start using Rock'n'Roll and see how it performs by comparison. In the meantime, I have no problem recommending ProLink, and would go back it if Rock'n'Roll doesn't work out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TienShan
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | El Corte De Madera | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$6.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | The best chain lube I ever uses. It doesn't attract dirt. The chain doesn't require frequent lube as needed with other lubes. | | Weaknesses: | A little pricey. Well, all the bike lubes are expensive. (Almost as expensive as perfume)
However it doen't require you to apply and clean as frequently as with other lubes. In the long run, it's actually cheaper. It also protects the chain better. | | Similar Products Used: | FinishLine Teflon, Triflow, Pedro IceWax, Whitelining | | Bike Setup: | Dean TI frame, TI seatpost and bar with XT groupo. | | Bottom Line: | ProLink is the best lube I have ever used. There is no way I will go back to use Prdro or Whitelining ever. It works beautifully. Doesn't attract dirt and it self cleans.
It also doesn't require frenquent application.
I will stock up more when I find a sale next time.
ProLink rules. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nic
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas, TX USA
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Cedar Hill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Richardson Bike Mart | | Strengths: | This product does not attrack dirt or 'gunk up'. Also, it is not a 'dust magnet'. Easy to apply, too. A good value as it is a lubricant and protectant. | | Weaknesses: | Limited distribution | | Similar Products Used: | TriFlow for umpteen years and FinishLine lubes before that. | | Bike Setup: | '02 Yeti Kokopelli FS- It's a tribe thing... | | Bottom Line: | A great value. Why? You don't have to reapply after each ride and the gunk factor is seriously minimal. The chain is super quiet, too. I would not abandon your current lube if you are happy with it, but if you can find this one at your local shop, it may just become your priority lube. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from Watertown, MA
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | No gunk build-up | | Weaknesses: | Washes off in wet conditions | | Similar Products Used: | Triflow, Finish Line, Boeshield, Ice Wax, White Lightening | | Bottom Line: | Performs well in dry conditions and does not cause gunk to build up over time. If you ride in wet conditions it will wash off -- reapply right away to prevent chain rust. I use Finish Line Cross Country lube if I know I'm going to be riding in the rain. No lube will work well in both extreme wet and dry, dusty conditions -- for wet conditions you need a wet, sticky lube -- in dry conditions the sticky lube will attract dust and turn into sludge. ProLink is great because it will flush out the sticky lube after the conditions turn dry again -- you never have to take the chain off to soak it or run it through a chain washing machine. Just wipe the chain down, put on the lube, wipe off the excess, and you're done! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Tatum
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland Oregon
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Any & All | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Bruce at REI | | Strengths: | Better than any lube on the market. | | Weaknesses: | Could use a better bottle. | | Similar Products Used: | White Lightning | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Trek 2300 , 2001 Fuel 90 , 1999 Trek 6500zx | | Bottom Line: | This is the best ! Put it on over any chain lube and see the change . Nice and smooth. No more wax to clean off everything. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rommel
a Weekend Warrior
from Cleveland Heights, OH
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$6.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | Lasts a long time as long as you aren't bathing your bike in a lake or riding in a thunder storm | | Weaknesses: | Not sold everywhere. You have to purchase via mail order (at least around here) | | Similar Products Used: | T-9, Finish Line Cross Country Lube, Brand X silicon lube from bike shop, Schwinn lube-like stuff | | Bike Setup: | Does it really matter? | | Bottom Line: | This stuff is good. You don't even know its there until it wears off(I know that sounds silly, but think about it. It actually keeps my chain clean and lubricated without having to work hard at it. It has made my chain better and my cleaning ritual easier. It stays on a long time(except for that riding in a storm situation), and doesn't gunk up my chain. To quote a phrase "It's the bomb" | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Nation
a Cross Country Rider
from Crestview
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Timberlake | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Dragon Sports | | Strengths: | Creates a very fluid feel, doesn't "attract" a whole lot of dirt, long wearing in dry conditions | | Weaknesses: | Only that is wears off quick when its a heavy rain | | Similar Products Used: | White lightning, Pedro's | | Bike Setup: | Jamis XC Cross Country, Manitou fork, AVID brakes, etc | | Bottom Line: | The only lube of its kind that I will use. This stuff works although I'd love to see it last in rainy conditions. I may switch to Finish Line Teflon for wet conditions, but for dry this is the lube for you. Try it and you won't regret it. Much better than White Lightning. Dragon Sports (local bike shop) recommended it to me. Thanks Dragon Sports!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Larry
a Weekend Warrior
from Streamwood Il
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | Spin Doctor Cyclewerks | | Strengths: | Keeps chain clean and quiet | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | White Lightning | | Bike Setup: | Trek 1000 with Ultegra upgrades.Mavic Open wheelset.Selle Italia saddle.SPD peddles. | | Bottom Line: | This is the best lube out there.Relube every few rides and wipe your chain after every ride and you will never have a problem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Woody
a Cross Country Rider
from Murrieta
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Works well in dry conditions and doesn't gunk up the drivetrain. | | Weaknesses: | Wet weather performance | | Similar Products Used: | White Lightning, Schwinn Lube, Finishline lube | | Bike Setup: | Giant hardtail set up for XC |
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