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Nothing quite piques the senses like “the world's most legendary fragrance,” but if you're expecting to dab this behind your ears, you're sorely mistaken. \u00a0In terms of price, this little bottle of amber colored wrenching sauce is pretty much on terms with its aromatic European namesake, so when I plunked down eleven bucks and change for it, I figured that it better live up to its name.<\/p>\n

I've used a lot of different lubes in my day (that's what she said…) and I've always had a couple of complaints: they're messy, they don't wear into the chain and need constant re-application, and they just plain don't work. \u00a0In the realm of “just plain don't work” I've penciled in anything that contains the words dry, wax, clean, light, long lasting or spray on. \u00a0Essentially, I've found one decent lube out there (Finish Line Ceramic Road Lube) but it was filed under the “messy” header and the “constant reapplication” headers. \u00a0Actually, it received a “messy as hell” header as opposed to the regular one, but I digress.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>The other problem with all these previous lubes is that my chain was always noisy. \u00a0Not only is this against the Velominati rules<\/a>, it's downright annoying as hell. \u00a0So when a certain shop owner informed me that Chain-L \u00a0would be the answer to all my problems, I actually decided to give it a try. \u00a0I hunted for a LBS that carried the pricey little bugger, and finally dropped more than eleven bucks for a bottle of chain lube.<\/p>\n

So what makes it different? \u00a0Well, according to Chain-L's website<\/a>, \u00a0“a\u00a0blend of\u00a0extreme pressure (EP) lubricants in a high film-strength\u00a0mineral oil base, formulated to provide the maximum possible\u00a0lubrication to the tiny bearings that make up a chain” is what you pay all those ducats for. \u00a0After receiving instructions on application,<\/a> including warming the bottle in warm water, applying to each roller and waiting about 15 minutes for it to soak in, then simply wiping down, I went to work on my dry, angry sounding [easyazon_link identifier=”B0007M4JL2″ locale=”US” tag=”taicoaandthed-20″]Dura Ace chain[\/easyazon_link].<\/p>\n

Deliverance<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

After about 15 minutes, I spun the cranks, and to my amazement, I STILL saw spider webs of lube stretching their sticky strands from derailleur to chain. \u00a0Even though I was thinking about chalking this up to “messy,” I was bizarrely enthralled by the simple beauty of it. \u00a0Frankly, there's no way in hell that this lube will ever leave that chain, especially if it won't even fly off from the inertia of the spinning drivetrain. \u00a0A quick wipe with a clean shop towel was the only finishing work needed. \u00a0A test ride would reveal all; was this going to be money well spent, or another bottle to clutter up my workbench.<\/p>\n

After a mile of…silence…I was ready to believe. \u00a0After a long ride through the wet, muddy dirt roads around my\u00a0home, I was a believer. \u00a0After continued silence, even after half a dozen washings, I became an evangelizer. \u00a0This stuff is the real deal.<\/p>\n

Time will tell how often I have to reapply it, but I'm pleased to say that after about 200 miles, I'm still running silent. \u00a0Frankly, that's about 50 miles more than any other lube I've ever used. \u00a0Any lube that gives me a better ride for longer is a damn good investment in my book (that's what she said.) \u00a0My suggestion? \u00a0Get your hands on this, and never look back.<\/p>\n

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