The award winners for best chain lube have been the most difficult to select for me by far for our Cyclingnews awards series. I’ll explain why briefly and below explain how I arrived at my three choices.
I put in a lot of work this year overhauling and putting together our best bike chain lube buyers guide, in conjunction with our best bike chain wax guide. I researched and subsequently selected a range of lubricants. Applying each one and cleaning and preparing chains for this was a laborious process and I was glad of a few test bikes in the garage providing drivetrains to apply product to. I also spoke with Adam at Zero Friction Cycling and used his lubricant research and testing to ensure each lubricant in our guide is backed up by a set of test results; I wanted to provide more assurance and evidence than just ‘my gears felt smooth’. It’s good to know that the actual makeup of a lubricant isn’t quietly and speedily wearing your drivetrain out.
The lubricants in our guide are some of the very best on the market. The bar across the board in the buyer’s guide is very high. All will offer excellent longevity and a range of low-friction performance whilst protecting your drivetrain and saving your hard-earned money, so it definitely is worth taking a look at our guide to see the full range. Digging down into each one is a little more nuanced, and it’s going to come down to your own preferences and riding conditions, and how much maintenance you want to do. Some choices will be amazing over relatively short periods of time, some won’t be as happy in the wet or, for example, some may not be quite as fast but deliver excellent longevity. I’ve tried to choose three based on a mix of performance, ease of use and value, but either way, any of these will be a good choice.
The Winners
Best overall
CeramicSpeed overhauled its UFO chain lubricants recently with a visual rebrand but also added an all conditions, wet weather, and indoor lubricant formulation. UFO drip is now white in colour and the All Conditions lubricant emerged to take our top spot.
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