Here Is No ‘Wetness’ Or Stickiness on Your Chain Or Parts
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Choose Your Lube DRY LUBE WITH TEFLON® FLUOROPOLYMER The industry’s original Your riding style, the type of bike you ride, the conditions “DRY-Style” lubricant; CHAIN LUBRICANTS you ride in and personal preferences will influence your goes on wet, sets up decision to use one or more of the following lubricants: dry! Provides excellent lubrication without attracting lots of grit and grime. Features superior penetrating qualities, synthetic oils, and Teflon® fluoropolymers. Use on chain, derailleurs, cables, brake and shifter If you need assistance finding the perfect lube for pivots. Our most your bike, visit www.FinishLineUSA.com/LubeSelector. popular and versatile lubricant that’s perfect CHOOSE YOUR LUBE for everyday riding conditions on or off-road. Dry Lubes go on wet but then set up without a traditional 0.65oz, 2oz, 4oz or 8oz bottles, 8oz or 12oz aerosol, and 1qt /1L or 1 gal jugs. oily film. Well-formulated Dry Lubes typically use a small amount of synthetic oil and larger amounts of solid lubricant WET LUBE additives like Teflon® fluoropolymer. This combination delivers A heavier, wet-style lubricant that delivers the ultimate in the durability that a cyclist requires while minimizing the lubricity and protection. Super durable synthetic oils, special attraction of dirt. polymers, anti-wear additives, friction modifiers, and more, Dry Lubes enable the make this Finish Line’s strongest, longest lasting, most water drivetrain to work resistant lubricant. smoothly while preventing Holds up to 100-plus premature wear. mile rides, muddy Wet Lubes off-road conditions, go on wet and stay long rainy rides, and wet. Well-formulated foggy salt-air coastal Wet Lubes typically use climates. The perfect premium synthetic oils and special polymers for maximum lubricant for wet wear resistance, long lasting performance and superior water conditions and repellency. Wet Lubes work great in muddy, wet conditions road racing. because they repel mud and crud due to their high water 0.65oz, 2oz, 4oz, or 8oz resistance. Wet Lubes are often the preferred lubricant for bottles, 8oz aerosol, and 1qt /1L or 1gal jugs. long distance riding. Wax Lubes go on wet but well-formulated ones set up WAX LUBE with a totally dry and hard wax film that will not absorb grit Co-engineered by Finish Line and DuPont. This Wax Lubricant or grime. Premium Wax Lubes keep a chain so clean that it uses a combination of DuPont Krytox® polymers to fight will not stain your hands or clothing. In fact, when Wax Lubes friction, and metal bonding molybdenum to withstand extreme are used properly and regularly, a cyclist will rarely have to pressures. Wax Lube delivers a super clean and totally dry, clean their chain. Wax Lubes typically require more frequent wax film that is oil application, especially in wet or rainy conditions. free. As such it will Ceramic Lubes represent a new and highly advanced not attract and absorb lubrication technology. These patented lubricants are abrasive contaminants. engineered using turbostratic platelets of ceramic boron Perfect for dry, dusty nitride and low molecular weight fluoropolymers. The nano- conditions and for sized platelets wet out on the metal surface to create a super cyclists who value durable coating that gets progressively more protective as maximum cleanliness. additional applications are applied. When used regularly, a 2oz, 4oz and 8oz bottles, ceramic lubricant will significantly extend the useful life of and 1qt/1L or 1 gal jugs. components and it will ensure maximum drivetrain efficiency. Ceramic lubricants are a great choice for high-end bicycles and racing enthusiasts. 4 5 ABCs of Bike Lubrication CERAMIC WET LUBE Ceramic WET™ is Finish Line’s most advanced and most Lubricating a bicycle is quick and easy, and will result S effective racing lubricant. This wet-style full synthetic lubricant CHAIN LUBRICANTS in smoother shifting, quieter riding, and easier pedaling. UBJECT is enhanced with nano-sized platelets of boron nitride and Proper lubrication makes a bike safer and more fun to micron particles of fluoropolymer ride. For best results, apply lube to clean parts. that build a ceramic coating on the frictional surfaces of a drivetrain to smooth and quiet their action. Rear Ceramic WET’s extreme durability, Derailleurs amazing smoothness and ultimate utilize pivots, springs quietness ensures maximum and pulleys to move your drivetrain efficiency! Although Ceramic chain from gear to gear WET is often used as a “race-day” on the rear cluster. To lubricant, with proper attention to perform optimally, your rear chain cleanliness, it can be used as derailleur must be cleaned an every-day lubricant as well. and lubricated regularly. 2oz and 4oz bottles, and 1qt /1L jugs. Target every 7 to 9 rides. US Patent # 5,783,308. CERAMIC WAX Front LUBE Derailleurs Ceramic WAX™ is an advanced wax- also need regular based lubricant featuring nano-sized cleaning and lubrication platelets of ceramic boron nitride and to give you those micron particles of fluoropolymer that smooth, quiet shifts that build a ceramic coating on frictional are so important. Apply surfaces. Every time Ceramic WAX LUBRICATING CHAIN & DERAILLEURS LUBRICATING a drop or two of lube to is applied, the ceramic coating is the pivots and spring(s) enhanced, and ultimately this wax after cleaning. Target film will be as durable as many oil every 7 to 9 rides. based lubricants! With Ceramic WAX there is no ‘wetness’ or stickiness on your chain or parts. The Chain is the It sets up as a dry wax, so dirt or grime are not attracted or heart of your drivetrain. absorbed by the lubricant. Ceramic WAX is perfect for dry A dirty or dry chain can and dusty conditions. By avoiding abrasive wear, parts run seriously degrade your smoother and last much longer! The technology that defines cycling experience. For Ceramic WAX is so unique and leading edge it’s patented! the smoothest, quietest, 0.65oz, 2oz and 4oz bottles and 1qt /1L jugs. US Patent # 5,783,308. most efficient ride - ™ keep your chain clean 1-STEP CLEANER and well lubricated at & LUBRICANT all times. Target every A quick one-step ‘clean & lube’ 3 to 5 rides. formulation. 1-Step penetrates, lifts and flushes dirt and grime off the Brake and chain, leaving behind a fresh, clean Shift Levers lubricating film. have springs and pivots Powerful anti-rust additives that need to be lubed. protect the drivetrain and make Using a dry-style lube, for an excellent winter-storage run your levers through treatment. 1-Step is the perfect their full range of choice for cyclists who are new to motion while squirting bike maintenance and cyclists, like lube into the pivot commuters, who may lack the time joint and any internal to focus on optimum chain cleaning mechanisms. Target and optimum chain lubrication. every 20 rides. 4oz bottle, 6oz or 12oz aerosol. 6 7 Clean It Right SPEED BIKE DEGREASER New “Dry-Degreasing” technology! Speed Bike Degreaser instantly removes grease, grime and even brake glaze. It then quickly evaporates. NO water rinsing & NO oily residues! Great for chains, brake rotors, internal derailleur pivots, cog sets, and any other part that needs to be squeaky clean. Speed Bike Degreaser’s amazingly low surface tension will drive out and displace any moisture or water – perfect to clean up parts after a wet, gritty ride. When parts requires maximum cleanliness for optimum lubricant To find the perfect degreaser for you, try our adhesion, clean it with Speed Bike Degreaser! degreaser selector tool at www.FinishLineUSA.com. 17oz aerosol. Using a Chain Cleaner CITRUS™ In the old days, chains were cleaned in an old coffee can with BIKE CHAIN gasoline or turpentine. Today, eco-friendly degreasers work DEGREASER Features a low surface tension CLEANING CHAIN & GEARS for fast, thorough penetration into all areas. Strong, to cut through the toughest of carbonized grit, grease, and grime. Citrus Bike Chain Degreaser is formulated with powerful and natural citrus extracts, so a bicycle drivetrain with sophisticated chain cleaning tools to do the job in seconds will clean up faster and with with little to NO mess. All you have to do is snap the unit on little to no residue! the chain and back pedal! This technology will break down and remove the grease, oil, Using a Grunge Brush and wax that build up on a bike’s drivetrain components. The Grunge Brush® is an economical way to quickly clean a 12oz aerosol, 20oz pour and 1 or 5 gal jugs. bike’s chain and gears. It can be used “dry” to remove the heavy stuff, or the bristles can be moistened with degreaser ECOTECH® BIKE CHAIN DEGREASER to do a more thorough cleaning job. Strong and safe! Cleans the grimiest metal parts, yet safe enough to use on parts with rubber O-rings, seals, elastomers, plastic or painted surfaces, etc. EcoTech® Bike Chain Degreaser features 100% active (no water) biodegradable degreasing solvents. Bicycle chain and gears are cleaned more quickly, and often without a need for heavy scrubbing. Powerful soy-extracted solvents Using Speed break down grease, grime and stubborn Degreaser soils with amazing For cyclists on the go! Speed ease. EcoTech® Bike Degreaser features a powerful Chain Degreaser will turbo sprayer and is formulated biodegrade if it gets with strong, fast-drying on or in the earth. biodegradable cleaning agents. 12oz aerosol, 20oz pour Speed Degreaser will clean the and 1 or 5 gal jugs. grimiest of drivetrain parts in just seconds - it’s that fast! 8 9 SUPER Attention to Details BIKE WASH Super Bike Wash will quickly clean dirt, Using road grime, chain soils, and nutrition CLEANING PRODUCTS Bike Wash residue off your bike. Simply spray on After a long mountain your bike and then hose it off or wipe it off.