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The Legendary Self-Cleaning Lubricant. You've known and loved White Lightning for its "Original Self-Cleaning Lube" - but boy, what a long name… and we know we all use it because it stays clean - so we've renamed it, but no worries, no changes have been made to the formula - it's the same lube but now with a new name that says it all, in just two words; Clean Ride..! Clean Ride is Cycling's Only Self-Cleaning Lubricant. Clean Ride literally sheds dirt & grime while you ride, keeping your bike running smoothly. Clean Ride sets up as a dry wax film. There is no oily film to attract abrasive contaminants, so your chain and gears will perform better and last 2 to 3 times longer. Clean Ride's self-cleaning action is activated by any dirt, grit or grime that finds it's way onto your chain or parts. Small particles of the outer wax structure will flake off, taking the dirt, grime or grit with it. This begins the cycle of 'self-cleaning'. Clean Ride is a unique, wax-based lubricant, so it is important to start with a clean chain. For optimum 'self-cleaning' performance, do not mix Clean Ride with oil based lubricants. The dirtier the ride, the more active the shedding action. So to this extent, Clean Ride will require more frequent re-application after dirtier rides. When Clean Ride is used regularly and properly, you'll rarely have to clean your chain again. So, while your buddies are cleaning their chains, you'll be applying a fresh shot of Clean Ride and heading out for yet another great ride!
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White Lightning's Clean Ride product is a self-cleaning, wax-based lubricant for bicycle chains, derailleurs, and cables. It sets up as a dry wax finish, shedding dirt and grime while you ride and helping to keep your bike running smoothly. Small particles of the outer wax structure will flake off, taking the dirt, grime or grit with it, which begins the cycle of "self-cleaning." There is no oily film to attract abrasive contaminants, so your chain and gears will perform better and last up to three times longer.
Clean Ride is a unique, wax-based lubricant, so it is important to start with a clean chain. For optimum "self-cleaning" performance, do not mix Clean Ride with oil based lubricants, and note that the dirtier your most recent ride, the more active the shedding action. To this extent, Clean Ride will require more frequent re-application after dirtier rides and, when used regularly and properly, you'll rarely have to clean your chain again. (U.S. patents 5,472,625; 5,670,463; 5,885,947; and 5898022.)
About White Lightning
In 1994, retired research chemist Paul Maples was determined to find a way to end the messy inconvenience and performance inefficiencies caused by the dirt, grease, and grime build up on his bike chain. He set out to develop the first and only chain lube that would "self-clean," which he dubbed Clean Ride. The product actually repels and sheds dirt and grime from your chain and parts while you ride, and was so unique it was awarded four U.S. patents. In 2000, Paul sold White Lightning to Hank Krause, who had been developing performance bicycle lubricants since the mid 1980s. Krausse and his team took over, and -- with continued collaboration from Maples -- the result has been a steadily growing line of bike maintenance products.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025
Been using this lube for many years. Works great in dry conditions and really helps with keeping chain and sprockets clean. I seldom ride in wet conditions but if I did I might consider an alternative that may have higher dilution and corrosion resistance.
Henri
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2024
Been using WL for many years. This wax is super clean. I use it on my indoor zwift bike as it won't dirty my legs. This vertion does not last so long between applications, but it is super clean. You can touch the chain with and your fingers and it will still be clean.Remember to start with a super clean degreased chain for best result. I place my chain in abottle with a bit of paraffin and shake it. I continue to swop the paraffin until it stays clear. Then I rince the chain and apply two coats of White Lightning. Make sure your gears are super clean, and from there on, no more black marks against your legs!
Joseph D. Farrell
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
Works really well. Keeps the chain clean too. That said it doesn’t last long. 50-70 miles maybe. 2-3 weeks at lost
KU
Reviewed in Japan on October 14, 2021
ずーっとこれだけです。冬の気温は10度くらいまでしか乗らないのでそれ以下は判りませんが、今は105、11速で変速も問題なく、至極快適です。迷うのも面倒ですし、コストパフォーマンスが良いので手に入る限りこれでいきます。
Mark MacConnell
Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2020
Still the best chain lube out there after many years. You get about 1000 to 1500 km more life out of a chain than the recommended replacement period.
BrokenDownTrek
Reviewed in Australia on January 8, 2020
Perfect for easy maintenance with benefits of wax. Other wax options are tedious and require chain removal. This is perfect option if you ride in dry conditions and are sensible enough to follow the instructions. Recoat every few hundred km and it will be fine on your chain. It is not a apply once and forget about it solution. Not ideal for the wet/dirt conditions, but doesn't profess to either! Those that don’t like it didn't read the instructions.Excellent support from velogear as bottle had spilt in transit.
Obi Wan
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019
I had previously used Boseheild T9 (Parafin) and Finish line Dry (Teflon)Both are good lubricants, but neither one was actually dry. Both are SUPPOSED to be dry, but neither one ever dried for me no matter how thin I applied it. So both collected tons of road grit and grime, which in my opinion is the most damaging thing for a drive train. It gets into the chain links and acts like sandpaper.But White Lightning actually goes on dry. And pretty quickly too. It dries to the touch in minutes, though from what I understand it needs a few hours to really dry thoroughly and set properly.When riding in dirty conditions with gravely road grit that used to clump onto my chain and cassette like crazy, my chain is now clean to the touch. There is no accumulation of grime on the chain so nothing between the links that is grinding away and wearing everything out. A thin coating of the wax still appears on the rollers so it's gliding smoothly over the crank. And the wax is visible between the links as well.The product works just like it's supposed to. It falls off the chain when it accumulates grit. The grit sticks to the wax and the wax sluffs off, taking the grit with it. For that reason this does not last for 500 miles between applications. It lasts for 50-100 miles depending on road conditions. It wears off faster when its' wet out, not because of water washing the wax off, but because wet road grit is stickier so it attaches to the chain easier, causing more of the coating to sluff off to get rid of the dirt.I don't ride in full rain (not on purpose anyway). I would NOT recommend this for a bike that you regularly ride in rain. I find I need to do a quick reapplication of this after a ride on wet roads shortly AFTER a rain. It lasts for several rides in dry conditions.The first application needs to be a clean drive train. But no matter how well you think you've cleaned it, there will probably be residual lubricant from your previous lube on things. The White Lightning will take that off quickly, but it will mean you have to reapply it after 10-20 miles the first time you use it. Then it should last for 100 miles in dry conditions, 50 miles in damp conditions, and a single ride in totally wet conditions.I'm guessing the larger bottle is good for 25-30 applications. So it'll last a while. The first application should be a total clean job where you take everything apart and clean it thoroughly. Most subsequent applications can be done by just adding 1 drop to each roller on the chain as you back pedal it 1 cycle around, then letting it dry for the evening before riding the next day. You don't have to do a full cleaning every time.
Timothy Bull
Reviewed in Japan on November 28, 2018
Good stuff this. I really can feel a difference in smoothness when pedaling. I will stick with this
Weathered Soul
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2016
Tends to collect dirt on chain and pulleys & will harden in cassette space between cogs...so see application below.Lube a day in advance to let thoroughly dry.Doesn't work well in the cold---rocks up in the bottom, so I keep it in the house now. As long as I take it out warm from the house, it applies fine.Apply 6 ml (~1/3 bottle, 17 ml needle oiler) to moving chain. I turn the cranks backward, and drizzle the lube on both "sides" of the "top" of the bottom chain segment where it comes out of the jockey wheels. Blow out needle immediately after use by holding tip down and squeezing bottle, or it will clog. Wipe chain & jockey wheels thoroughly immediately. I also wrap a cloth or shop paper towel around a steel 150 mm ruler, and use that to clean twixt the cogs.Monthly, I clean my chain using a citrus cleaner and a large plastic juice container. Takes several clean and rinse passes. When the chain is clean, I stretch it out and measure 762 mm (30") of chain at link midpoints. 0.5% wear is about 766 mm, so this is a good length to measure. When the link centers are greater than 766 mm, I replace chain.After cleaning, I lube with Finish Line Ceramic Wax Lube. I like this lube, but it attracts too much dirt for me. I apply it, wait a day or more, then ride.Thereafter, until I clean the chain next, I use White Lightning Clean Ride weekly. Takes ~5 minutes to do the whole task. The needle oiler makes the process tolerable. I don't think that I'd use this if I had to use the bottle. I use separate needle oilers for the Ceramic and the Clean Ride because I don't know if they are compatible in solution.I use this on my MB and road bikes. I've never seen my "ideal" bike lube, but this combo and the way I use it works for me. 150 km per week on the road; plenty of hills. MB as often as I can, usually day trips to the White Mtns. Mud, rivers, bears...the usual. Seems to hold up OK there, but I am more generous with the Clean Ride.I've seen a 3-pack of needle oilers here for ~$8.~R~
Scale70
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2012
I'm one of these people who keeps their bike immaculate. If I'm going to spend close on £1k on a bike, then it's going to stay clean! Keeping the drivetrain clean was always a pain. I'd be out with brushes, WD40, degreaser, soapy water etc after every ride, then re-lube with regular (but decent!) bike oil. Just a couple of short rides later and it would all be black and grimey again. I saw this stuff, read the reviews, and had to give it a go.It's a wax based lubricant in a paraffin (or similar) suspension, so it drips onto your chain easily (no real waste if you're careful) and then the liquid evaporates and leaves a nice wax lube over everything - mostly clear, only shows as white in some areas where its thicker.It feels smoother to ride than ever before - quieter and shifting beautifully. But the best bit, you get home and the drivetrain still looks clean!It still picks up a bit of dirt of course, but no-where near as much as when using regular (sticky) oil.You do have to re-apply quite often - in my case i've found every 50 miles or so, but you don't need much and it's easily applied so it's no problem.This is my 2nd order of this stuff - 4oz bottle the first time and now 8oz - clearly i'm pleased with it!
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