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sohi
sorry for bumping such an old thread but it's the only result I got searching for "dry lube".
I've been using Squirt Dry Lube for a while now on my fixed gear (no rainy weather, no dust) but my drivetrain gets VERY noisy after only 10~20km and I'm not sure this is normal. It's buttery smooth for the initial 10km though, no sound whatsoever. I don't really think I notice a difference in how it feels (so maybe this is normal?) but that sort of grinding noise is disconcerting. It's a big hassle cleaning the chain every time this happens to reapply it though and I'm thinking of going back to a regular wet lube, but maybe there's something I'm not doing right or this particular lube is defective somehow or perhaps it's not adviseable for a fixed gear bike, I'm not sure. People sing praises of this stuff everywhere and I've never seen anyone complain about this - quite the opposite, many people say it lasts forever in dry weather.
Has anyone else had this experience?