You know, they put stuff in there usually found only in skin creams and exfoliators.
Things like micro-abrasive, micro-polishing particles, as well as nonabrasive micro-polishing agents (including diatomaceous earth), and emollients and anti-fungal agents.
OP, are you actually using it, or just pushing it because it sounds good? If you've used it, how long, and what's been the experience in chain wear long term? I'm skeptical about chain wear issues with a lubricant that contains abrasives. I know, they call it "non-abrasive" at one point and "micro-abrasive" elsewhere, but diatomaceous earth is mostly silica, which is much harder than metal, so it's abrasive. The rate of metal removal may be acceptably slow if the particles are small, and the tradeoff for cleaning may be worth it, but I'd be very curious about any extended experience.
I don't really mind the 200mi interval for application. I clean & lube my mtb chain every ride anyway and the road bike is generally getting lubed around 150ish. I really don't like wax lubes at all. Anyone that advises to " Ensure complete coating of all driveline surfaces by pedaling through 10 rotations
while shifting between all rings and cogs." doesn't have a clue as far as I'm concerned. I also have no idea what this guy has studied...it might not give him any experience at all in drivetrain lubrication. Chain lube does not have to be complicated at all, there are already a ton of great lubes available, there is no need to reinvent the proverbial wheel.
That's like that NFS stuff with their 3 drops or whatever to lube the whole chain. If people believe that works than their chain didn't need lubing to begin with.
I have used waxed lube before, a lot.... I got tired of the whole chain/dtrain turning black sticky stuff that gets on everything. I am so over that period of my life.
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