The only listing here that tells you how to apply it
Formula 100 All Conditions chain lube, 120 ml
An all-conditions chain lubricant in 120 ml, with a four-step application method and a stated penetration time.
What you are getting
Formula 100 All Conditions chain lube, 120 ml, with “Molecular Infusion Technology” and the most detailed application instructions on this page. $16.95.
It is the only lubricant here that tells you how to use it
“Shake well before use and start with a perfectly clean chain using Formula 100 Chain + Drivetrain Cleaner. Apply a thin, even layer to the inside rollers of a clean, dry chain. Allow 5–10 minutes to penetrate deeply for optimal results. Wipe off excess using a dry cloth.”
Four steps, with a time. Nothing else in this group gives any of that, and every one of the four matters:
- inside rollers, not over the top of the chain — the outside of a chain does not need lubricant, it needs to be clean
- clean and dry first, because lube over grit makes grinding paste
- 5 to 10 minutes to wick into the pin and roller clearances
- wipe the excess, because what stays on the outside only collects dust
The degreasers page on this site is the first half of that sequence, and this is the only listing in the group that points at it.
And it recommends its own cleaner, which is the catch
“Using Formula 100 Chain + Drivetrain Cleaner.” A second purchase, unpriced here. The instruction is sound whichever degreaser you use.
“All Conditions” is a claim where the Finish Line is careful
“Formulated to protect your drivetrain no matter what kind of weather lies ahead… repels water and mud while protecting against corrosion.”
Compare the Finish Line Dry on this page, which says it is for dry and dusty riding “yet it holds up well in moderately wet conditions”. One claims everything, the other states a limit.
All-conditions lubricants are real and the three already published on this shelf are all of that kind — but an all-conditions lube is a compromise by construction: thin enough not to collect dust, thick enough not to wash off, and better at neither than a specialist. This listing does not acknowledge the trade.
“Our proprietary chemical technology bonds directly with the metal to form a protective shield that outlasts and outworks any other product.”
A bond with the metal surface is how boundary lubricants actually work, so the mechanism described is plausible. What is missing is the molecule — the Finish Line names boron nitride, and this names a capitalized phrase. “Outworks any other product” is an unqualified superiority claim with no test behind it.
14.1 cents a milliliter, the most expensive on this page
$16.95 for 120 ml. The Finish Line Dry is 7.1 cents, the Muc-Off Bio Dry 11.7, the WD-40 Wet 8.4, the White Lightning 2-in-1 5.9.
What the premium buys, on what is published, is the instructions.
What is not published
No reapplication interval, no temperature range, no viscosity, no biodegradability, and no identification of the technology. Four bullets, two of which are about conditions and one about the proprietary name.
Availability
Read on the day this page was built: $17 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-06. The live price is at the top of the page.
