Chain performance system ?

[Blue Hills]

Not sure how I came across this.

Possibly looking at a light that claimed to be a light system.

No disrespect to cyclestore who I've bought some good simpler stuff from, but surely those who would benefitb from this (if at all?) must be a pretty small pack?

https://www.cyclestore.co.uk/flaer_revo_via_chain_performance_system-ID_71661

 

[Drago]

They're fibbing, it's been done over the years before, with varying degrees of success. I can't see how it's 150 nicker better than manually lubing the chain now and again.

 

[Blue Hills]

yes I have memories of something called the scotoiler or something.

Had the impression that it was only partially successful at best.

I think it dated from well before the days of "marginal gains"/shaving your pubes off etc.

The "actual" price of that thing Drago is of course a whopping £250. I've paid well under that for some nice bikes.

 

[freiston]

What utter tosh!

"By automatically lubricating the chain while riding it gives you a performance gain of up to 12 Watts at the wheel"

"• Power Gains of up to 12 watts - a figure which increases the longer the duration of the ride" [how can a value described as "up to" also be described as "which increases"?]
• "Significantly Cleaner Transmission"

 

[Salty seadog]

My god, Some fools will buy it, fools and there money and all that is a spectrum and we are all on it somewhere but this is ludicrous.

scotoiler

Wasn't that for motorbikes?

 

[Blue Hills]

I must admit to having "certain" doubts about the entire thing freiston

 

[Blue Hills]

My god, Some fools will buy it, fools and there money and all that is a spectrum and we are all on it somewhere but this is ludicrous.




Wasn't that for motorbikes?

maybe originally, but I thought a version had been produced for bikes/MTBs.

 

[Blue Hills]

Have just realised that the "bottle" of oil that thing comes with runs out in 35 hours of riding.

 

[Drago]

Wasn't that for motorbikes?

They did a bicycle one too. Typical Scottoiler prices, so they sold only 1, and then binned the idea. Even on motorbikes many folk still just attach a baby bottle or similar in an inverted position over the chain.

 

[MossCommuter]

How many extra watts do you need to carry the stupid thing around?

 

[Blue Hills]

How many extra watts do you need to carry the stupid thing around?

You underestimate them moss, for they have thought of this in their pitch:

(for those forever worried about weight)

>>If youre worried about the weight then you should know that the performance advantage outweighs this by more than 17 times so youll be faster than you are without it.

 

[freiston]

If I put two on my bike, will I be even faster?

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

An expensive way of spraying excessive oil up the inside of your leg.

 

[si_c]

An expensive way of spraying excessive oil up the inside of your leg.

Indeed, plus I'm wondering what the performance loss of a permanently sticky chain picking up all of the crap off the road is. I'm not really sure that this works better than say, just wiping the chain and relubricating it as needed.

I like how their blurb quotes "world tour team technical director", without providing further information like a name or a complete sentence. Almost like they are lying.

 

[Smokin Joe]

“offers the biggest potential performance gain to be found anywhere on the bike”
World Tour Team Technical Director.

Funny how they don't mention which World Tour Team Technical Director.