Silca Super Secret Chain Lube vs UFO Drip new formula

Triathlon Forum
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Has anyone tried out both of these? I’m interested in a comparison. My specific use case is for “topping up” between immersion MSW chain wax treatments, for instance when going on travels. The CeramicSpeed UFO has one advantage for me, in that I can order it from my LBS here in Switzerland, while I would have to import the Silca lube. However, I’m prepared to do the importing if it’s worth it.

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UFO Drip is 33% more expensive than the Super Secret when you buy 8oz of the Silca and ZFC recommends the Super Secret over any other wax based drip. Probably a safe bet to just stock up on that and not think twice.

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SILCA is distributed in Switzerland by CUAG sports… your shop should be able to get some no problem!
https://www.cuagsports.com

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I haven’t tried the Silca one yet, but the new UFO drip is great so far. Easy application, doesn’t collect dirt, good longevity, has worked well in the rain.

I’ll probably try Silca next, but will be a while as the 6oz bottle of UFO could last a long time in combination with my own hot-dipping.

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SILCA is distributed in Switzerland by CUAG sports… your shop should be able to get some no problem!
https://www.cuagsports.com

Thanks Josh, good to know!

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I haven’t used the reformulates UFO but have experience with the previous formulation and some of the other wax lubes (hot melt or drippy). Super Secret drip works very well and it dries to a very light clear color, so it doesn’t stain floors like some of the other molybdenum additive lubes.

The other reason to choose one lube over another is the presence of the PFOS/PFAS compounds. That is some nasty stuff that is in many of the lubes (or required to manufacture them) including MSW if I understand correctly. Word has it that Super Secret doesn’t have or rely on any of these compounds so it is sort of like the chain lube equivalent of buying “organic” produce for your chain.

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Thanks for mentioning Mike, yes, SILCA lubes use no PFAS chemicals, nor do they use any additives which have PFAS precursors or byproducts in their manufacturing.

Cool thing about tungsten disulfide is that it is approved by Bureau of Land Management and the EPA for use as a coating on boat hulls, and in boat hull paints to prevent attachment of invasive mussels and other critters… to get to that point there were some pretty significant long term toxicity and environmental studies done which can be easily found through google and all of which show no adverse environmental or biologic effects.