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Hi there,
Just a quick note to follow-up my inquiry. Thank you for the samples you sent via "Bill" from "Valley Stove & Cycle". Although I have only a few rides under my belt with your lube it has already proven itself. My last ride with my "old" lube and my first ride with Purple Extreme were under very similar conditions, wet. My "old" wet lube vanished after a half hour, and I agonized at the sounds of sand grinding into my drivetrain ($$$). After carefully preparing the drivetrain I applied the PE, and allowed it to stand overnight. The next ride, same conditions, the chain looks and sounds the same as it did before the ride. Five rides later, I haven't touched the chain, it sounds and looks the same. As a matter of fact a friend was just in my basement looking at my bike, he asked if I had just cleaned the bike, the cassette, rings and chain are shiny.
I gave Bill the thumbs up. He is ordering three cases.
Thanks again,
Joe Price
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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I recently had the opportunity to ride the Pittsburgh to DC bike path. The route starts with the Great Allegheny Passage and finishes with the C & O Canal Towpath. 320 miles of crushed limestone, gravel and a little mud. We had a fast group with a collection of mountain bikes, road bikes and cross bikes. Average pace was over 13 miles per hour on the trail.
After the first day of riding all my fellow bikers were grabbing rags and solvents to clean and lube their chains. I looked at my bike and the chain looked pretty clean since I had cleaned it prior to the ride and had used Purple Extreme. I had been using Purple Extreme on my road bikes for a couple of years and had good results.
I just assumed that my buddies had not cleaned their bikes prior to the ride and that was why their chains were so dirty. The next night everyone was running for rags again. I looked at my chain at it still seemed fairly clean. Then it hit me that I was the only one using Purple Extreme. By the third day (150) miles on the trail I started to feel guilty about not cleaning my chain so I spent a few minutes cleaning it up. It really was not that bad. My friends were using a combination of oil-based lubes and waxed based lubes. By the 4th day it was pretty clear that the only lube that kept the chain fairly clean was the Purple Extreme.
I suppose I should have shared the Purple Extreme with the other riders but I only had ¼ bottle with me and decided not to give it up! Keep in mind we had great conditions on the trail with no rain. The biggest problem was the dust from the limestone, gravel and dirt.
I liked Purple Extreme before the 320 miles of gravel but now I love it.
Chip Kamin
Pittsburgh PA
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This is the Holy Grail of chain lubes.
It lubes, it stays totally clean, protects against rust, lasts a looong time, comes off easily and isn't toxic to use.
I have bought various types of lubes, made my own, but have NEVER found anything that compares with the purple stuff.
I ride in the Pacific Northwest, it's wet and gritty in the winter. The chain doesn't rust, doesn't pick up the chain-eating grit that destroys your drive train.
In summer I enjoy rides of one hundred to two hundred miles ( I'm a roadie) and having a lube that protects my expensive campy drive train no matter what the weather or the distance is priceless. THIS STUFF JUST WORKS!!!
I have found that to get the most protection and best lube from it, you need to get a new chain, clean it to pass the white glove test. After de-greasing the chain I wash it in detergent and rinse with very hot water. Pop the chain into the toaster oven to dry it and start lubing. Wipe it down as per the instructions, put it on the bike and go.
If you don't want to take care of your equipment and get top performance don't buy this product. Purple extreme requires you to use it JUST LIKE THEY TELL YOU. It is time
consuming, it is very anal, it's down right compulsive maintained disorder but it's the only way to get the incredible performance and money saving cleanliness that this stuff provides.
Thanks so much for a great lube.
Gears to you,
Leo Stone
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I have used your product for the past 1.5 years and really like it. It works well and does last for approximately 400 miles as advertised. What I like best about it is the chain does not turn black and collect all that road gunk. I don't have to clean my chain as often, which is nice since I ride a recumbent.
John Edwards
Olympia, WA
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I've been using Purple Extreme for over 3 years both on my road bike and my mountain bikes. It's the only chain lubricant that I use, summer or winter, road or mountain. I have used other products in the past and have not found anything that matches Purple Extreme.
Your lubricant won't quit, and doesn't "gunk up". I ride my bikes 2 to 3 days per week and one 4 oz. bottle of Purple Extreme lasted me over a year. Recently, when I ran out of Purple Extreme, I thought I might just go to my local bike shop and pick up whatever they had on the shelf. As soon as I picked up the leading brand, I put it back on the shelf. I couldn't bring myself to do buy brand X. I had to have Purple Extreme, so I called Bike Medicine directly.
I hope that Purple Extreme will gain popularity and be more readily available at the local bike shop level.
Scott Schriber
Roseville, CA
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Purple Extreme works great. I was the Team Mechanic for Team Dirt-n-Skirtz at the 24 Hour Mountain Bike Nationals July 28 -29.
It was a composite team with 4 women from 4 different teams and 4 different style bikes. After degreasing the bikes with Golden Degreaser and using Purple Extreme on the drive-trains the bikes looked like new. After 24 hours the drive-trains looked better than when they got to the race. We had NO mechanical trouble, including NO shifting problems or chain wear. The Purple Extreme kept the drive-trains clean and quiet. Team Dirt-n-Skirtz are now the 24 Hour MTB National Champions.
I was so impressed with how it performed that I am now running it on my cyclocross bike.
Thanks for a great product,
Mike Wakeley
Team Kenda Tire
Mechanic
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Hi there,
I've been meaning to do this for a while now, wow, what a procrastinator…
The first time I put Purple Extreme into a serious proving ground was during a 48hr Solo mtb race I did near the end of ’08 at McKinney Park, just outside of Dallas. Prior to this race I had never heard of Purple Extreme, until one of the mechanic’s at Sugar Cycles mentioned it as a good choice for the upcoming race. I raced for most of two days in conditions that ranged from 21 degrees Fahrenheit with steady 30MPH winds, all the way through to the typical hot and humid heat. The course was nearly all singletrack consisting of a mix of dust, dirt and sand. I think the conditions combined with the course terrain proved to be a good test of the abilities of Purple Extreme and it passed with flying colors. During all that racing I only reapplied lube twice. Under identical circumstances and using any of the other lubes I’ve used in the past, I’m sure I would have had to reapply lube at least 6-10 times during the race, depending on which lube I used.
Without a doubt, Purple Extreme is a fantastic product and I now use it for all my racing and training. Thanks for a great product!
Shaun Taylor
http://shaundoreenevankeegan.blogspot.com/
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Hey Bruce, my name is Josh Clark, mechanic and resident MTB racer here at Colonel's Bikes in Ft. Worth, TX. Here is a brief synopsis of my Ouachita mtb race experience.
The 2010 Ouachita Challenge mountain bike race offered some of the toughest trail riding around. Riders from all over the country came out to test themselves on the rough Arkansas mountains.
The race included about 67 miles of singletrack, mud pits, creek crossings, dirt roads and a few stretches of pavement. I prepared for this event by cleaning my bike, degreasing my drivetrain and applying a generous amount of Purple Extreme to my chain and derailleurs.
After about 4 hours of racing, a flat tire and a need for revenge, I realized that everyone that I was passing had seriously loud chains and nasty sounding shifts. My chain was still super smooth and my shifting was ultra crisp. By the time that I made it to the finish line my bike was covered in mud and was still quiet!! Basically, it was easy to tell who was using Purple Extreme, and who was not. I dropped in at 17th place with 5 hours 33 min. after stopping 3 times and losing about 18 min due to a leaky/flat tire.
Thanks for the great products,
Josh Clark
Colonel's Bikes
Fort Worth, TX
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Dear Bike Medicine,
Last year I participated in the 2009 Hotter n Hell 100 ride in Wichita Falls. Bike Medicine was doing a charity bike wash out in front of the expo center. I though it was a great idea, to have a clean bike for the Saturday ride. What impressed me the most was the show your company put on. There was one fellow who was betting the crowd lining up for a wash, that he could clean a rear cassette in less than 6 seconds using the Golden Degreaser product. At the time, I thought it would be worth it to stick around, just to see if it was possible. I was about 20th in line. Sure enough, they did it, every time, with the crowd counting down the seconds until completion! I was amazed. Before that afternoon, I had never even imagined that a bike degreaser could work that well
Later that day, I went into the expo and bought the whole line of your products. I can’t make up my mind which product is more spectacular, the Golden Degreaser, or your Purple Extreme lube. I have repeated the 6 second cassette cleaning for most of my friends and they have become Bike Medicine fans as well. Like your website says, 10 minutes to clean an entire bike is not only possible, but now has become standard around here. Your company has completely changed my idea about bike cleaning and lubrication. You took me from drudgery and filth to clean and easy. Thank you for selling amazing stuff.
John Garcia
Manhattan, Kansas
Just a quick note to follow-up my inquiry. Thank you for the samples you sent via "Bill" from "Valley Stove & Cycle". Although I have only a few rides under my belt with your lube it has already proven itself. My last ride with my "old" lube and my first ride with Purple Extreme were under very similar conditions, wet. My "old" wet lube vanished after a half hour, and I agonized at the sounds of sand grinding into my drivetrain ($$$). After carefully preparing the drivetrain I applied the PE, and allowed it to stand overnight. The next ride, same conditions, the chain looks and sounds the same as it did before the ride. Five rides later, I haven't touched the chain, it sounds and looks the same. As a matter of fact a friend was just in my basement looking at my bike, he asked if I had just cleaned the bike, the cassette, rings and chain are shiny.
I gave Bill the thumbs up. He is ordering three cases.
Thanks again,
Joe Price
Halifax, Nova Scotia
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I recently had the opportunity to ride the Pittsburgh to DC bike path. The route starts with the Great Allegheny Passage and finishes with the C & O Canal Towpath. 320 miles of crushed limestone, gravel and a little mud. We had a fast group with a collection of mountain bikes, road bikes and cross bikes. Average pace was over 13 miles per hour on the trail.
After the first day of riding all my fellow bikers were grabbing rags and solvents to clean and lube their chains. I looked at my bike and the chain looked pretty clean since I had cleaned it prior to the ride and had used Purple Extreme. I had been using Purple Extreme on my road bikes for a couple of years and had good results.
I just assumed that my buddies had not cleaned their bikes prior to the ride and that was why their chains were so dirty. The next night everyone was running for rags again. I looked at my chain at it still seemed fairly clean. Then it hit me that I was the only one using Purple Extreme. By the third day (150) miles on the trail I started to feel guilty about not cleaning my chain so I spent a few minutes cleaning it up. It really was not that bad. My friends were using a combination of oil-based lubes and waxed based lubes. By the 4th day it was pretty clear that the only lube that kept the chain fairly clean was the Purple Extreme.
I suppose I should have shared the Purple Extreme with the other riders but I only had ¼ bottle with me and decided not to give it up! Keep in mind we had great conditions on the trail with no rain. The biggest problem was the dust from the limestone, gravel and dirt.
I liked Purple Extreme before the 320 miles of gravel but now I love it.
Chip Kamin
Pittsburgh PA
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is the Holy Grail of chain lubes.
It lubes, it stays totally clean, protects against rust, lasts a looong time, comes off easily and isn't toxic to use.
I have bought various types of lubes, made my own, but have NEVER found anything that compares with the purple stuff.
I ride in the Pacific Northwest, it's wet and gritty in the winter. The chain doesn't rust, doesn't pick up the chain-eating grit that destroys your drive train.
In summer I enjoy rides of one hundred to two hundred miles ( I'm a roadie) and having a lube that protects my expensive campy drive train no matter what the weather or the distance is priceless. THIS STUFF JUST WORKS!!!
I have found that to get the most protection and best lube from it, you need to get a new chain, clean it to pass the white glove test. After de-greasing the chain I wash it in detergent and rinse with very hot water. Pop the chain into the toaster oven to dry it and start lubing. Wipe it down as per the instructions, put it on the bike and go.
If you don't want to take care of your equipment and get top performance don't buy this product. Purple extreme requires you to use it JUST LIKE THEY TELL YOU. It is time
consuming, it is very anal, it's down right compulsive maintained disorder but it's the only way to get the incredible performance and money saving cleanliness that this stuff provides.
Thanks so much for a great lube.
Gears to you,
Leo Stone
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I have used your product for the past 1.5 years and really like it. It works well and does last for approximately 400 miles as advertised. What I like best about it is the chain does not turn black and collect all that road gunk. I don't have to clean my chain as often, which is nice since I ride a recumbent.
John Edwards
Olympia, WA
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I've been using Purple Extreme for over 3 years both on my road bike and my mountain bikes. It's the only chain lubricant that I use, summer or winter, road or mountain. I have used other products in the past and have not found anything that matches Purple Extreme.
Your lubricant won't quit, and doesn't "gunk up". I ride my bikes 2 to 3 days per week and one 4 oz. bottle of Purple Extreme lasted me over a year. Recently, when I ran out of Purple Extreme, I thought I might just go to my local bike shop and pick up whatever they had on the shelf. As soon as I picked up the leading brand, I put it back on the shelf. I couldn't bring myself to do buy brand X. I had to have Purple Extreme, so I called Bike Medicine directly.
I hope that Purple Extreme will gain popularity and be more readily available at the local bike shop level.
Scott Schriber
Roseville, CA
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Purple Extreme works great. I was the Team Mechanic for Team Dirt-n-Skirtz at the 24 Hour Mountain Bike Nationals July 28 -29.
It was a composite team with 4 women from 4 different teams and 4 different style bikes. After degreasing the bikes with Golden Degreaser and using Purple Extreme on the drive-trains the bikes looked like new. After 24 hours the drive-trains looked better than when they got to the race. We had NO mechanical trouble, including NO shifting problems or chain wear. The Purple Extreme kept the drive-trains clean and quiet. Team Dirt-n-Skirtz are now the 24 Hour MTB National Champions.
I was so impressed with how it performed that I am now running it on my cyclocross bike.
Thanks for a great product,
Mike Wakeley
Team Kenda Tire
Mechanic
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hi there,
I've been meaning to do this for a while now, wow, what a procrastinator…
The first time I put Purple Extreme into a serious proving ground was during a 48hr Solo mtb race I did near the end of ’08 at McKinney Park, just outside of Dallas. Prior to this race I had never heard of Purple Extreme, until one of the mechanic’s at Sugar Cycles mentioned it as a good choice for the upcoming race. I raced for most of two days in conditions that ranged from 21 degrees Fahrenheit with steady 30MPH winds, all the way through to the typical hot and humid heat. The course was nearly all singletrack consisting of a mix of dust, dirt and sand. I think the conditions combined with the course terrain proved to be a good test of the abilities of Purple Extreme and it passed with flying colors. During all that racing I only reapplied lube twice. Under identical circumstances and using any of the other lubes I’ve used in the past, I’m sure I would have had to reapply lube at least 6-10 times during the race, depending on which lube I used.
Without a doubt, Purple Extreme is a fantastic product and I now use it for all my racing and training. Thanks for a great product!
Shaun Taylor
http://shaundoreenevankeegan.blogspot.com/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hey Bruce, my name is Josh Clark, mechanic and resident MTB racer here at Colonel's Bikes in Ft. Worth, TX. Here is a brief synopsis of my Ouachita mtb race experience.
The 2010 Ouachita Challenge mountain bike race offered some of the toughest trail riding around. Riders from all over the country came out to test themselves on the rough Arkansas mountains.
The race included about 67 miles of singletrack, mud pits, creek crossings, dirt roads and a few stretches of pavement. I prepared for this event by cleaning my bike, degreasing my drivetrain and applying a generous amount of Purple Extreme to my chain and derailleurs.
After about 4 hours of racing, a flat tire and a need for revenge, I realized that everyone that I was passing had seriously loud chains and nasty sounding shifts. My chain was still super smooth and my shifting was ultra crisp. By the time that I made it to the finish line my bike was covered in mud and was still quiet!! Basically, it was easy to tell who was using Purple Extreme, and who was not. I dropped in at 17th place with 5 hours 33 min. after stopping 3 times and losing about 18 min due to a leaky/flat tire.
Thanks for the great products,
Josh Clark
Colonel's Bikes
Fort Worth, TX
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Dear Bike Medicine,
Last year I participated in the 2009 Hotter n Hell 100 ride in Wichita Falls. Bike Medicine was doing a charity bike wash out in front of the expo center. I though it was a great idea, to have a clean bike for the Saturday ride. What impressed me the most was the show your company put on. There was one fellow who was betting the crowd lining up for a wash, that he could clean a rear cassette in less than 6 seconds using the Golden Degreaser product. At the time, I thought it would be worth it to stick around, just to see if it was possible. I was about 20th in line. Sure enough, they did it, every time, with the crowd counting down the seconds until completion! I was amazed. Before that afternoon, I had never even imagined that a bike degreaser could work that well
Later that day, I went into the expo and bought the whole line of your products. I can’t make up my mind which product is more spectacular, the Golden Degreaser, or your Purple Extreme lube. I have repeated the 6 second cassette cleaning for most of my friends and they have become Bike Medicine fans as well. Like your website says, 10 minutes to clean an entire bike is not only possible, but now has become standard around here. Your company has completely changed my idea about bike cleaning and lubrication. You took me from drudgery and filth to clean and easy. Thank you for selling amazing stuff.
John Garcia
Manhattan, Kansas
