Review: Peaty’s Link Lube All Seasons Starter Pack

(2022) Living in the mid-Atlantic states can be a roller coaster of weather potential. Having come off one of the driest summers in memory, the official start to autumn has produced heavy rains. Reviewing many local riders’ Strava accounts, most of them got caught out in rain that wasn’t forecasted until later in the day. Mix in cool temperatures and things take a beating, chain included. That’s where UK-based Peaty’s Link Lube All Seasons Starter Pack comes in handy. 

Chain hygiene is one of the easiest ways to prolong a drivetrain. Splurging on drivetrain maintenance tools such as cleaning supplies (Peaty’s offers limited run wood handled brush kits) and lube are great ways to prevent frequent drivetrain replacement. A brush, degreaser, and lube are less expensive than seasonal rotation of chains, cassettes, and - dreadfully - chain rings. With supply chain issues still being felt, keeping a chain’s health can eliminate regular trips to the local bike shop.

Armed with three separate bottles for three conditions - wet, all weather, and dry - one can be equipped for the unpredictable riding weather ahead. As autumn continues to offer dry starts to rides that turn wet, this pack could be spent before the next race season comes around. But at least the chain will be as fresh as spring daisies for those first events of the new year. 

The pack presents in a sustainably packaged cardboard box. In the Peaty’s box come three 60 milliliter bottles. Per the package the Link Lube Wet link is a blend of biodegradable oils, waxes, and corrosion inhibitors to keep the drivetrain protected in the drippiest riding conditions. The Link Lube All Weather prevents moisture and dirt build up with a blend of oils and waxes. Many on the eastern seaboard will know exactly when to reach for this bottle. Over our very dry summer, riders would select the Link Lube Dry to keep the chain as free from dirt as possible using a biodegradable wax and water suspension concoction. 

Late in the spring season we gave the wet and all-season link lube bottles a try. The gravel grinders had inflicted their damage, and an awful grinding sound at the end of events had nervous glances at the drivetrain with hopes the chain would complete the distance. Sure enough with deep cleaning and lube, Peaty’s Link Lube kept the chain alive to fight another day. Over the dry summer, we experimented with the milky white Link Lube Dry. The chain was starting to stretch into replacement territory by then. It was frequently looked after with regular dosing of Link Lube Dry after wipe downs.

With Peaty’s being based in the United Kingdom, we put full faith in those wet and all-weather Link Lube bottles. A below average rainfall around the offices of creakybottombracket.com left us to put faith in the dry bottle to complete the trifecta. Whether it’s getting started with drivetrain maintenance or you happen to live in three climates regularly, the Peaty’s Link Lube All Seasons Starter Pack might be the right first stop.