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Review on 🚴 Enhance Bike Performance with Runaway Bike Molybdenum Disulfide Powder - 2 oz. with Applicator Brush by Dave Rasic

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Totally pleased with the amount of quality moly powder lube. Free swag from Bob and Doug too!

Superior quality product. The bottle is loaded to the top. I don't like scolding other products when they don't deserve it, except for a similar competitor (molybdenum powder) that cost me $10 for 0.1 ounce (yes, that's not a typo, zero point one ounce!) Typo, two point one ounce) Runaway Bike! The volume of the Runaway Bike bottle is at least several times larger and the powder is filled to the brim. The smaller bottle can be 1/2 full. I'm pretty sure I can get 8x the product for (at least) $7 more. The product is really good. Bob and Doug (the owners I guess) seem genuine when asking for feedback from their customers and they even sent a really nice oversized t-shirt for free. I will contact them to see if I can BUY another size because it doesn't fit, but if even 10% of companies make the effort WE, THE CUSTOMERS, will be richly rewarded. Best customer support I've seen in a long time and I've never deserved it for any other reason than just to make a purchase. The product is excellent. I use it for ANYTHING that requires dry lubrication. Molybdenum is an even better dry lubricant than powdered graphite due to its lower coefficient of friction, but is just as easy to use. (Note: when using at extremely high temperatures, be sure to check the melting point and don't blindly substitute molybdenum powder for the graphite.) I'll probably put some in a small bottle so I can place it in hard-to-reach places. The included brush is of good quality but not attached to the lid as expected. The bristles are very soft and pick up powder easily. I use it on my RC car and RC plane, on my woodworking tools where I don't want to attract dust with regular wet lube. Of course, this also works great on bicycles. Molybdenum powder is so versatile. Do yourself a favor and spend $17 to get a large quantity and you'll likely find yourself using it as both a preventative and a lube. I bought a small batch of Graphite for twice the price, thinking it would be just a large dark blue bottle filled just enough to cover the bottom. Like I said, if Bob and Doug were responsible for more, we'd be better than their clients. Rarely gotten so much recognition from me. I haven't given my bike in 5 years but my kids do. I assure you that this product has many more uses than just greasing a bike. I will be checking out their other products as the relationship with Runaway Bike has turned out to be a really good investment for me. Just to clarify my photos, the purple bottle is the Runaway Bike bottle and the smaller bottle is a molybdenum dry lube competitor. The image on the inside of the Runaway Bike bottle shows a bottle filled with molybdenum powder from the bottom up (no air pockets occupying the volume). The above image of a competitor's bottle shows that the bottle CAN be half full. $10 member, $17 runaway bike. I don't know Bob or Doug but I will email them to let them know I am grateful to have received such a great product. Finally, a way to compare apples to apples on Runaway Bike savings, $2 per cubic inch of Runaway Bike molybdenum powder and over $14 per cubic inch of competitors. The 7-fold saving is hard to beat.

Pros
  • 1.5 microns or less
Cons
  • Poorly designed