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Maxima Oils hails from Southern California where they formulate, mix, manufacture and bottle a range of lubricants, suspension fluids, engine coolants and cleaning products for moto and auto racing, as well as mountain bikers. SC1 is one of their products that I first discovered working with motocross racers who swore by the stuff to keep their plastic looking showroom new. SC1 is a silicone based product that was originally designed to restore and protect paint and plastic finishes – for which it has earned a legendary reputation. What most riders don’t know is that SC1’s super slick formula has been a well-kept secret among suspension tuners, who use it on fork stanchions, shock shafts and dropper post shafts to keep them running nearly friction free.
“Without a drop of water, Maxima’s SC1 can make a dusty, greasy bike look like new in ten minutes. It can make your fork and shock feel like new in only ten seconds.” – Photos from pinkbike.com
Doubters may scoff at the notion of riders spending ten bucks to shine up their bikes when a few squirts of dish-washing detergent and a wet sponge could get the job done for a penny. Doubters, with dodgy looking bikes, no doubt, because when you roll alongside their soap-and-water specials, the dazzling luster and slick finish that SC1 left on your once crusty steed will make them look as unkempt as Portland fixie hipsters. The stuff rocks, because once you wipe it on, nothing sticks to the surface, so there are no water spots or grease smears when you are done. Yeah, you are supposed to wash your bike first, and then apply SC1 as a stunning topper, but if you stole your friend’s Yeti SB66 for couple of laps at the bike park while she was in town running errands, armed only with a can of SC1 and an old T-shirt, you could get rid of the evidence in ten minutes…
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The full Maxima BIKE line, including SC1 Clear Coat, is now available in Canada at your local Live to Play Sports dealer.