Bike lubricants specialist Finish Line has launched a one-step product called 1-Step to help make the chore of keeping your chain clean and lubed a little easier.
The idea is for the liquid product to be thin enough to dissolve and flush chain crud effectively - in accompaniment with plenty of your old tee shirts, obviously - and then evaporate leaving behind a proper non-sticky 'dry'-type lubricant that doesn't attract too much more dirt.
We're guessing this will be at its best when used little and often.
While its easy to be self-righteous about chain maintenance, the truth is that, if we're anything to go by, very few perform any sort of regime routinely and well enough so 1-Step could be regarded as a 'least-bad' option.
All too often, and speaking for ourselves here, we leave the job too long, then use a citrus-based chain-cleaner, a clip-on chain bath and then a good ceramic lube. Takes ages, it's a filthy job and all the while we're remembering how much longer chains and sprockets last when they're run clean.
That's still a good argument for being abstemious and you'll spend less money. As we suggest, little and often.
1-Step is available in a 4oz (120ml) squeeze bottle for £6.99, a 6oz (200ml) aerosol for £8.99 and a 12oz (360ml) aerosol for £10.99.