On 2018-06-07 08:57, jbeattie wrote:
On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 7:50:29 PM UTC-7, ERSHC wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:18:36 +0000 (UTC), Theodore Heise
wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 08:21:52 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie
wrote:
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 07:44:01 -0700 (PDT), Andre Jute
wrote:

Seems to me chain cleaning and waxing is another
sadomasochistic practice that cyclists without the
imagination to do something more productive have brought
on themselves.

Of course, if chain cleaning and waxing defines who you
are, like going to church on Sundays, don't pay any
attention to me; I wouldn't dream of criticizing your
religion.

Seriously, it's a very simple process, and less work than
cleaning and relubing a chain. I'm not advocating it as suitable
for anyone else, just desribing how it works for me. If that
warrants chastising, I have to wonder who are the real religious
zealots.


Really simple, and something I do ONCE in the chain's life. Hot
wax bath, then on to the bike. 3000 miles and .25% elongation
later, it's into the thrash and a new $12.50 chain (currently SRAM
PC850s) gets installed. Cheap and easy. And I ride in the rain and
snow as well as good weather in NYC.

The best internally geared hubs don't have the efficiency of a
dirty chain on derailure cogs. I'm much too lazy to waste energy on
internal gears or on oiling a chain every 100 miles.

I got no problems with wax. People who wanna wax should wax. For me,
a good waxing would probably last about a day or two of long rides in
December, but then nothing stays on a chain very long in hard rain.
I might try wax one day -- I've got race wax and teflon powder for my
skis that I might put on my chain. I'll go super fast (but only
downhill)!


Or use silicone based lube like Clark did, for even more speed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rMcRJVY1-0

--
Regards, Joerg

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