Thread: Chain waxing
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Old June 7th 18, 08:15 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On 07/06/18 07:13, Andre Jute wrote:
On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 3:50:29 AM UTC+1, 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.


You might want to check your facts on that one before you express the same fallacy in a less forgiving venue.

I'm much too lazy to waste energy on internal
gears or on oiling a chain every 100 miles.


Now that's the sort of cyclist I like hearing about. Though I don't quite see how an IGH would "waste" your energy. A Rohloff, for instance, has 14 evenly spaced gears, a fat range, and an instant change, through several gears in an instant, if you wish. Oh, and the Rohloff is definitely more efficient than a dirty chain and derailleur, according to reliable German tests.


Me, I'd keep my dérailleur clean and solve that problem. Save some
weight as well.


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