On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Even as someone who is abandoning chain waxing, let me play devil's > advocate. If you are going to disprove waxing, at least let it be done for > the correct reasons. > > I'm not "disproving" it. I used waxed chains for years, including multiple beeswax recipes off the internet and this stuff: http://www.bikepro.com/products/chains/chainwax.html On the whole it was way more trouble than it was worth. It works, but heavy oil done properly works better. > "Boiling" need not be complex at all; it is easier in fact than removing, > scrubbing, replacing, and oiling. With a master link and a crockpot, it's > easier than any method except the "wipe, apply, wipe" method. > > You have to clean off the chain to wax it, the same as you do otherwise. Boiling a can of wax is not easier than spraying a chain with WD-40 and then dripping Phils onto it. The latter can easily be done on the side of the road, as well. > Further, I don't know that paraffin does not remain inside the links; > there are people who claim to get consistent 4-5K miles out of waxed chains > in varied conditions and use it faithfully for this very reason. > > Once the wax dries and becomes a solid, it won't move back into areas where it has been worn off the way oil will. Those areas are exactly where it is needed as a lubricant. You end up with a waxed chain that rides like an un-lubricated one. Lastly, don't conflate waxing with "wax type" lubrication. The whole point > and benefit of waxing with paraffin or paraffin mixes is that it *does > not*, repeat: *does not* create a coat on the outside of the chain. > The stuff I used did. I would wipe it off while it was still warm. -- -Zack -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
