Hi Patrick, By your own writing, you have the same maintenance interval with prolink as you do with wax. 400 miles on road, 200 off. I'd say the difference is ease of use with prolink. It's faster, and all you need is a rag and prolink. It's less expensive. It cleans the chain, which wax does not. It has no PTFE, which is just about the worst thing you can use on your bike if you are fond of the outdoors. Ski resorts are ahead of the game on this, banning PTFE from ski waxes on their slopes.
So, really, I'd recommend the same thing we use up here in the wet. Prolink and a rag. I wouldn't apply the prolink sparingly, it only works as a cleaner if you get it dripping wet. Let it sit for a just a few minutes, then wipe 95% of it off. Done. 10 minutes, tops, with the post lube rim cleaning. Obviously, everyone is gunna have their own best method. I want mine to be fast, effective, affordable and relatively eco friendly. BTW, if anyone has used a GOOD actual eco lube, I'm all ears. I've tried many, been impressed by none. Requirements: has to be available stateside. Not very eco friendly to fly lube over from England. -James On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 8:48:16 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > Sheesh: More clearly and accurately: the main criteria are: chain and cog > longevity; shifting performance; time between lubes; ease of lubing and > cleaning; and distant fourth, a clean chain exterior. > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 6:44 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ... But the main criterion is chain and cog and ring longevity. Actually, >> my rings last forever, so let's say cog and chain longevity; and also >> shifting performance, tho' I presently have onlhy 1 derailleur bike. >> >> Thoughts and suggestions? >> >> Thanks. >> > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3273377b-66ad-4516-917b-c0c8d443f15cn%40googlegroups.com.
