I hot-waxed my chain for several years, enduring ridicule from the wife (and friends who caught me doin the double-boiler thing)... I got the idea from a dude in Pueblo, CO (in 1985)... This guy did a lot of "creek-riding"... where he would literally be riding his bike up and down a local creek (in the absence of trails)... Somehow I was convinced this was the only way to go.
Years later, after realizing I wasn't riding many creeks in the East and concluding that hot-waxing was indeed a royal PITA, I seemed to re- discover petrol-based lubes, the Park chain cleaner and the orange chain solvent. In fact I've settled on a very basic, inexpensive an reliable lube (compressor-oil, if you can believe it)... This for me has consistently outperformed every other lube I've ever tried, but admittedly I'm unscientific... It just feels better. Regardless I love this topic... it always ignites interesting debate, and I'm waiting for that simple, killer lube to one day emerge... either that, or the belt-drive thing may be a game-changer... Bobby "I only wax poetic" Birmingham On Feb 22, 10:58 am, jim phillips <thefamil...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Why would moisture haver an effect on wax. I wax guns and knives to keep them > from rusting due to the high humidity here... > > JimP > > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:22:02 -0800 > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: waxing chains--how hot the wax? > From: cyclotour...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > I use a "Fry Baby" deep fryer. I don't know what temp it heats to. FYI, the > wax is useless with the slightest bit of moisture. Not a problem for me in > the summer as it performs wonderfully in dry and dusty conditions. > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Check out EcoVelo - Alan has several posts on the how-to's and why- > to's of waxing. > > -Pete > > On Feb 22, 4:45 am, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Surprised I didn't find the definitive answer in the archives, or a > > riv reader for that matter. > > > The 1992 Bridgestone catalogue mentions using a double boiler, thus > > 212 Fahrenheit max. > > > Riv Reader Vol 1 Issue 1 says Grant uses a 400 F bath, and says the > > flash point is 425 F. Also says don't do this at home (liability > > reasons, one assumes). > > > So, what do the extra 188 F get you? Lower viscosity and better > > penetration? Has anyone found this to matter, or has anyone the > > necessary scientific background to theorize upon the topic? > > > Winter here is bone dry season, so it seems like the time to finally > > try wax after 20 years of cycling. > > > Cheers, > > > Gernot > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > ...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably > benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance. - RTMS > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
