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I did scrub the chain before I waxed it the first time. I used a bike cleaning brush and citrus based cleaner. I forgot about that! Probably did not get all of the oil out of the inside of the chain. So far it doesn't seem to matter.

Did you not ever stripe clean the chain originally before the first waxing? I have yet to clean my chain since it's been waxed. All I do is blow it off with compressed air and dip it again.

5900 miles on the original chain and the Park chain wear tool shows less than .75 so it is probably only 1/2 worn out. And I am very low tech when it comes to waxing the chain. I just dip it in melted candle wax about once a month and let it sit for 5 minutes. No ultrasonic cleaner, no scrubbing...

Dear Mr WaxVert, the more and more converts there are, is tearing me away from my chain brush, and Silicone dry lube!!!

Yea, my waxed chain also seems to be lasting more miles. I bought a chain checker before I started waxing and it helped me to be more consistent as to when I replaced my chain. And to find out that for where I live and ride and with my chain maintenance that I need to plan to replace my chain...

I started waxing with a new chain and probably have at least over 1500 miles so far, no time to check the actual mileage. I just checked my chain length with my park tool chain wear tool and it still barely fits on at the zero setting which is how they are when brand new. 0-.25 on the is new...

I'm not a power user but since my first bicycle in '64 I rode more days than not, and had similar 'maintenance program' that it sounds like you had.;) I used 10-30 oil from the tool shed oil can. Did clean the chain off every now and then by removing it and swishing it around in a can of...

I like Silvo 30. It's an amazing and impressive bike. I have mostly mastered sharp turns and 8's in the lot without unclipping. I am totally habituated to the upside down handlebar mounting suggested by ReclinedRider. I can ride for 3 hours without getting arm tired. The handlebar death grip is...

Yep... But if it's just for a trainer bike it's probably worthwhile. I have been umming and erring about changing over to a shorter crank. The telling factor is how bad do my knees feel after 100km , well they don't feel too bad. But if I was doing a 24 hour... I guess you could times that...

My bike shop waxed my S30 chain and I love the result. I'll be waxing from now on and will convert my other bikes to wax. I had asked the owner about waxing and when he was putting on new cables he waxed the chain. No charge. My kind of bike shop. Yesterday, I did the Hub City ride, Etown...

It's a lot easier to get a new chain clean, so now i clean new chains before using, and wax them. Used ones just need a little more work. I use the ultrasonic on the new ones to get started but still follow all the cleaning steps on the Molten Speed Wax website. The first cleaning of any chain...

That's impressive. It looks likely I will have waxed chains in my future. I have an old crock pot and an ultrasonic cleaner, just need some wax. I plan to buy a second chain and swap them for periodic waxing as needed. Do you wax brand new chains before first use?

(This may belong in another thread??) Here is this chain at 700+ miles since waxing. There is road grime there but no grease: Wipe once w paper towel--road dirt shows, but again, not greasy and wipes off hands easily and completely: This is after backpedaling while holding paper towel...

When i get home I'll take an unaltered close up of my chain, which currently has over 700 miles on it since the last waxing. I won't cheat and wipe it down first, either ;) It's overdue for rewaxing, and my plan was(and still is) to put the 'spare' already waxed chain on for tomorrow's century...

I've glanced over the chain waxing threads with mild interest, that just got a boost. I will put further questions in a related thread. Thanks.

Don't forget chain waxing David! - then you can stop having to "wipe down the chain!" :p

Larry's taken care of it. I too learned about waxing chain here and would never go back. Way too easy to do and the cleanliness benefit is very real.

...it's evolved into a thread discussing chain waxing pros and cons. It seems the thread has been rather helpful in the chain waxing regard but the title is a bit misleading at this point. Should we change or add to the title of this thread or maybe start a new thread about Paraffin Waxing Chains?

Because of this thread, I recently waxed my chains for the first time. Even though I was familiar with chain waxing, I had never tried it. Y'all convinced me to give-it-a-go. It's quite simple after the initial fumbling about. Waiting for the wax to melt is the biggest hassle. I didn't...

I've been just dunking the master links separately about ten of them at a time and after they dry stick them in a Baggie use as needed. Doing it that way they tend to have more wax than the rest of the chain.