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...link would cause enough loss of interior wax to be a concern for longevity on that first run? In every video and picture I've seen about waxing chains they always have the chain broken without the master installed. I waxed my chains with the master in place because it's easier to handle and...

The crock pot I got was $14 new so not a big investment. The Pressure cooker that I like using for this a lot better because of its speed was like $100 a few years ago so I think I'll recommission the pressure cooker for chain waxing and buy a new pressure cooker for the daily oatmeal. All the...

So I've been bored out of my mind at work this week with all the machines on super long multi-day runs and me not able to actually run anything myself with the broken hand. So today I decided to try cleaning and waxing my existing chain that has been used for about 1000 miles with typical chain...

Almost thou persuadest me... I've been using the Squirt dry lube for a couple of months now, and I like it. I didn't even realize my chain had been making noise, until the first surprisingly quiet ride with the Squirt lube. (I never had noticed any difference with Purple Extreme or T-9.) I...

Same experience here with all the bikes I'm rotating about 16 separate chains. 3 lbs will last me 24 months of indoor and outdoor riding. The big thing here is (1) it's really easy to do once you have a dedicated crockpot and do you first go at it. (2) don't make it too hard or over think it...

I'll have to say, I originally bought 3 pounds of the Molten Speed wax a year and a half ago thinking I would use it up pretty fast. I am still not even through the 1st pound! I think part of the key is when "re-waxing" just make sure the chain is as clean from dirt and debris as possible, that...

Chain life and lubrication is a factor of chain length too. If your chain is 2x longer, it will stay lubricated and 'alive' 2x longer, too (unless there are power idlers involved). Anyway, unless this is a cleanest race track, wax > than ANY wet lube, period. Even in first case, few lubes would...

300 seems to get just enough wear into the chain that he wax penetrates even deeper and it just plan runs better and longer miles. I can always tell the different between a new chain and those on their second waxing. They just need a little break in. Part of that may be my crockpot has a hard...

A reasonable approach. Start with the Molten Speed wax it is the gold standard. Learn using just 1 lb of that wax; then you can go on the cheap with other waxes and compare; I think that lets you understand the trade-offs... (Good, Fast, Cheap) pick two :) Get the gold chain KMC X11SL the...

What about having a freshly waxed chain waiting for you at the stop. With a quick disconnect and a good mechanic it doesn't take long to swap !

I'd be curious to hear how to go about measuring and mixing said concoction. I'm bouncing around the idea of trying the waxing chain deal in my current down time. It would also help me keep any chain oil from landing on my nearly white carpet. He's the million dollar question. It seems most...

Actually, I have a 'personal tester' - a randoneer guy who does a lot of miles. I lube his chain about every 300-400 miles (500km) with my 'concoction' this year. Each time chain grouth was truly minuscule, about 1.5mm total for 1600 km. However, he missed one lube and went on a 300-km brevet...

Plus one hundred on the chain waxing, love it.

Amazing but true: Gary does not wax his chain (he may confirm this), but he is so fastidious that it looks like he does. I am pretty sure he cleans it after every ride - Makes me look like a slob. I wax my chains, and they look dirty next to his. - Although waxing is indeed the way to go! No...

Oh, and about relatively obscure chain manufacturers: http://www.tayachain.com/index.php/technology/evolight Sounds very interesting - light and, in context of waxing, VERY promising. I can envision first boiling the chain in a antifriction-optimized grease, cooling it, than dunking into a wax...

Wow. 1. 'Speed wax' is a ripoff. It works, of course, but still ripoff. (But if you ignore the instructions and reuse it indefinitely like it is supposed to - it is less of a ripoff). 2. Titanium chains are also a huge ripoff, but at least you do get some weight savings (rather insignificant...

Just got the tensioner in today. Came from the UK. Had to change the spring to the other hole to make it work with vertical dropout. I have a Contrast brand chain tensioner. I did change out the pulley to a ball bearing pulley I had. Waiting to see how a 39-tooth ring will work. I have...

I have two chains. One goes in the slow cooker with plain old paraffin wax from Amazon when I have used it a while. I take the hot chain out of the cooker after a while, let it cool, and store it until the other chain has been used for a while. Then swap and cook again. Simple and easy.

I have heard folks talk about waxing. Do you have a favorite website explaining the process? In the past I shook a black squirt bottle with liquid Teflon juice and doused the chain a couple times per season. Something tells me this is not how Cruzbikers do it. I am ready to learn a new way.

I got the KMC "opener missing link" tool and wouldn't want to live without it. Even got the KMC "closer missing link" tool which is not as necessary but a nice luxury. Um, Hoyden, have you considered waxing your chain?