I ponied up $50 for 3 pounds, so I can kick off a long term experiment with El Cerrito High School Mountain Bike Racing. Most of the racers' new chains get bought and installed by me, so I'm going to get set up to convert several racers to Molten Speed Wax. The kids are not super disciplined about lubing their chains to the durability and low friction claims could be big wins for us. If we don't win the California State Championship in 2019 I'll come after Patrick Moore for a $50 refund.
Coach Bill Lindsay El Cerrito Gauchos On Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 6:36:44 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I didn't have good results with plain paraffin after several years of > using it, though others have said they get very good results. But last year > I started to use "Molten Speed Wax" which seems to work much better despite > its stupid name. > > "Better" means that the chain is quiet for at least 200 miles while riding > in deepish, silty, dusty sand, longer on pavement, of course; and I'm > hoping to get longer chain life than the ~2K miles I got with plain > paraffin. And while the chain stays quiet, the surface of the chain stays > clean, and there is no buildup of gunk on the cassette and derailleur > pulleys. > > $20/lb from Amazon. > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 5:54 AM, Michael Hechmer <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I did a search on this and was surprised not to find anything. (Except >> waxing cloth!) >> >> After 40+ years of cleaning and lubing chains I may be ready to try wax. >> I recently got a recipe & process on the tandem list but wondered about the >> experience of people on this list. How much extra work is it? How much >> longer does it last than "dry lubes?" Does it make a difference what kind >> of environment you ride in, eg, Santa Fe vs Seattle? >> >> Michael >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
