Note that Molten Speed Wax works much better than mere paraffin, despite it's silly name.
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 5:51 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > https://moltenspeedwax.com > > I ride in very fine silty sand and find that waxed chains pick up almost > no dirt. I use this stuff in a small crockpot and a with a masterlink and > find it easy and fast apart from waiting for the wax to melt and ensuring > that the chain soaks in the liquid wax for 15 minutes or so. I don't bother > to agitate, and my crockpot os small enough that I need only 1/4 lb or so > which lasts many treatments if you start the first with a clean chain -- > subsequent ones require no cleaning before treatment. I get ~ 150 miles > for dusty dirt, 400 miles + (500 miles on the last bike) on pavement, twice > the miles or more compared to plain paraffin. > > Coil chain to insert, remove with wire hook and long arm, wipe dry, hang > to cool before installing. The chain will be stiff at first but will shed > no flakes of dry wax. > > Small crockpots are $2.99 at Goodwill. > > On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 5:18 PM Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Greetings, one and all. It has been a long time, at least a few years, >> since my last post and I am just assuming my membership is still active. >> >> At 75+, I still ride regularly, although not the distances I used to. I >> live in a small town in far northern VT, which has mostly dirt roads. I >> just ride; I don't desire new stuff nor do anything heroic worth writing >> about. I have a Ramboulliet, a Trek 620, An early Saluki (my goto ride), >> and a custom Bilenky touring tandem. My wife rides a Betty Foy and my >> daughter a Cheviot. All but the Trek have fenders but that's still a lot >> of chains out on dirty roads and a lot of messy time cleaning them. >> >> Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Well maybe. I clean the chains, >> rings and cogs with mineral spirits and citrosol. I use a standard oil >> lube and wipe them down as best I can. The process of wiping down the >> chains inevitably contaminates the rings and cogs with oil and the first >> ride bleeds oil from the inside to the outside of the chain. The oil >> collects dirt, which wears down rings and cogs. (I just ordered three new >> rings today, so I'm focused). Every time I go through this process of >> cleaning 9 chains, I watch a youtube video on chain waxing but get put off >> by the initial effort and purchase of a crock pot, ultrasonic cleaner, etc; >> and wonder if it would really improve this process ; keep the chain cleaner >> and reduce wear? >> >> Your experience, appreciated. >> >> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/12e68310-c2eb-4ff8-a6fd-b7d8c6d2a361%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/12e68310-c2eb-4ff8-a6fd-b7d8c6d2a361%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgub2rXu9CGsTeHOT46456XrqhAw_Wmm-6z3jcZP%2BjPt0g%40mail.gmail.com.
