i waxed for about 3 years. it was sorta fun to have a new hobby to go along with simply riding the bike. waxing is a hobby. it works fine but the question is does is how long does a waxing last? do you have to do it 2x as often as cleaning and relube with a great normal lube product. i think the answers are it does not last as long and it is no better than normal lube = NFS for me.
when i waxed i mostly followed these procedures and actually purchased the additional chemicals mentioned in this write-up. i love a clean well lubed chain and NFS seems like great stuff to me. yes a little dirtier maybe than wax but that means you clean it when it's ready to be cleaned: https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tech-news-friction-facts-releases-ultrafast-chain-lube-formula/ On Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 4:18:22 PM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer 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/be1e6327-f67a-447c-be5b-bda87f4bab96%40googlegroups.com.
