This ⬆️.a1) with the cost of the sram eagle cassettes i dont chance it and just replace the chain as soon as i get the .5% wear mark,
Did you go full Baziilion?
What did you use to clean the chain prior to waxing?I forget what marketing material I saw from Silca, or maybe it was that the price came down? but regardless I am in the waxing game. I think what sold me was that you could melt it in the bag, in boiling water. Well, that turned out to be a PITA and I bought a mini crock pot for $15. In any case, it is kind of amazing how clean the drivetrain stays and I did get caught in some rain last week. I have 200 miles in on the EVO and now did the mtb. Will report back.
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Instructions per Silca:What did you use to clean the chain prior to waxing?
Been doing this for a while and not going back to wet lube. Bike cleaning is so much faster now and..it is also easier to keep the chain clean so drivetrain wear is much improved.I forget what marketing material I saw from Silca, or maybe it was that the price came down? but regardless I am in the waxing game. I think what sold me was that you could melt it in the bag, in boiling water. Well, that turned out to be a PITA and I bought a mini crock pot for $15. In any case, it is kind of amazing how clean the drivetrain stays and I did get caught in some rain last week. I have 200 miles in on the EVO and now did the mtb. Will report back.
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Yeah, the mtb will be the real test. I also done plan on doing it on my rain bike, feels like it may be too much of a pain thereBeen doing this for a while and not going back to wet lube. Bike cleaning is so much faster now and..it is also easier to keep the chain clean so drivetrain wear is much improved.
That’s the wax falling off. It would normally end up on the road. The drivetrain itself is clean.All that talk about how clean the drivetrain stays, why does that sling off look dirty?
This is months of trainer. I probably reapply every 2 weeks on the trainer bike. And I use the drip wax that SILCA makes.Full disclosure, I'm lazily not searching for the answer that's probably here in this thread, but how often do you have to reapply it? That looks like a lot of wax coming off.
I’m just seriously trying to understand how wax can actually compete with modern chemistry, like advances in lubrication? I mean, we don’t use 1930 oils in modern engines. I will admit that the engine:roller-chain analogy is stretch, but also think modern lube tech is the better choice. What am I missing?
Also, I feel if I “hear” the chain, I missed the re-lube window.
Silca says 200-309 miles from hot wax however but they talking road miles. And then 200 miles between drips. I am on 140 miles on myFull disclosure, I'm lazily not searching for the answer that's probably here in this thread, but how often do you have to reapply it? That looks like a lot of wax coming off.