We’ve mentioned our chain waxing process many times on the podcast. It saves you valuable watts , lasts a long time in harsh conditions, keeps your chain clean and doesn’t get greasy, and frontloads maintenance so that you don’t have to clean and lube your chain every day. so here’s a walkthrough! N…

just make sure it’s softer than the chain. Iron might be softer enough?

I have an old pulley wheel on a nail that I use to break links -

I’m likely selling a bike soon, where I replaced chain/chainring/cassette over the summer and they’ve only seen wax. The chain isn’t even close to 0.5% on my Park Tool chain checker. If the buyer doesn’t want to wax, can they just start throwing regular lube on the current waxed chain or would they …

I would just hit the chain with some boiling water to wash off the wax, and lube it up for them. No need to replace the chain, I would just get the wax off.

I’d suggest throwing boiling water on the buyer instead if they talk about ruining your hard work with wet lube, since you’re holding real life proof that a waxed drive train is superior! :grin:

[image] Mixing wax and lube on drivetrain Equipment Hi all, I recently picked up a waxed chain second hand and rode it in torrential rain. Post the ride I degreased and applied wet lube. Can a waxed chain be used with wet lube? Im thinking about going back to a waxed set …

If you’re going back to waxed, that one will need to be fully stripped, (or Silca Strip Chiped) Silca just came out with a video that basically says you can mix some Synergetic in with their wax for use in wet conditions.

I’m considering to convert to immersive waxing with new chain.Question is when I buy new shimano 12speed chain do I always need to adjust/trim the chain length? Or can I just strip ,wax and directly install it to my bike? Also do I need to adjust the rear derailleur shifting etc (I’m using shimano d…

Strip, wax, cut to the appropriate length (if you think your old chain is properly sized, use it as a guide), and put it on the bike. Same length as an unwaxed chain. I think most people wax a new chain before cutting it, but you can cut it to the appropriate length prior to stripping/waxing.

thanks. I thought I can install it directly :no_mouth: :no_mouth: so still need to cut the chain

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