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…

Still need everything removed yes. Why no quick link with campy 12s? I don’t think you can run a pinned chain on Sram/Shimano at all anymore because it could protrude from the sides of the links

[image] DaveWh: The AB lube is the top performer. AB wax is not. You sound more confident than you should be! :smiley: Assertion duly noted…evidence?

[image] Slowsher: Is the preparation for drip wax different than for hot/submerged waxing? Do you still need virtually all the grease removed? You want the new lubricant to penetrate the small spaces in the chain (in the rollers, etc). It won’t if those spaces are already occupied by some ot…

It’s mostly an emotional and irrational decision. :slight_smile: The bike is brand new and I’m trying to keep it as “genuine” as possible while the honeymoon lasts. I should have noted that the drivetrain is Campy also. There’s also that I’d preferably get a Connex quick link, but I haven’t found an…

I guess Campy is taking a page out of the FIAT playbook to make their stuff as irreparable as possible on the side of the road in case of emergency. I get not wanting to “mix components” when you have a choice: I wouldn’t willingly run sram links on my Shimano chain or vice versa unless I had an eme…

[image] Brennus: Assertion duly noted…evidence? Here it is! (found it on my own…if you want a job done etc etc) :smiley: Definitely worth noting. [image] From the good folks at zero friction cycling.

[image] Brennus: evidence? No direct experience. Just going from ZFC. [image] Latest Zero Friction Cycling News - Latest Low Friction News + Holidays! -... Latest Low friction News #22 + Holidays! Super sorry it has been a while since last update, barely had time to think! Would …

[image] Brennus: After applying a drop of Squirt to every roller on a 9 foot chain a couple of times I was all like, ‘Ok. If you want to just wax it that’s fine with me.’ :rofl: 9 foot chain….was this on a recumbent or something?

If using Squirt in dry conditions, do you ever spray off your bike? If so, do you ever find that the chain is tacky? Is this problematic. Feels like “sticky wax” if I had to describe it. Can I just reapply Squirt over top of this tackiness and assume it’s doing the job? Use case = MTB, waxed ch…

If you use a drip lube over the top of the wax application, you should boil water, restrip the chain and rewax it. If you need something for like a 24hour MTB race, you would wax, apply Smoove/Squirt over the top and when done restrip and start over.

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Here it is! (found it on my own…if you want a job done etc etc) Definitely worth noting.

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