I believe a heck of a lot longer than a grit filled oiled chain that is simply wiped down and lubed on occasion; even with a monthly solvent bath too. Perhaps a perfectly clean and oiled chain (what was broken and soaked in stinky solvents) in a perfectly clean sterile environment will last the longest? Not sure but when you add real world grime into the equation the clean waxed chain will come WAY out on top--this is my belief anyway. My chain is silky smooth and quiet every day, all of the time--this is hard to do with oiled chains and real world dirt.

My method is hugely significant in that the chain never has to be broken to be properly soaked and cleaned in hot wax--this drastically reduces the time to apply new fresh wax to about 5 minutes. That's about than the time it takes for me to shave each morning...


Once you practice a little and get the method down...like your pot of wax is ever-ready (of course you reuse it over and over...) to throw on the stove and you know how to cycle/move the chain through the hot wax it becomes such a quick and simple procedure--I can't see how anyone could disagree. No more black grime infested chains and cassettes, no more stinky solvents and black stained rags and toothbrushes, no more black globs of grime flying all over your stays and staining your cloths, silky smooth and quiet drivetrain...the advantages are enormous.