Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Given that you have to melt the wax, deal with molten wax, deal with flammability hazards, remove the chain from the bike (or use what looks like a rather cumbersome dipping method) and apply it very often (at least in my experience), I see little advantage to using it.
How can my drape method that can completed in under 5 mins be cumbersome? It takes me longer to shave each morning. Compared to a filthy grimy chain, cassette and pulleys that require cleaning in nasty stinky solvents--isn't a clean chain, cassette and pulleys an advantage?