But he's not spending any of your time, or anyone else's time to do it. No harm, no foul. I have in excess of 25,000 miles using hot wax now, after trying pretty much every wet or dry lube commercially available. Extra time used? Absolutely zero. I set aside zero minutes out of any given day to lubricate a chain. I am in physical contact with said chain for less than 2 minutes total (removing, putting it in wax, taking it out, putting it back on the bike) and my current wax blend and mileage division between bikes means chain care adds up to about 5 minutes per month. Time for the crockpot to warm up doesn't count, because I don't have to blow it up like a balloon. I turn a knob, and electricity does the rest. Do the chains last longer? Don't care one way or another-- regardless, I go through 3-4 chains every year. I want a clean and quiet chain, and in the pursuit of that, nothing comes close to hot wax. Nothing.
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