Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Chains are cheap. Nothing you can do to them are going to make them last much longer than the average. If doing elaborate procedures doesn’t provide better results and/or results in more work, why do them?
The chain-lube fanatics are scouring the internet for clues to your whereabouts. Don't be surprised to wake up one night with a flaming bottle of Tri-Flo on your front lawn.
I wax some of my chains (some bikes) but oil others .... and I have tried a ton of different products. Not sure how wax works with water---everyone claims it doesn't---but on my dry bikes, wax is the way for me. But one of your posts has me wondering, "Why wouldn't wax work in wet conditions?