Originally Posted by
wolfchild
That's absolutely ridiculous to have to wait for so long before being able to take a bike out for a ride...and the faster solution seems to involve stoves, pots and pans, crockpots and double boilers and the wax doesn't even last that long to justify going through such a long process ....No thanks, I'll stick with my oil based lubes.
Well I mean I suppose it's subjective how one considers how long a lubricant application lasts.
If a single application of hot melt wax lasts for almost 900 miles*, to me personally that feels like a long time. But perhaps you relube at much larger intervals?
*Rex** Black Diamond hot wax in dry conditions.
**Rex is a Finnish company btw. They make ski wax too.