Yeah, I get you, but I've got some friends hot into wax (pun intended), so I figured I'd give it a try. I'm not worried about chains wearing out. When I was a sales rep many moons ago I'd buy Sedisport chains 10 at a time at wholesale, which was something like $2.45 each my cost, as I recall. Once they started squeeking, I'd just replace them, and give the old chains to friends, since they still had a lot of life in them.

I also wrap my bars in cloth tape, finish it with twine ala Rivendell, and shellac them. Most people don't see the bother in it, but I like the look, and it's bomb proof - I can clean and add a fresh layer of shellac once a year and they still look great.

Besides, modern chain lubes ain't C&V, waxing chains has been around since I was a teenager (many decades ago!), and was probably around earlier than that. Aren't we supposed to suffer a bit to ride our bikes?

Pretty sure the world won't end if I wax a few chains.