Originally Posted by phughes

IN my 55 years of bicycling, I have never had a rusty chain, and that includes commuting in the winter in Pennsylvania where the salt on the roads is deeper than the snow. I also have never waxed a chain, nor have I obsessed about lubing it. I simply lube when necessary. It ain't rocket science.

I'm happy waxing your chain works for you. I know that it can work, and I know many prefer it, but you don't have to make things up in order to extoll its virtues.