Originally Posted by
elcruxio
Sometimes things are clear from the context. Typical discussions shouldn't require that everything single thing is explained like the other party is a toddler.
We don’t know what you have in your head and you didn’t explain it well. Frankly, leaving the chain on the bike is the safest way to do your silly fire drying. I don’t see how you could run the flame up and down the chain while holding it without toasting your fingers. Yea, you could hang it on something but I’m not sure what. Hammer a couple of nails into a tree and stretch the chain between them? Don’t know about you but I don’t tend to carry nails or hammers with me on tour.
There's plenty of good reasons to take a chain or quick link off when on tour or on camp. Just because you don't know of them doesn't mean they don't exist. Your problem is that you've lost all curiosity you may have once had. The world is complete for you, as we'd say where I'm from.
Name 3. I’ve toured extensively for 40+ years and I’ve removed the whole chain exactly once. I had to worn out chain at the beginning of the tour and forgot to change it before I left. That instance was what got me to do the chain study I’m currently doing. During that tour, I noticed how little I added lubricant to the chain and decided to track it.
Granted, not changing the chain before the tour was my fault and my negligence but I only did it once. My bikes before a tour are mechanically sound and ready to ride for several weeks with little to no adjustments. Maybe you just aren’t as good a mechanic.
Testing data and teal world data disagrees with that premise but sure. A bike chain is a high shear mixer.
The slightly green/blue world data aside, I didn’t say that it was terribly efficient but it doesn’t need to be. Throw enough water at a water soluble material and it will dissolve. The materials used for getting wax to play nice with water are also hygroscopic. Heat them all you want but they will still pull water out of the atmosphere.
This really disquieted me for a bit. I really had to think, whether you were for real or not... I'm hoping not.
But you realize that tours often last longer than a week? Right? Right?
Yes, I realize the tours can last as long as people like. But you said that Rex wax was good for a week of rain. Is that a week of 24 hour rain? Or a week of intermittent rain? Or a week of what? Rex wax must be very, very special stuff as most people actually do report that the chain starts to squeak after rain exposure of most any kind.
And if this magic Rex wax is that good for a “week of rain”, it must be totally marvelous stuff for the dry. Again, why carry extra wax at all?
And with this, I'm again done. Thank you for your contribution. Please do not respond.
I noticed you said “I’m again done”. Somehow I don’t think you are. As to not responding, to be a bit childish: “make me!”.