600km is 20hours indoor for me. In the summer I usually do 300km indoor and 200km outdoors on the weekend on the same bike. Switching between indoor and outdoor setup takes like 5 minutes.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:39 amAnyone who rides 600km indoors per week should consider a smartbike if they have room. And with that kind of volume, I can't imagine the setup being anything but permanent either.
My adventures in chain waxing: goals, reviews, suggestions...
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20 hours of indoor riding... in a single week?!?Golden wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:54 pm600km is 20hours indoor for me. In the summer I usually do 300km indoor and 200km outdoors on the weekend on the same bike. Switching between indoor and outdoor setup takes like 5 minutes.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:39 amAnyone who rides 600km indoors per week should consider a smartbike if they have room. And with that kind of volume, I can't imagine the setup being anything but permanent either.
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Mounted up a pre-waxed chain from Molten Speed Wax. It's the YBN rainbow, it's beautiful and their wax is obviously there but much cleaner than the silica wax I've been using on my dura ace chains.
I typically spend 10 hours a week on the bike and am changing my chain every week and a half or so. My goal is to dip four chains once a month.
I typically spend 10 hours a week on the bike and am changing my chain every week and a half or so. My goal is to dip four chains once a month.
I thought the newest MSW was just as fast as Silca? My guess is they're fairly similar formula's and to be honest each are probably only very slight marginal gains over straight parafin wax. I can't imagine it helping or hurting anything.
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I got a free puck of MSW with my order of pre-waxed YBN chains. I plan to just put it in my silca wax crock-pot next time I wax chains.
I rode my pre-waxed YBN chain for the first time. Great chain - shifts were perfect and it looks beautiful.
Practical question for someone on the edge of jumping right in..... what do you do with used chains that are waiting for the next cycle of waxing to begin? If you're on a monthly cycle, do you have to store the used chains somewhere or in something so they don't rust?
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Didn't even think about rusting. I just leave the chains in drawer to wait for the next waxing.Kurt1980 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:25 amPractical question for someone on the edge of jumping right in..... what do you do with used chains that are waiting for the next cycle of waxing to begin? If you're on a monthly cycle, do you have to store the used chains somewhere or in something so they don't rust?
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Kurt1980 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:25 amPractical question for someone on the edge of jumping right in..... what do you do with used chains that are waiting for the next cycle of waxing to begin? If you're on a monthly cycle, do you have to store the used chains somewhere or in something so they don't rust?
I wouldn’t leave them in a humid basement or garage during the rainy season if that’s what you’re asking. I did this with freshly waxed chains and they got a little bit of surface rust on them.
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Some brief 700km review on the flower power:
1. Really EASY to clean up. Alcohol + kitchen wipes just cleans up my cassette so easily comparing to squirt or even pure wax.
2. The trick to not accidentally stripping your chain is not using alcohol on the milder kitchen wipes. I can still easily wipe the chain clean after every ride.
3. Easily lasts at least 400-500km per application in my experience so far.
I will definitely use this long term. I currently don't see anything better than it for my application.
1. Really EASY to clean up. Alcohol + kitchen wipes just cleans up my cassette so easily comparing to squirt or even pure wax.
2. The trick to not accidentally stripping your chain is not using alcohol on the milder kitchen wipes. I can still easily wipe the chain clean after every ride.
3. Easily lasts at least 400-500km per application in my experience so far.
I will definitely use this long term. I currently don't see anything better than it for my application.
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I'm in Bermuda, where we only know high humidity, and I've never had an issue with this other than a chain that's just done an absolutely rain soaked ride. Then you have to be careful but if it's just normal usage I just keep the used chains in a container until I'm ready to do a wax cycle and it's no issue.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 10:43 amKurt1980 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:25 amPractical question for someone on the edge of jumping right in..... what do you do with used chains that are waiting for the next cycle of waxing to begin? If you're on a monthly cycle, do you have to store the used chains somewhere or in something so they don't rust?
I wouldn’t leave them in a humid basement or garage during the rainy season if that’s what you’re asking. I did this with freshly waxed chains and they got a little bit of surface rust on them.
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