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Doing this today! And then, I'll be biking to the #CommunityGarden to weed and water!
KerplunkLubricating a chain.
Use a quicklink to make chain removal easy.
Remove the chain, if necessary clean de grease and dry it
Sink the chain in a mixture of hot paraffin wax and some molybedenum disulfide.
I dissolve grease in hot wax to get that.
Move the chain around in the hot wax mixture. When no more bubbles come up remove the chain, wipe while hot.
Refit, if you wish you can give sprocket/sprockets them a very thin coat of wax mix diluted in de greaser.
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I generaly use nickel plated chain, it lasts longer less risk of rust.
A chain waxed in the described manner stays clean, has low friction. repeat times depend on conditions.
On a Mountain bike maybe even once a week could be needed, race bikes maybe every couple of weeks,
I learned the method from Tour de France mechanics.
Without grease or oil your chain drive wear will be reduced to a minimum.
Nothing to create an abrasive paste on parts or chain.
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Bicycle chain waxing
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I melt cheap paraffin candles in an old cook pot to get wax.
in addition to Molybedenum Disulfide some Top Race mechanics also added graphitic boron nitride.
I have not found an easy way to source that.
In any case I no longer have the legs of
a racing cyclist, mine look more like those of chickens these days.
Addition please do not add Graphite, it is only a lubricant in the presence of moisture, no good when dissolved in wax.
The Audacity of Nope@Kerplunk @[email protected] lmao "if necessary clean de grease"
All my chains look absolutely disgusting
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@Kerplunk @DoomsdaysCW lmao "if necessary clean de grease"
All my chains look absolutely disgusting
Mine get a bit dusty sometimes clay sticks in the spaces between rear sprockets, when dry it just brushes off.
rub some of the muck on a conventionally oiled chain between your fingertips, you are very likely to be able to feel how abrasive that mix is.
Bike industry wants you to oil or grease chains because they wear out components faster, that means more sales.
Hmmmm, @Kerplunk . 🤔