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Spotless drivetrain is such a treat that I thought I'd share it with you guys (feddit.uk)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
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And yes, that year-old chain is stretched to hell and actively destroying my brand new cassette. Don't shame me for it - look how shiny it is!

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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (6 children)

If you want it to stay that way, use wax instead of liquid lube. It's such a game changer to not have to worry about touching the chain.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Seems more trouble than it's worth honestly. I'm sure it works for some use cases but I doubt the chain of my year-around mud basher is the ideal one for that.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Honestly I feel the opposite, I dip my chain yearly in the same parafin/Teflon mix I made many years ago using ozcycles recommendation and it saves so much time in cleaning grime off my chain. Though I don't go through mud much, from what other people say it seems it would help even more in that scenario.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Can confirm, just cleaned up my commuter bike drivetrain to keep it waxed. It’s a substantial setup hurdle upfront (not so much financially) but then it’s super easy to just swap chains out for freshly waxed ones. Cleaning oily and grimy drivetrains on the other hand…

    The only thing I’m looking up is to either go with a pre-made mix or find a substitute for teflon, due to environmental responsibility (ok it’s a pretty small amount, but still)

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    You may find this video by Trace Velo helpful where he goes into details of a replacement product he substituted the Teflon for and has had good results.

    However personally I use the Silca secret chain blend which although marginally more expensive than what he is talking about I have found last a lot longer than he experienced so it evens out cost vs distance wise, if not being slightly better bang for your buck and they claim is environmentally friendly with no Teflon :)

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Honestly, I think waxing is LESS work. I spend 2 minutes taking the chain off and popping it in to the wax, then another 5 minutes freeing the links and reattaching it. I do that maybe 2 or 3 times a year. Compare that to spending 10 minutes hunched over the chain, individually lubing each link then wiping off the excess once a week. You have to include the time spent deep cleaning every few months or so too.

    It's just no contest for me.

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