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Wax lubes or Dry lubes... ??

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I've been using my homebrew since day 1 with my bike.. Thanks to you guys for the formula..

OMS and motor oil..

It seems to work pretty good.. Honestly I wouldn't know what bad lube would do or wouldn't do..

That being said.. I wipe my chain after every ride with a clean towel.. and keep doing it till the dirt/grease is gone.. Then every 60-100 miles I spray with my homebrew all over my chain, I douse it.. Then clean with a towel over and over.. then spray again.. Let it sit for a while.. Wipe again..

But I was thinking tomorrow I was going to do a full clean job on my chain this time with a brush.. To get down and deep..I take pride in the way my bike looks and operates.. Even though I have Sora and other entry level components, my bike shifts gears perfectly! and I have no chain noise at all..

But I was thinking.. I was at walmart today and once again White Lightning got in my face.. They sell this stuff at high end bike shops too.. I like the fact it uses a wax in it.. you can see you need to shake the bottle before hand..

Whats the deal with these types of lubes?? I understand how mine works.. my homebrew.. The OMS allows for a thiner solution which allows to penetrate deep into the chain rollers.. But when the OMS I'm left with motor oil.. which if its good for my car, its gonna be good for my bike..

Now with these wax lubes that white lightning has and others.. I understand the wax has a small build up around the chain.. which does two things.. protects the chain from dirt and will also push out dirt that does get in there.. Is this correct to think this?


Does anyone use this type of lube?? Any comments on the good or the bad?

Thanks
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Decided to wax the chain today. 202.39 miles on this interval. It was still clean and quiet. Heck, I just felt like doing it. It only takes 5-10 minutes. Next time I'll go to 250.
Process, take the chain off, boil a kettle of water, pour the water over the chain, throw it in the wax, swoosh for 30 seconds, leave it in there for 5 minutes, swoosh again. Pull it out, wipe it down. Let it sit for a minute or two, loosen the links and install. Bare hands no greasy grimy hands.
I think we've heard the order of operations enough times at this point.
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I think we've heard the order of operations enough times at this point.
Ad nauseam.
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Ad nauseam.
On to more important topics.

Anyways, whats the deal with disk break's?

Will my current brifter's work with them?
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On to more important topics.

Anyways, whats the deal with disk break's?

Will my current brifter's work with them?
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Thanks, but this belongs in the Brifter's sub-forum.
You know on another forum I once commented on a thread. "What did you find on the street on your ride today?" , or something like that. Basically about what treasures they had found on the street while riding. Every time I saw that I'd think "What a foolish topic. Who stops to pick stuff up off the street?" After a month or more of seeing this thread continue with new comments I finally commented " when I ride I go out to ride, not to stop and pick stuff up off the street", or something asinine like that. Someone shot back latter, obviously with his pants in a tizzy, "You don't have to comment." I read that, thought to myself, "He's right."
Meanwhile. Just got back from a great ride.
I vote banning "Brifters".
I vote banning "Brifter's" especially.
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Meanwhile. Just got back from a great ride.
Can you give us an update on your experience with your freshly waxed chain?

Watts gained... decibels reduced... that sort of thing.
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I vote banning "Brifter's" especially.
I don't know how people that use the word don't realize how stupid it sounds, and how there is zero need for such a stupid made up term.
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I don't know how people that use the word don't realize how stupid it sounds, and how there is zero need for such a stupid made up term.
Almost as bad as calling a guitar an axe.
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Almost as bad as calling a guitar an axe.
Or that. The other thing I can't stand is 'bros' referring to anything as a 'bad boy'.
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Or that. The other thing I can't stand is 'bros' referring to anything as a 'bad boy'.
You mean like when you get your dog neutered, you have his bad boys taken off?
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You mean like when you get your dog neutered, you have his bad boys taken off?
I needed to have my dog neutered. So I took that bad boy to have those bad boys removed by the vet at that bad boy's office.
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Can we get any further from the original subject matter?
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Another great ride today. Clean and quiet. The other day I started hearing some squeaking. Looks like I need to replace my cleats. I can't say enough how easy, clean and effective the wax thing is.
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I needed to have my dog neutered. So I took that bad boy to have those bad boys removed by the vet at that bad boy's office.
They're brakes when I want to slow down and shifters when I want to shift gears. It's really not that hard a concept.
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