With the same thought in mind, staying cleaner, I was waxing my chains for awhile. In my experience, much more frequent waxing was necessary when compared to using oil. I think this applies to only good weather riding as well. I went back to using oil.
Dennis Young
Hotaka, Japan
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> Since I ride my older bikes usually only in good weather, I have
> contemplated waxing the chains. That would keep them much cleaner -
> especially ORO chains and freewheels aren't all that "oro" after a
> few hundred miles (or kilometri?).
>
> What do people think?
>
> Will the components last as well as with oiled chains?
>
> How to do it best?