Re: [CR] Waxing Chains vs Oiling

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From: <GPVB1@cs.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 23:50:57 EST
Subject: Re: [CR] Waxing Chains vs Oiling
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


I would concur with Bruce - I swear by (not usually at) TriFlow for chains and pivot points - it's great stuff with good "staying power" IMHO.

BTW, wasn't it Billy Shakespeare who said "give me a tub of Campy grease, and a can of TriFlow, and there is nothing bike-related that I cannot accomplish?"

(Or was it Bill Murray? I forget...).

Greg "the Teflon nerd" Parker Ann Arbor, MI USA

Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:23:32 -0800 (PST)
> From: Bruce Schrader <bcschrader@yahoo.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Waxing Chains vs Oiling
> For over 20 years I've tried a variety of waxes, heavy
> greases both applied by "cooking" and the current
> light weight oils like TriFlow.
>
> I've noticed that the new rage is lightweight liquids
> claiming to contain wax that dry the same way cooking
> a chain in wax did. These products have appeared as
> Boeshield and even TriFlow has introduced a "dry" wax
> based liquid. Some even claim to contain wax with
> teflon so you get the best of both worlds.
>
> I've tried them and feel that the wax film that's left
> is too light to be effective. In truth, I can't detect
> any wax when it dries. The liquid used as a transport
> medium to flow the wax into the joints seems watery
> thin and little if any seems to stay in the joint.
> Most of it seems to run right through and off onto the
> floor.
>
> So I'm sticking with the Triflow w/teflon liquid oil
> that I've used for quite a few years now. It works
> well as a chain lube if applied once a week and also
> does a good job oiling pivots in derailleurs, brakes,
> cables etc. It's much more of a lubricant that WD-40
> is but in fairness, WD-40 was meant mostly as a water
> dispersant and rust preventative than a lubricant and
> I use it liberally for those purposes.
>
> Waxing a chain? That's too nostalgic for me...
>
> Bruce Schrader
> San Francisco