You ll have to be prepared to dry clean and re wax the chain or top it up with a wax based drip lube as soon as possible after riding.
Bike chain wax or oil.
When melted wax has a similar consistency to chain oil but solidifies as it cools.
With options ranging from dry wet ceramic and wax it s hard to tell what will help you excel in your areas riding conditions and what can make it worse.
A clean chain is needed to use the wax based white lightning s clean ride lube.
The type of chain lube will determine whether it will be suitable for the circumstance in which you intend to use the product.
A little extra legwork then but the potential rewards.
It is the best option in dry conditions and can last on the chain for months.
Ceramicspeed recommends 15 or 20 minutes of riding before racing.
Before a chain reaches its watt saving sweet spot it must be run in to allow the wax layers to settle.
The wax will also not attract any dust which is an added advantage.
There are so many bike lube options now that you can reach the breaking point just from searching for it.
It is self cleaning as small particles of the outer wax film will flake off and take any dirt that is on your.
Jon teaches you how best to do it here.
This lube comes with a ceramic wax coating that will help your bike chain last much longer than other more traditional options.
Finding the best bike chain lube for the riding you do can be daunting.
The wax will flake after use which means that you will not have to go to the trouble of de greasing your bike anytime.
Chain oil is thin and easily gets into the rollers and spaces between links when applied.
As the chain rotates during a ride flakes of the wax come off the chain while the rollers inside the chain rotate smoothly against the layers of wax.