The problem with oil is that it holds onto dirt, grit, and dust. When those contaminants get into your chain, they act as a grinding paste.
And the chain still ends up being dirty to handle or touch.
With wax, you’re forming a layer of protection that doesn’t hold onto dirt, so chains see no to extremely low wear after thousands of km. This means the chainring and cassette also don’t wear out (and they don’t get dirty either 😀).
True, but they’ll wear out and need to be replaced eventually either way so I just don’t stress about it. Re-lubing it every few weeks and wiping it clean with a rag seems to flush out most of the dirt just fine. The chain never gets dirty to the point that you’d get your hands dirty from touching it. These general purpose oils are so thin that dust doesn’t seem to stick to it that much anyway compared to proper chain lube. I’ve been getting around 3 years of use from a chain this way and that’s good enough for me.
The problem with oil is that it holds onto dirt, grit, and dust. When those contaminants get into your chain, they act as a grinding paste.
And the chain still ends up being dirty to handle or touch.
With wax, you’re forming a layer of protection that doesn’t hold onto dirt, so chains see no to extremely low wear after thousands of km. This means the chainring and cassette also don’t wear out (and they don’t get dirty either 😀).
True, but they’ll wear out and need to be replaced eventually either way so I just don’t stress about it. Re-lubing it every few weeks and wiping it clean with a rag seems to flush out most of the dirt just fine. The chain never gets dirty to the point that you’d get your hands dirty from touching it. These general purpose oils are so thin that dust doesn’t seem to stick to it that much anyway compared to proper chain lube. I’ve been getting around 3 years of use from a chain this way and that’s good enough for me.