chain waxing

[clubby]

What kind of topology do you ride on?

Why the downbeat take on MucOff? Worried about their formulation expertise?

Woodland, sandy costal paths and Scottish glens/ highlands. Can ride on sandy paths and very little sticks.

Have tried a few Muc Off lubes as Lidl always had them on discount. The yellow (dry) one gunked up the jockey wheels and the wet one just turned into a black sticky mess within half a ride. Also foolishly tried the expensive ceramic road one but that was just as bad.
The original pink Muc Off is also famous for making a mess of anodised or raw finishes. Tubeless sealant (fitted by bike shop not me) was too thick to seal small holes and was a glittery messy pita to clean out of the tyres. To be fair their spray chain cleaner is pretty decent for the price.

 

[minor_LEGEND]

/\ Have to say I agree with most of that /\
I will add, some of the lubes ALDI/Lidl etc have on specials is a different product to many of the ones you'll find from typical industry cycle retailers. But the ceramic lube (oil) is a total mare to clean from chains. I couldn't find a solvent that would shift it, so just got hold of another chain & only use that lube on the chains of people I don't like. The Yellow (dry) lube is pretty ineffective, but I do like the regular (Blue label) oil & was using that prior to taking up Hot immersion waxing.

I mentioned in my first reply that I didn't recommend hot-waxing particularly, my next product to try will be Squirt, a bottled wax lube which has great reviews.

 

[clubby]

The Laldi stuff is usually labelled as the Urban range, but still coloured yellow and blue and I’m sure it’s exactly the same kind of pish that’s in it.

my next product to try will be Squirt, a bottled wax lube which has great reviews

Not from me it doesn’t.

 

[bikeworkshop]

I've just waxed my £60 connex chain - what a pita.
I think the difference in longevity will be down to cleaning it thoroughly in the parts washer.

My aerospace friends don't think wax is fluid enough for the application in chain rollers.

But it won't pick up dirt like a liquid.

So next time I'm back to:
Superclean the chain. (Enzyme parts washer)
Fresh, thick oil.
(Finnish Lion wet pref)
Repeat as often as i can be bothered.

Replace the chain before it's too late - easier with a £20 sram rather than the £60 wipperman