chains,do you oil or wax?

**magnum** · 1st June 2005, 15:00

so many different opinions,both cost near the same.which is best and why?

**XTC** · 1st June 2005, 15:09

I use bel-ray super clean chain wax/oil... Leaves chain a nice white shade and does not fling off or attract dirt. Chain always looks like new.

**bugjuice** · 1st June 2005, 15:19

i use oil in a can, has 'wax' properties in it.. I just put it on the stand and run the engine in 1st and do one revolution per side of the chain. Works a treat..

**Blackbird** · 1st June 2005, 15:25

Scottoiler Steve - the only time I adjust my chain is when new tyres are fitted. The chain basically never moves. $220 of good investment!

Geoff

**TwoSeven** · 1st June 2005, 15:53

Neither - i've always found the sprockets go first - dont think i've lubed a chain in ages.

**TonyB** · 1st June 2005, 16:04

Originally Posted by Blackbird

Scottoiler Steve - the only time I adjust my chain is when new tyres are fitted. The chain basically never moves. $220 of good investment!

Geoff

Ditto that. Except on my bike the back wheel can be taken out without altering the adjustors, so the chain hasn't been adjusted for (gets calculator) 17,500km.

**Lou Girardin** · 1st June 2005, 16:15

Pixie - oil - er! He makes 'em. They work better than the Scott version

**Motu** · 1st June 2005, 16:32

I use anything I feel like - at the moment on my O ring chains I am using Wurth chain wax.On my non Oring chain on my trials bike I remove the chain,wash in parts wash,kero,whatever,then leave to soak a few days in diff oil,then hang to dry for a day,then fit...lasts for one use,then I do it again.

**Flyingpony** · 1st June 2005, 17:37

Counting down the days till a new chain & sprockets are fitted and then I'll use oil.
Wax prematurely killed my current set, so at the moment I'm using nothing.

**Bonez** · 1st June 2005, 17:47

Hypoid gear oil-becease it "just works"l

**dangerous** · 1st June 2005, 20:16

Oil for 'O' ring chains. Was using PJ and it was great not alot of mess but couldent find it again so I'm using Castrol now, flicks of a bit more but after seeing the mess that the other bike in the garage (SV1) has under it and it uses Fuchs wax/gel I wont be going down that rd soon and the chain goes all white and its harder to apply.

**k14** · 1st June 2005, 20:35

Well I was told (not saying its true) to only use wax on o-ring chains and oil on normal chains.

The reason for this is that the wax seals and protects the o-rings from breaking and perishing. The o-rings seal in the oil between the rollers and thus there is no need to actually use oil on the chain. Whereas on a normal chain the oil is required to get into the rollers because there is nothing to keep it in there, and a wax wouldn't do jack. Seems a logical reason to me, always used wax on my o-ring and used oil on normal chains.

**dangerous** · 1st June 2005, 20:38

Originally Posted by k14

Well I was told (not saying its true) to only use wax on o-ring chains and oil on normal chains.

well no there are oils modified for just 'O' ring chains (rubber friendly and non flicky off)....... so that means oil for o rings is ok

tiz what I use.

**inlinefour** · 2nd June 2005, 03:29

Just know I use oil and it works sweet. However when I change to a bike with an O ring chain then I'll not be able to use oil any more.

**Wolf** · 2nd June 2005, 14:43

Oi! This is a KB poll. What happened to the option for "Oil? Wax? What are they?"

Sorry, but there are forms and conventions, you know. People have certain expectations. (pt)

Never tried wax on the bike, only oil and spray-on chain lube.

How does wax fare so far as removing it (and the attached grit/boulders) with kero when you want to give it a fresh, non-abrasive, application?