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Originally Posted by zakthor
I ride singlespeed all winter in the pnw woods. Golden rule is clean and lube chain before entering house, otherwise chain is rusted the next morning.
By far my best chain lube experience is a ‘cleaner lube’, it cleans and lubes at the same time. Hose chain down with lube, cycle chain 3-5 cycles then wipe it all off with a blue shop towel. Takes about… 90 seconds. Chain is kept shiny and spotless.
Downside is you need to bring lube on longer rides. 30 miles on dusty dry trails, 8 miles if youre litarally riding up a creek. 50-80 miles of dry road riding.
Brands to try: rock n roll extreme, or gold. One ball. The r&r extreme has a pint on amazon for a good price.
Waxing sucks. Never ever will i do that again. Tons of prep but doesnt work in mud. The cleaner lubes are wax in solvents, solvents clean then dries leaving wax.
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I would agree that in extreme conditions, especially wet, wax isn’t going to be a good choice.
I used to commute to work practically year round in MN. Lots of salt and snow. I would have a spray can of the cheapest lube at work and at home and just hit the drivetrain at each location. At the end of the winter season, I would just replace all the gears and chain. I was running lower end components, so I could almost replace the whole crankset, cassette, rear derailleur and chain for about $100 using NOS off of eBay.