Motorcycle riders - chain wax question

[Captain Slow]

I was at a friends place the other day and he has a motorcycle. He uses chain wax for his motorcycle and uses it on his bicycles as well. It's a spray can and he just sprays it on the chain.

It's much easier to do this than take off the chain and put it in paraffin. I'm curious, how well does this spray wax work and just because it's used for motorcycles doesn't mean it will be appropriate for bicycle chains, but it made me wonder - do any of you use this for your bicycles?

 

[Captain Slow]

Ok, thanks for the reply. I figured there was a reason not to use it, but wasn't sure. I just figured no one here mentioned that they use it so there must be a reason.

 

[Mike TowpathTraveler]

I settled on using DuPont Chain Saver on my Haibike some 2-3 years ago, this after using Boeshield T9. Chain Saver is a dry wax lube with Teflon, made exclusively for chain driven vehicles only, such as Motorcycles and bicycles. It goes on wet and you are to give it 30 minutes to dry. My chain doesn't pick up dirt and dust as it did with all other lubricants.

I've used both the liquid bottle version and the spray can and prefer the spray cause it's easier to direct the small straw on each individual link, as compared to the super thin bottled stuff.

Finish Line Dry Lube, from what I understand, is the same stuff as Chain Saver.

Link: http://www.performancelubricantsusa.com/product/chain-saver-lubricant.php

 

[AHicks]

I was at a friends place the other day and he has a motorcycle. He uses chain wax for his motorcycle and uses it on his bicycles as well. It's a spray can and he just sprays it on the chain.

It's much easier to do this than take off the chain and put it in paraffin. I'm curious, how well does this spray wax work and just because it's used for motorcycles doesn't mean it will be appropriate for bicycle chains, but it made me wonder - do any of you use this for your bicycles?

Doesn't happen often, but have to agree with Timpo. ;^) That stuff goes on nice, but not too far down the road it turns into a crud magnet. Crud that can be a pain to get off. Save yourself a (another) lesson learned the hard way. Been there....

 

[Sifu Ben]

Even paraffin for bicycle chains is too involved for cyclists. There are so many lubes with easy application that we can readily buy. Heck, one of the best bikes I've ridden was a belt drive BMC Alpenchallenge, no lube needed.