http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Hot wax en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:07:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21832#post-381751 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:15:59 +0000 chdot 381751@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The move, when it is complete, will give Miquelon the unenviable title of the first French village to relocate because of the climate emergency. The French government is investing public finances through an unprecedented use of the Barnier fund, used to financially support French citizens whose houses are threatened by the climate crisis by repurchasing their homes. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/28/canada-st-pierre-miquelon-relocation-climate-crisis-rising-tides-france-hurricanes" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/28/canada-st-pierre-miquelon-relocation-climate-crisis-rising-tides-france-hurricanes</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21832#post-381750 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:46:26 +0000 Baldcyclist 381750@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>(so probably more a summer thing if you were to do it) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21832#post-381749 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:33:06 +0000 Baldcyclist 381749@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It will probably save you 3W, ergo will make you muuuuch faster.</p> <p>However, I beleive waxed chains collect gunk more easily and you will have lost your 3W after two <strike>races </strike>rides.</p> <p>So long as your team mechanic can re-do for you after every <strike>race</strike> ride, sounds like a plan. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21832#post-381643 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:21:22 +0000 acsimpson 381643@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That article sounds like a cyclowax press release.</p> <p>To me the biggest benefits of waxing are a cleaner drive chain which will survive a bit of rain. Something a chainguard will also achieve.</p> <p>I haven't waxed any of my own bikes yet but I'm definitely considering it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21832#post-381635 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:52:30 +0000 Morningsider 381635@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ha - might triple the life of a chain used by a pro team, which probably get binned every couple of hundred miles. Would take more than some wax to triple the life of one of my chains, especially the one in a complete chain case! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21832#post-381631 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:21:53 +0000 gembo 381631@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Corson could sell us paraffin and we could turn it into wax, oh wait….. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21832#post-381629 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:17:25 +0000 neddie 381629@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hot wax for chains. Seems like a good idea, but at £50 a pop, is it more snake oil than chain wax?</p> <p>Presumably it’s mostly paraffin wax, so there must be a reasonably priced way to do this. Thoughts? </p> <p><a href="https://www.bikeradar.com/news/cyclowax-hot-wax-formulations" rel="nofollow">https://www.bikeradar.com/news/cyclowax-hot-wax-formulations</a> </p>