Chain Wax, Oil…..or ‘Revolube’ !

[C R]

^^^We’ll know soon enough……..

I can tell you now that the bit about binding to the metal to form a self lubricating layer is out right made up guff.

 

[sevenfourate]

I can tell you now that the bit about binding to the metal to form a self lubricating layer is out right made up guff

Again. At this point I’m the Guinea pig and will openly share my experiences upon putting it to the test in the real World.

The irony is: you probably use its common ingredient / Technology most days. However in Revolubes case it’s just not suspended in a ‘grease based’ body. So you’ve just not used it in this form……

https://bellrockchem.com/what-is-calcium-sulfonate/

 

[sevenfourate]

Well. Hmmmm. Urghhhhh 🤷‍♂️

The Revolube Jury won’t be making a decision after the first ride. Certainly not a resoundingly / solely positive one anyway !

60’ish road miles in total: at my normal pace, in good conditions and on dry roads. A decent comparison to rides / conditions I’ve been doing all Summer - using ‘other’ lubes ! 👍

20 miles in today: and I could see the chain was Blackening up in colour 🥴 But the (quiet) sound was good, the gear changes remained smooth and positive, and it was mainly only the chain - not the cassette that was getting increasingly ‘grubby’.

Sound, feel and gear change remained good until I got home approx 60 miles later. At which point i thought: I’ll wipe whatever it is that’s Black off the chain while its still hot / right after arriving home……

Which changed my clean White rags into this 😳

Now……if that was me over applying ? If that’s old gunk coming out of chain ?(*Unlikely as the White spirit cleaning bath was clear when I finished that episode), If that’s road grime ? I can’t tell. The jockey wheels were considerably / hugely cleaner than normal. And the whole drive-train is less mucky. BUT: the notion that the drive train was going to remain sparkly clean appears to be a nonsense on today’s effort……..

So I’ve cleaned up chain, jockey wheels and crank sprockets - taking the worst off each. Which was like 20% (?) of the amount of accumulated gunk I was getting with Fenwicks. *And re-applied some more Revolube.

Let’s now see what happens with the commuting this week 😉

 

[Shearwater Missile]

With all the dust and grime about it is not easy to keep the drive and chain clean. I clean my chain etc ( with a thin oil) after every two or three rides, under 60 miles and the cloth is always black, I would`nt expect anything else. My mech is quiet, it`s just the wind noise I can hear !

 

[Sea of vapours]

You've convincing me of the advantages of immersive waxing; not that I need convincing.

For comparison - and clearly there are loads of things to take into account and this is far from 'scientific', etc., but still, just for fun - here's a piece of kitchen paper which I've just rotated my chain through three or four times. This chain has covered 340km since last waxing; all in the dry. It's not clean, but it's cleaner than your cloth. And it's not been wiped at all in those 340km (most remiss of me, but it's soooo dry outside!).

 

[sevenfourate]

With all the dust and grime about it is not easy to keep the drive and chain clean. I clean my chain etc ( with a thin oil) after every two or three rides, under 60 miles and the cloth is always black, I would`nt expect anything else. My mech is quiet, it`s just the wind noise I can hear !

Thanks for your thoughts ! I’m not surprised. In what you experience - and the fact Revolube isn’t ’Gods Gift’ to lubrication 🤣

BUT: Fail, Flounder or Flourish - I’ll not be disappointed per-se. I’ve never been one to take anyone’s experience on face value as such. And would much rather have a go myself. And this peaked my interest - and i indeed got off my ass, off the sidelines and gave it a go !

The build up is definitely (More than 50%) less. And it’s nothing like as greasy / thick / claggy.

More rides required to experience the full spectrum of scenarios…👍

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Buy Revolube, gets your chain dirtier in half the time, and have it break in 500 miles!

 

[sevenfourate]

You've convincing me of the advantages of immersive waxing; not that I need convincing.

For comparison - and clearly there are loads of things to take into account and this is far from 'scientific', etc., but still, just for fun - here's a piece of kitchen paper which I've just rotated my chain through three or four times. This chain has covered 340km since last waxing; all in the dry. It's not clean, but it's cleaner than your cloth. And it's not been wiped at all in those 340km (most remiss of me, but it's soooo dry outside!).
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Alright, alright. No one likes a show-off 😁

But er yes. That’s considerably different to mine. AND: very impressive after 340km.

The first wipes of my chain definitely looked / felt / transferred mess to the rag in a manner that made me think ‘Oil / grease’. Which really confused and still confuses me. That was absolutely not what I was expecting….and hoping for 🥴

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Thanks for your thoughts ! I’m not surprised. In what you experience - and the fact Revolube isn’t ’Gods Gift’ to lubrication 🤣

BUT: Fail, Flounder or Flourish - I’ll not be disappointed per-se. I’ve never been one to take anyone’s experience on face value as such. And would much rather have a go myself. And this peaked my interest - and i indeed got off my ass, off the sidelines and gave it a go !

The build up is definitely (More than 50%) less. And it’s nothing like as greasy / thick / claggy.

More rides required to experience the full spectrum of scenarios…👍

I used to use Wilkinson`s own spray, with PTFE. Of course in the demise of Wilkinson`s stores the spray was no longer available ( I may be wrong). I can`t say that it was any better or any worse than anything else. The only difference I noted was that it used to dry up, but perhaps it was meant to, leaving a coating of PTFE on the chain.
I do admire you for what you are trying to achieve. I too like to find out things for myself, customer reviews are a case in point. Some I may agree with and others ? Well.........! Draw your own conclussions.

 

[DaveReading]

My chain is so clean, I could coil it up and eat my lunch off it.

Except when I'm having soup, obviously.

 

[fossyant]

Way too much analysis going on here.

Oil chain, go ride. Wipe occasionally with a rag.

 

[Jenkins]

I don't have enough time in my life to obsess about chain waxing, fancy oils and mega clean drivetrains - and I'm retired.

But good luck to those that do and care about these things. Whatever works for you.

 

[ktmbiker58]

Way too much analysis going on here.

Oil chain, go ride. Wipe occasionally with a rag

What Fossy says! A squirt of 3 IN ONE and a wipe with an oily rag and off I go !!

 

[fossyant]

Wait till people are buying power metres to ride to the shops !

 

[rogerzilla]

Tried them all, only use Finish Line Wet now. With the "dry" lubes, a chain will rust solid in a damp garage over winter.