my opinion. all street with no dirt, use wax. if you are going on dirt at all, use oil. the reason is more dirt equals more cleaning and more lubing. no short cuts.
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 5:39 PM, The Florida Mt Biker < floridamtbike...@gmail.com> wrote: > I been using chain oil. Therefore my back rim is getting all black, > greasy, and hard to clean. > > I another member uses chain wax. > > I bought a can of it. I clean my chain first with chain degreaser and a > chain brush. > > I understand that it takes awhile for the chain wax really gets in the > chain. > > For the past 4 days after each ride, I have been putting chain wax on as > instructed via the can container. > > It sounds like I am running my chain without oil. The noise is little > louder than when I had chain oil. > > I would like your opinions. I like to keep my back rim clean. > > Let me add some condtiions to my chain and my driving to get better > opinions. > > 1. I have z chain that supposed to be better than a O-ring chain > 2. I drive an average of 880 miles per week (work & college) > 3. I have to drive down a 1 mile dirt road to work 5 days a week. > > I am thinking that the wax is better because of the protection? But I > could be wrong. what is your opinion and please explain why. > > I bought a chain degreaser and chain brush. I clean the chain very well > before putting the wax on. > > Thank you > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
