Wax does zero good when there's moisture out.  Stick with the dino-product
until it dries up.


On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 10:31 PM, rob markwardt <robmar...@hotmail.com>wrote:

> I'd say that ride in the slush did it.  I ride in really wet
> conditions (yesterday, the day before, etc, etc, etc.) If I get home
> from a ride and park the bike in the garage without wiping it
> down...always!... the chain will be a little rusty in a day or two.
> I'd lube it up good and forget about it.
>
> On Jan 16, 10:16 pm, AmiSingh <asd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I found a good amount of rust on my almost new chain today! Definitely
> > less than 100 miles on it.
> >
> > The chain was degreased/stripped of lube, then waxed with an 80/20
> > blend of paraffin to bees wax and I've been riding a few miles (15
> > tops) 3 times a week in the bitter cold Midwest. Once I rode when the
> > streets were a slurry of melting snow, ice, salt and dirt/muck.
> > Otherwise, mostly dry roads or when there's been a fresh thick
> > powdering.
> >
> > I did not expect rust, but maybe I should have...
> >
> > So what do I do with my almost new rusty chain and should I worry
> > about my bottom bracket or any other parts of the frame or any of it's
> > components?
> >
> > Note, I like to keep my bike clean, use simple green finished with
> > pedro's bike lust every 2 or 3 times I ride in these conditions.
>
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