Description
The Chain Wax Service comes in two flavors: Silca’s Secret Chain Blend and Molten Speed Wax. After check out you will be sent instructions how to send in your chains. Each chain that is shipped to us goes through a 3 step cleaning process before the wax of your choice is applied!
If you’ve never used a paraffin coated chain, you don’t know what your missing. Not only are they super fast, but they’re also extremely clean and oddly quiet. With a paraffin coated chain, you’ll rarely need to clean your drive train and your gear will last much longer. Our chains are stripped of all factory grease using a three step cleaning process. Then we apply the wax of your choice.
The paraffin coating will last most road riders around 350km and mountain bikers around 200km. The dryer the conditions the longer it will last. Even in wet conditions, wax will out perform any lube on the market. Which leads me to the next topic…. you don’t use lube with your waxed chain.
We’ve found the best way to run a paraffin system is to rotate chains. For example, if you ride 1000km (~620mi) a month, you’d be best rotating 3 chains. Use the first chain for about 10 days, swap to your second chain for days 11-20 and when you get to the third chain, send us the first two chains to get re-waxed. Typically, most people will get 2 years out of their chains using this system!
If you’d like to give the Chain Wax Service a go yourself, check out the DIY Chain Waxing guide.
