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by zikduruqe 779 days ago
Just wait until you hot wax your chain. Take the chain off your bike, drop it into a crock pot full of wax, take a nap, wake up, put chain back on bike.

I personally love working on bikes. I'd replace my behind the keyboard all day tech job in a split second, if I could afford to do so.

Clean after every ride? That's way overkill. I only clean my bike when I need to re-wax my chain.

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> Clean after every ride? That's way overkill.

I tend to sweat a lot, and sweat is corrosive. If it’s not a sweaty ride, and the roads are dry, I’ll skip the cleaning sometimes.

I dunno. In my many decades of cycling, I've seen more rust from water exposure than sweat. (Don't get me started on triathletes and urine soaked bikes...)

If it works for you, keep on keeping on.

You want to be careful with leaving paraffin wax unattended - it's got a low ignition temperature.