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[Closed] New road chain, lube or leave ?

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Fitted a new KMC EL 11 speed chain to my summer road bike this morning, not bad going for a nearly 3.5 year old bike, but probs about 4000 miles. Anyway, seeing as it is a mainly good weather use bike, Pedros Ice Wax is the lube that I normally use, with a degrease and reapplication every few weeks if being used a few times a week.

Is current thinking still ride out the box with the factory lube until it gets a bit gunked up, then degrease, or any advantage in degreasing and applying the ice wax before first ride ? I’ve always adopted the former..


 
Posted : 07/05/2020 8:31 pm
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Did we not do this one last week?


 
Posted : 07/05/2020 8:32 pm
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Did we, I’m getting forgetful 🤔


 
Posted : 07/05/2020 8:34 pm
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It could be deja vu. 

Again


 
Posted : 07/05/2020 8:36 pm
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Well I checked my history and it wisnae my post, so I’m perhaps not as forgetful as I feared there for a minute 😁


 
Posted : 07/05/2020 8:38 pm
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^^^^ aha, thank you, I hadn’t seen that thread.


 
Posted : 07/05/2020 8:54 pm
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You Iains. You all look alike to me....


 
Posted : 07/05/2020 8:55 pm
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Leave. But maybe run it through a rag soaked in GT85 if it's getting gritty on the surface.

You Iains. You all look alike to me….

Lol! 😁


 
Posted : 07/05/2020 9:01 pm