best all – year chain oil ?

The Putoline is a bit like a cross between cold butter and the thick sticky grease you get for CV joints. Almost tarry, rather than waxy. Smells like an old fashioned oily workshop. Not too bad but quite persistent.

When done, the chain is a bit like they come out of the box with the sticky stuff on it. But there’s clearly more stuff in the rollers as it feels quite stiff. I cleaned the whole drivetrain on the road bike so it was sparkling. Should be able to see how mucky it gets now.

Did my chain today with the putoline wax. Used my camping stove and didn’t have any problems with it. Took a while to get it bubbling but it was a painless experience. it’s definitely going to get tested tomorrow night with the forecast for heavy rain all day.

I got a free small bottle of Smoove from a random online retailer so have put that on my new rainbow XX1 chain, was a bit alarming seeing it going on white but it’s dried nice and clear.

If this stuff is no good I’ll be trying out some Squirt. Lol. 😀

I rode with Putoline yesterday. It has rained biblically overnight and the trails were mostly actual streams. It was properly sodden. Although not as gritty muddy as usual due to the amount of.flowing water, but I didn’t avoid any of the wet shitty bits I normally do.

Safe to say my drivetrain would have been gritty and graunchy as hell within minutes of that. But the chain stayed lubed and there was no grinding sensation. Twisting the chain in my fingers still sounded a bit gritty but when riding it was smooth as when I started. Which is already smoother than with normal lube due to how thick the stuff is.

Hosed the bike off when I got home, wiped it down with a sponge and bike cleaner, but didn’t touch the chain. I just let water wash over it. Put it straight back in the garage, no chain cleaning or lubing needed, it’s ready to go.

If the wax gets on your clothes, it doesn’t come off!!

Back to this point: do you mean if you get molten wax in your clothes, or when it’s cooled and in use?

Both.

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My fryer is bigger than that. There’s just enough wax in there to cover the chain, so I might need a second tin in a year or so maybe.

Although – a new tiny fryer is cheaper than a tin of lube so…

You chain should not be feeling cruncy on twisting molgrips after one ride – did you leave it in the wax for a few mins and stir it a bit to get all the grit out? Have the wax nice and hot so its like wter?