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Originally Posted by NHAero
Josh will know the right answer, but the sense i have is that under the pressure of pedaling the wax film is squeezed down to a micro thickness as any other lubricant would be. But I guess that if what you are imagining is true, would it matter? What we care about with chain wear is the worn chain wearing the more costly bits (cassettes and chainrings) so if the link spacing is kept correct by wax filler, it would be no different from the perspective of the cogs (?)
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Yes, the wax film ends up only microns thick after a bit of riding so you get more or less the same measurement if you measure a waxed chain with 100km as you do if you boil that chain and measure it again.. Chains will definitely measure with less wear immediately after waxing, so don't do that! ;-)