Does your waxed chain shift differently than your oiled chain?

[bshell]

Are folks sure about their distances and durations? My waxed chains are loosened up and shifting properly in @ 300 feet.

I can't imagine accepting poor shifting for ten miles or half an hour.

[Spdntrxi]

Originally Posted by bshell

Are folks sure about their distances and durations? My waxed chains are loosened up and shifting properly in @ 300 feet.

I can't imagine accepting poor shifting for ten miles or half an hour.

what wax ? I use Silca and Rex black diamond. Shifting properly is alright, but they are not noise free until 30min later especially now since it's getting colder.

[bshell]

Silca and/or supermarket paraffin with tungsten disulfide.

Maybe a materials person could chime in -and I'm fine being wrong, but to my mind it's a solid (thin film where it's working) at room temp and once those links pass through the drivetrain a few times, that's it.

It doesn't warm up and flow with riding or get stiff with temperature changes once the links are free.