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[–] Betty_Boopie@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The roller links are what you want lubricated and protected, and wax stays in those places much better than liquid lubes. While some chunks will flake off there is a thin layer left behind, I ride near the ocean pretty frequently and had worse rust problems when I was using lube. Ofc whatever works for you is the best practice but wax has been very easy for me. I track my rides, after about 150 miles I re-wax the chain. I've never found that I have to check it more often, but I also ride steel frames so I don't ride in the rain anyways.

[–] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t ride in the rain

That's probably the difference between us. I ride all-year all-weather.

[–] Betty_Boopie@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Also shows a big difference in location between us. I only have like 2 weeks out of the year that I have to break out the indoor rollers because of rain.

Hope you stay safe though, I wish everyone could have the benefit of coastal desert weather.