I use White Lightning Self Clean Wax preparation as chain lube. It works by the wax enveloping any foreign specks of matter in a little ball of wax that then drops off.
Now I want to change the full chain case on my bike for a Hebie Chainglider, which closely envelops the chain and is supported only by the chain, i.e. it "rides" on the chain.
The question is, will the dirt and rubbish dropping off in little balls of wax now simply be fed back into the chain because the Hebie Chainglider fits so closely? Should I look for another "dry" lube, say teflon? Am I right to think any wet lube will also simply recycle rubbish back into the chain from contact with the inside of the Hebie Chainglider.
I like the idea of the Chainglider for aesthetics and a weight saving over a full chaincase, and because it will be less noisy. The very slight boominess of the chaincase on my two Dutch city bikes with hub gears disturbs because they are otherwise utterly silent.
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter
install the optional Hebie Chainglider Side Plates.
