Silca secret chain blend

It’s a great way to get started with waxed chains because you can simply melt the wax in the bag (when the bag is in a water bath on the stove). When you are done, the wax hardens in the bag until next time. The only tool you need is an old spoke (or you can probably cut a wire clothes hanger). Silca has a video you can watch to show you how to get a good result — but like most videos it’s longer and slower than reading directions.

As chain wax, I think it’s good, but it’s the only wax I’ve ever used so I can’t compare.

BUT — the first waxing of a chain is an absolute pain in the ass because of how clean the chain needs to be. As long as you are willing to spend the time / effort to fully clean the chain, then welcome to the world of waxed chains — it’s awesome. I am still blown away every time I come back from a totally muddy ride and see my chain and cassette still looking shiny and clean.

i recently. started. today i rewaxed. hope it’s going to be a long lasting chain.

Waxing is a commitment. You’ll need to get your chain meticulously clean before waxing it.

If you use your bike a lot you’ll really want to keep a couple of chains on rotation – one on the bike, one being cleaned and waxed. For that reason you ideally want to start with two new chains with the same amount of wear so that you’re using them at the same rate.

Also use the best quality chains you can get your hands on. There are a lot of fake Shimanos out there so go to a trusted bike shop and stay away from Amazon and especially from AliExpress.

Edit: Silca is expensive. There are other brands like Slip Systems Slip Wax or MSpeedwax that are cheaper and just as good.

I’ve just started in this world with on bike drop waxes. I’m using Silca Synergetic E on my indoor trainer and it’s been super quiet and I just applied without cleaning. For my MTB and gravel I’m using Effetto Mariposa and have been happy with that as well after years of Du Monde Tech

I switched to the entire silca ecosystem. The wax performs well but I couldn’t tell the difference between this wax or another brand. But the strip chips are genius, the chain waxing station is relatively affordable quick and easy to use, the chain stripper is super strong, the drip wax is easy to use and all in all I like to support them. That said preparing and cleaning bike for waxing is the most tedious part. Get a bucket with diluted degreaser and rub the chainrings, pulley wheels, cassette and derielleur plates with a brush. I use ipa to finish it off because some degreasers leava a oily residue behind. The entire process usually takes about 2 hours and I would recommend using a new chain (and maybe a new cassette aswell) becusee cleaning a used chain can take hours and you’ll waste a good amount of white spirit and aceton on it.