Chain with white powder

[Eugene]

Was watching a YouTube video. They were building a Colnago with Dura Ace. 

The chain that was fitted to the bike was covered in a white powder. 

I've never seen this before. Is it a new type of lube? 

The mech made no attempt to clean it off, other than wiping the residue off the derailleur. 

Edited March 18, 2023 by Eugene
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[Furbz]

Possibly a ceramic speed treated chain?

[dasilvarsa]

Please Post Link to Video

 

[Eugene]

https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=colnago+c68+build

44 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

Please Post Link to Video

 

 

[J Wakefield]

Ceramic speed

[Meezo]

Kevin Evans? 🤐

[babse]

9 minutes ago, Meezo said:

Kevin Evans? 🤐

Hahaha keep eye on your DMs for lawyers letter warning ⚠️

[Jewbacca]

1 hour ago, babse said:

Hahaha keep eye on your DMs for lawyers letter warning ⚠️

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[WIPEOUT 1000]

Waxed chain, they all shed wax initially.

[dasilvarsa]

I believe that these treatments are over rated and not necessary.

It's a normal Chain Underneath.

Money Making Rackets.

So much Wax on the Outside of the Chain ! What for ?

Nothing You cannot Achieve with a good soak of your favorite wax lube.

Edited March 19, 2023 by dasilvarsa

[Jbr]

6 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

So much Wax on the Outside of the Chain ! What for ?

 

When you dip your chain in wax do you manage to only put wax on the inside ? 🤣

[WIPEOUT 1000]

44 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

I believe that these treatments are over rated and not necessary.

It's a normal Chain Underneath.

Money Making Rackets.

So much Wax on the Outside of the Chain ! What for ?

Nothing You cannot Achieve with a good soak of your favorite wax lube.

I've done 20 000km on a single chain with less than 0.5% elongation using standard paraffin wax and a cheap slow cooker. It's neither complicated nor expensive and it definitely faster and cheaper than any chain lube that comes in a bottle. 

Edited March 19, 2023 by WIPEOUT 1000

[dasilvarsa]

2 hours ago, Jbr said:

When you dip your chain in wax do you manage to only put wax on the inside ? 🤣

Did you watch the Video ?

Talk about Excessive !

Have you heard about wiping ?

[dasilvarsa]

2 hours ago, WIPEOUT 1000 said:

I've done 20 000km on a single chain with less than 0.5% elongation using standard paraffin wax and a cheap slow cooker. It's neither complicated nor expensive and it definitely faster and cheaper than any chain lube that comes in a bottle. 

Me Too, Different Method, Same Result .

Can do it while load shedding.

If You're Clever you can make an Emulsion using Standard Paraffin Wax or Slack Wax or a Mix of Both.

But I can't tell you how !

Edited March 19, 2023 by dasilvarsa

[Jbr]

10 hours ago, dasilvarsa said:

Did you watch the Video ?

Talk about Excessive !

Have you heard about wiping ?

I scrolled through the video, I saw a ton of excess on that chain yes, but assumed like absolute black the chain came out of a sachet full of that product which explained why it was in that state. I must say they lost me when they started fitting those absolute black brake pads 🤣

Think it's probably a good thing for a first setup to make sure all of that coating goes onto each cog and chainring, then maybe it's worth wiping off the excess. I don't wipe off the wax on the outside of my chains, it just falls off in the first few km on the road

Edited March 20, 2023 by Jbr

[The Ouzo]

I thought this thread was about chains sourced from columbia