Let me wax poetic

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Im using this as a journal as I dither chain wax because I refuse to buy commercial bike wax out of a sense of contrarianism.
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Avantik ultrafin is used as a tissue support for biomedical imaging (presumably microtomy?).

It should be far more refined than gulf wax with much lower oil content, resulting in a drier and less grit attracting wax.

You can buy it on ebay. Ultrafin Paraffin EM0125-A By Avantik 2.2lb | eBay

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I suspect silca is using something like ceresin. Do we have any hydrocarbon chemists? I never took ochem because I only cared about silicates at 19.

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The recumbent riders are miles ahead (its because of the tangible aero benefits). I do wonder about potentially extending lube life significantly by not prioritizing efficiency as #1 priority.

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Here’s a different user also suggesting the 3 part wax has the highest possible longevity.
For me (and perhaps many tarckers?) A very high milage and low effort mixture with the benefits of a wax is better than the last remaining watt or two.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bicycling/s/P3LGbFIALV

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In the next 24 hours im either buying a used deep fryer or a bag of silca.

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it me, with a BT thermocouple to monitor temp. but I’m super lazy and it’s only paraffin wax plus some ptfe.

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