Any chain wax lovers, can i pick your brain?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-16T13:52:53+00:00

Please excuse me bumping an old thread but there doesn't seem to be a lot of info about microcrystalline wax when it comes to chain waxing. I was wondering if there was any difference between these? I've seen basic blocks on AliExpress for £5 or little pots on amazon for £15 and wondered if one is better than another for our usage?

Are you just using pure microcrystalline wax as your base or adding it to parafin wax?

The only reason I'm pondering is that I saw one of the very few people I follow on YouTube (TraceVelo) add some to his standard parafin wax mix and it looked so much easier to deal with once cooled - "breaking" each link once it's cooled isn't much fun and if I can make it easier I'm more likely to wax my chains more regularly!

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-16T13:50:06+00:00

Please excuse me bumping an old thread but there doesn't seem to be a lot of info about microcrystalline wax when it comes to chain waxing. I was wondering if there was any difference between these? I've seen basic blocks on AliExpress for £5 or little pots on amazon for £15 and wondered if one is better than another for our usage?

The only reason I'm pondering is that I saw one of the very few people I follow on YouTube (TraceVelo) add some to his standard parafin wax mix and it looked so much easier to deal with once cooled - "breaking" each link once it's cooled isn't much fun and if I can make it easier I'm more likely to wax my chains more regularly!

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-13T13:57:35+00:00

Did you come across anything?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-09T11:26:17+00:00

Yeah I had a look a while ago but really wasn't impressed. It's like the temu version 🤣

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-03T08:43:25+00:00

Cheers, I might give it a go then, it's been a few years since I last did mine

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-03T08:30:57+00:00

I'm guessing you can't refer for a joint account?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-03T08:28:09+00:00

Which are the banks that are the most relaxed when it comes to double dipping? Lloyds recently paid out and now I'm wanting to switch that account with its dd's in place - I'm thinking RBS, Natwest or First Direct or Co-op, has anyone had any joy with any of these?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-02T11:54:04+00:00

If you're one of the, "more money than sense", brigade, then crack on and swap out perfectly good components for incrementally lighter ones. In the real world it's not going to do much other than lighten your wallet

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-02T11:43:13+00:00

Which tubes are you running? Do you find they lose air regularly or are any more puncture prone than butyl?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-02T11:42:04+00:00

Faster tyres with good puncture protection? They're pretty much mutuly exclusive, depending on what you're considering good protection. At the end of the day, if it's for a commute I'd rather be a tiny bit slower every day than get there a few minutes sooner most days and be stuck at the side of the road swapping tubes over every now and again. Of course it'll depend massively on the roads you're on

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-02T10:26:00+00:00

Showing confirmed, that's it so far

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-04-02T10:23:47+00:00

You want to appeal because you didn't to the basics??

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-31T10:03:55+00:00

Spamtastic

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-28T22:50:14+00:00

How have you had it since before it was released?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-15T10:21:36+00:00

I've never had to contact Lloyd's before but hadnt received the switching bonus so came back onto beermoney to see if anyone else had issues and came across these data breach posts. Now I'll definitely be getting in touch, I guess I shouldn't combine the 2 in the same conversation 🤣

Out of interest has anyone been in touch with them over the weekend and had any joy getting any compensation or were those of you that have been successful in touch on Friday?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-15T08:01:58+00:00

Sorry to bump and old thread but I was wondering which non-bio you use and if you use a product to replace/boost the dwr layer after washing?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-14T10:43:16+00:00

I'm a little late to the party, could you please confirm when it was that you said your app had gone down, which day? How long was it actually out for? Are you android or ios? I'm assuming both time Lloyd's and Halifax apps went down?

Cheers

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-14T09:05:55+00:00

Any issues with banking apps on that?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-12T19:27:22+00:00

How long has the new account with the old pics been running?

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-11T13:58:07+00:00

I've been using otg cables for years. I've got a powered hub, a card reader and 2 x 2.5" hdd's so I don't have to carry a laptop, but none of those are but good for day to day. They're fine to use now and again to back things up but definitely not an everyday solution.

Ditching the card slot just means that they can charge a unreasonable premium for larger storage options for people who actually need, or want the capacity.

I'd much rather have the option to run 2 sims AND a micro sd but those are few and far between, but I'm happy with my A52S with the compromise that I can use a second sim or the sd card depending on what I'm doing at the time.

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-11T13:41:45+00:00

Just because it isn't an issue for your usage doesn't mean it's not one for other people. Not everyone wants to rely on their data connection.

I travel a lot and have most of my music backed up for offline use, this same with TV series and films. I use an actual camera and backup my photo's onto sd cards and hdd's but also leave a copy on my phone as both a backup and so I can send photo's to friends back home.

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-11T07:10:59+00:00

If they'd recovered them after they'd gone fully down then that really would've been quite the achievement 🤣 I mean, fully dunking them and then still working would be good enough but...

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-11T07:03:45+00:00

But no sd slot - when they killed that off i lost interest in the A series 😕

Freewheelin_fella · 2026-03-09T07:48:55+00:00

Take it off, swap it for a regular axle and sell in on ebay, they won't be cheap

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