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> A freshly waxed chain will be stiff from the hardened wax. Oh, I always forget about this. It's not necessary when you only ever ride singlespeed bikes... j
by eckza 4y ago
> A freshly waxed chain will be stiff from the hardened wax.
Oh, I always forget about this.
It's not necessary when you only ever ride singlespeed bikes... just wrap your chain around the rings and let the first few cranks do all the hard work!
But if you have a derailleur and whatnot... yeah, don't skip this step!
- loeg 4y agoYeah. It doesn’t need to be completely smooth when you install it on a geared bike, but you need to be able to thread it through the derailleur pulleys. Then you just ride it to remove the remaining excess wax, like a singlespeed.