Posted at March 9, 2010 @ 2:08 am by admin in Bicycle Chain
Product Description
Pedro’s Ice Wax goes on wet, cleans your chain, and then dries to a slick end that kicks butt in dry conditions. Out here in Utah, dry is an understatement for 90% of our riding days. Wet lubes pull the dust and dry dirt out of the air like a magnet, glopping up chains, causing missed shifts, and generally ruining our day (especially when we’re trying to clean up afterwards). Pedro’s solved the issue for us with Ice Wax, a dry, graphite-based lube that really c… More >>
March 9, 2010 @ 4:37 am
I ride about 50 miles per week, and Ice Wax is my favorite lube – I’ve been using it for about 3 years. I *really* dislike having to clean grunge off my chain, and with Ice Wax I can go most of a season without any buildup. Just add more every day (or few days, if you do mostly small rides). But it does have limitations:
1. It doesn’t like to get wet. I do ride in damp conditions frequently (upstate NY, year-round), but I don’t slosh through puddles, and I don’t ride in rainstorms (not on purpose, anyway). If the chain gets wet, you have to reapply the lube.
2. You have to use a lot more than you may be used to, if you’re switching from oil-based lube. With oil-based lubes, it’s very vital to not use too much, to avoid grunge. With Ice Wax, slosh it on, the more the better.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 9, 2010 @ 6:02 am
I ran this lube on my rode bike for couple of months (june july). I followed the instructions and made sure my chain was completely clean before applying Pedro’s Ice Wax. I place it on, let it dry for the recomended 10 minutes.
At first I thought it was fantastic, everything ran smoothly, the chain stayed clean, just like it was supposed to. My first ride was only about 12 miles, and it was to work. The instructions say to reapply after every ride. I now realize this should have been a clue. I did not reapply for the trip home from work, being only 12 miles I thought it could just count as the same ride.
On my way home I noticed that the chain just sounded dry, now granted this is a “dry lube” so I just figured that is how it is supposed to be. But just to be safe I was diligent about applying it after every ride regardless of the length and putting it on thick sometimes even twice. I tried many combinations of heavy and light applications.
So here is the bottom line, I used this product per the instructions and the results are as follows.
If you are riding less than 20 miles it works fine no problems.
20-40 miles your chain starts to make noise like it’s getting stiff and your shifting starts to suffer.
50-60 miles your chain starts to squeek and it sounds like your riding your grandmothers bike that hasn’t been lubed since 1960.
I rode a honest amount, nearly 500 miles during my trial period, I feel I gave this product a honest chance, I really tried to make it work, and I found it does, as long as you lube your chain every 20 miles.
In my opinion this product is “basura”. (Spanish for garbage)
Rating: 1 / 5