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Bicycle Chains, Jason Smith, Taya, Tech, Tech news - January 25, 2021

Sorry Taya, your new rollerless chain isn’t an innovation

Taya claims its revolutionary new chain is longer-lasting, quieter, more efficient, and lighter. History says otherwise.

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Bicycle Chains, Features, future, Tech, Tech news - November 28, 2020

Radical new chain claims to be faster, more durable than anything available

With over a century of refinement behind them, the roller chains used on modern bicycles are incredibly efficient, remarkably strong and durable, and relatively inexpensive. There’s always room for improvement, though, and UK company New Motion Labs has introduced a completely different design that not only promises better efficiency, but also decreased wear throughout the …

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CeramicSpeed’s new UFO Drip lube is slicker, longer-lasting and far cheaper

My colleagues teased me in a past Nerd Alert episode for suggesting that we’ve reached the golden age of chain lubricants. And while it was a hilariously nerdy thing to say, I stand by it. Just in the past 12 months, we’ve seen a bunch of new lubes that can save you watts, last well, …

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How to wax a chain: an endless FAQ

So often, what’s old becomes new again. Dropper seat posts, road bikes designed for gravel roads, suspended stems, and tan wall tyres – yep, all old ideas. Another thing on that list is chain waxing: the practice of dunking a bicycle chain into a pot of molten wax. Riders in the past commonly did this …

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Silca launches hot melt wax in a bag

Coming hot off the heels of Silca’s new Super Secret chain lube that claimed to be a hot melt wax in a drip-on bottle, the Indianapolis-based company has launched its own hot melt wax. And of course, it comes with a point of difference. Hot melt wax Exactly as the name suggests, hot melt wax …

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