Author Topic: indexing front and rear derailleur with freshly waxed brand new chain  (Read 146 times)

samky

Currently building an elves falath evo+ and am having trouble indexing the rear derailleur. I'm thinking its mainly due to starting with a waxed chain that hasn't been broken in yet. I have it pretty closely dialed in but shifting still sounds clunky on the bike stand and the chain itself sounds very noisy and doesn't feel like the crank spins super smooth. Is this something anyone's experienced when indexing with a brand new/waxed chain?
I'm completely new to waxing, so is it possible this is just normal for a waxed chain, or would you all look elsewhere?
Thinking it might be good to just ride the bike with the chain til it breaks in then get the indexing dialed in after that.



Crash217

Re: indexing front and rear derailleur with freshly waxed brand new chain
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2024, 07:14:15 PM »
My waxed chains act completely normal within a few minutes of spinning.

Daviddavieboy

I'm completely new to waxing, so is it possible this is just normal for a waxed chain, or would you all look elsewhere?
Thinking it might be good to just ride the bike with the chain til it breaks in then get the indexing dialed in after that.

I think it depends on the wax. I used to use pure paraffin and it was quite fast but now using Silca and it takes much longer - 1/2 hour at least of hard riding. You may be leaving too much wax on the chain as well. When taken out of the pot you should not notice much wax on the outside of the chain, it's on the inside of the rollers is where it counts.