Silca has announced the release of Hot Wax X, a wax-based chain treatment that it promises is “roughly 0.5 watts” more efficient than its Secret Chain Blend and Super Secret chain lube .
It’s also claimed to extend application windows (the interval after which the chain lubricant needs to be reapplied) to “as much as 800km”, around twice the length of existing wax treatments.
Silca Hot Wax X costs $165 for a 300g tin of solid wax, making it one of the most expensive bicycle chain lubricants currently available. In comparison, Silca’s Secret Chain Blend costs $40 / €48 for a 500g bag of wax pellets. Nanene-infused
The key ingredient in Hot Wax X is Nanene, a new form of graphene – a substance that has threatened to be the next big thing in cycling for some time.
Nanene, Silca says, is “an ultra-high quality, few-layer graphene produced using a patented manufacturing method”, developed by the University of Manchester.
Josh Poertner, CEO of Silca, said “From our first test with Nanene, we knew that real graphene was indeed, the future.”
According to Silca, this addition marginally reduces drivetrain friction to the tune of 0.5 watts compared to its previous immersion wax chain treatment, Silca Secret Chain Blend, which is claimed to save “up to 8 watts” versus an untreated chain.Hot Wax X is also said to last around twice as long between re-waxes compared to Silca Secret Chain Blend.Claims of “as much as 800km” between applications are likely confined to dry-weather usage only, but […]
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