Bicycle chains often are the hardest working mechanical component on your bike. There are over 40,000 sliding surfaces on the chain with each crank revolution!

Chain Lubrication is mostly solved issue - for example - motorcycles now use chains with O-rings, which don't re-lubrication.
However, due to the gear system on bicycle, bicycle chains require different approach and oil-based lubricants really aren't a good solution. Oil-based lubricants work well in enclosed systems, but on a bicycle, where the chain is open to the elements and is in close proximity to people's clothes, oil isn't really a good choice.

Solid lubricants aren't exactly new. Putting your chain in a pot of paraffin wax was known to cyclists since chains became common on bikes.

What is new is the latest research that has gone into solid lubricants. Solid Wax Blends constantly show the best friction performance during independent friction testing. And friction in bicycle chains is what causes chain and casette wear.

You need to melt it first. Then, put the chain in the melted wax. The process is called Immersive Waxing and besides incredible performance it has other advantages as well:

• The chain gets fully lubricated inside - where it matters.
• Wax is hard and hydrophobic, so it remains clean, regardless of the riding conditions.
• Being incredibly clean, wax prolongs the life of chains and casettes.
• The dirt in the chain is washed when you re-wax.
• You no longer need degreasers and chemicals to clean your drivetrain, which makes the process very enviromentally-friendly.