Originally Posted by
DrIsotope
I never intended to imply 30k out of a chain, as that's absurd. I get, historically, around 3,500 miles out of a waxed chain, regardless of manufacturer.
On wet lubes under the same conditions, typically 3,100-3,200 miles.
Wax has the additional advantage of easily running pairs of chains (one is waiting in the crockpot while one is on the bike) so I get at least a year's mileage out of one pair of chains (split between two bikes.)
That's about what I get out of a chain whether I use wax or Smoov (wax based dry lube) or Morgan Blue Extra Dry lube (which really isn't dry). What I did note with the wax was a lot of paraffin buildup on the jockey wheels and chain rings that was hard to get off easily. So I quit using it. I also noticed that the chain remained very quiet with wax until until suddenly it was quite noisy and needed to be lubed again.
Anyhow, since my drivetrain didn't seem to last any longer, be any quieter, or stay any cleaner, I kind of gave up on it.