>>1944813oz cycle gives awful advice for waxing chains. In fact he shouldn't be listened to at all since most of his "advice" is bs.
>he thinks 50 km a day is a lotYeah it's decent for someone that rides for transportation. But once you look at people who race and train competitively it's nothing.
>mechanical perfection>higher power lossesYou can only pick one and only one anon. Gear hubs are made for pleasing autists so that they can nerd over GEARS AND SHIT. Sure derailleurs may be and look primitive, but despite their primitive looks and operation they're still superior. Sometimes the simple primitive option is mechanical perfection. And what does that say about gear hubs? Endless autism over gears and they can't even outperform a primitive derailleur system.
Here's a cassette that's done 70 000 km and a waxed chain. You can even see the wax residue on the chain and cassette.
