Gravel bike with a waxed chain on an unpaved trail

Always a smooth ride

Waxed bike chains: ride cleaner, quieter and faster. And get up to 3× more life out of your chain and cassette.

Waxed in Silca Secret Chain Blend

What we do for you

Pick a new chain that’s already waxed for you, have your own chain re-waxed, or get what you need to keep your drivetrain clean.

Pre-Wax

Waxed chains

New chains from Shimano, SRAM, KMC and Campagnolo, 9- to 13-speed. Ultrasonically cleaned and waxed — fit straight out of the box and ride.

From €39.90 · choose Standard, Speed or Endurance
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Re-Wax service

Get your own chain waxed

Send us your chain. We clean it ultrasonically, wax it in Silca Secret Chain Blend and send it back ready to fit. Up to 25% cheaper with a multi-treatment pass (Netherlands only).

From €35 per treatment
How Re-Wax works

Which chain fits my bike?

Shimano, SRAM, Campagnolo or KMC, 10- to 13-speed: the compatibility chart shows you at a glance which waxed chain matches your groupset.

Why a waxed chain?

What switching from oil to wax does for your drivetrain: less friction, less dirt and less wear.

Quieter

A quiet, smooth drivetrain

Wax fills the rollers and pins; the chain runs noticeably quieter than with oil.

Up to 7 W

Faster

Less friction in the drivetrain. Standard saves ~4 watts, Speed ~7 watts compared with oil.

3×

Longer life

No oil means no grinding paste of dirt. Your chain and cassette last up to 3× longer.

Clean

No more black hands and legs

Wax doesn’t attract dirt. Fix a flat without black fingers, and no more chain tattoo on your calf.

How it works

Every chain, new or Re-Wax, goes through the same three steps in our workshop in Drempt.

  1. Ultrasonic cleaning & oven drying

    Factory grease and old oil have to come off completely, or the wax won’t bond. The chain is ultrasonically cleaned over several rinses and then dried in the oven: perfectly clean and bone dry.

  2. Hot wax dip in Silca Secret Chain Blend

    The chain goes into molten wax with tungsten disulphide. We’ve got the wax temperatures dialled in, so the wax gets deep into the rollers and pins. That’s how you get a perfect result.

  3. Breaking in & airtight packing

    We break in the chain, remove the excess residue and pack it airtight. We send it as a letterbox parcel, so you don’t need to be home for delivery. All that’s left for you is to fit it and do the bedding in.

Three types of wax

The same Silca base, three set-ups. Choose by how you ride, not by the biggest number.

Standard

All-rounder — training & racing
~4 watts
saving vs. oil
  • Range (dry)~500 km
  • Range (wet)~300 km
  • PriceBase price · Re-Wax €35
Choose Standard

Speed

Racing & time trials — short, fast rides
~7 watts
saving vs. oil
  • Range (dry)~200 km
  • Range (wet)~100 km
  • Price+€10 · Re-Wax €45
Choose Speed

Endurance

Gravel, MTB & bikepacking — long days in the saddle
~1 watt
saving vs. oil
  • Range (dry)~1,000 km
  • Range (wet)~600 km
  • Price+€20 · Re-Wax €55
Choose Endurance

Faster = re-wax sooner. Longer-lasting = a little less fast. Standard is the right choice for most riders.

Customer experiences

What other riders think of their waxed chains from WaxCycle.

Knowledge base