Silca

The Silca Sealant is a great product albeit it really comes down to proper use and keeping it refreshed. This new formula is injectable and is marketed as lasting 6 months. I have found it lasts 2.5-3 months max which honestly is on par with any other sealant. Silca also claims it can seal anything up to a 6mm, which I find really hard to believe. I have had 2mm-3mm holes barely seal, ie it was 50/50 if the tire would hold air after 24 hours and would need a plug. You also need to shake the bottle really well, since you do want to get all the carbon strands into the tire, since this really does help seal the holes. If you keep up with your sealant refreshes I think this is one of the best sealants, I just don't think you will make it to 6 months without your tire not having the protection it needs.

If you don't need to fully wash your bike, ie a dusty try ride or just need to clean off sealant, than this is a great product. The spray really gives the bike a nice shine while using ceramic coating to fling off future dirt. I keep a bottle in my car during winter rides to quickly wash off salt and grime. The solution has this car wash pina colada smell and it's pretty intense. Overall I rarely fully wash my bikes now since I use this spray most of the time. Not cheap, but what Silca product is, but nothing like this on the market believe it or not.

This is just an amazing system, once you combine it with a Silca hotpot which dials in the exact temps and some good Wax (Silca), however not a cheap solution by any means. If you are constantly prepping new chains than yeah, there are cheaper ways but if you are like me and only need to strip a chain from factory state maybe 1-2 a year, one bar is going to last you. I have found the initial use of the StripChip the wax isn't as hard as re-waxing, but only get harder as you constantly re-wax.

I've been a cyclist for about 12 years and have logged more than 24,000 miles on Strava.

Bike chains don't last long if you don't take care of them. And new cassettes are not cheap, either.

A friend told me about Silca Wax and I decided to try it. The starter pack got me what I needed to get the chain clean and ready, and after applying the Super Secret stuff, WHAT a DIFFERENCE!

Not only does the chain and drive train look SO much better (like new), I feel like the bike rides smoother too, somehow.