{"id":44194,"date":"2022-12-07T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T17:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=708297"},"modified":"2022-12-07T18:41:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T17:41:49","slug":"jack-lukes-gear-of-the-year-2022-the-kit-that-has-made-cycle-touring-better-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/jack-lukes-gear-of-the-year-2022-the-kit-that-has-made-cycle-touring-better-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Luke\u2019s Gear of the Year 2022 | The kit that has made cycle touring better than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Jack Luke\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 07 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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My role exposes me to lots of shiny new tech, but I\u2019ve made a conscious effort to be less acquisitive this year.<\/p>\n

Being honest, I have pretty much all the kit I could ever need for my riding, and I\u2019m struggling to stuff any more into my pokey wee hoose.<\/p>\n

As such, I\u2019m bringing you a tighter selection of the kit that has impressed me most in the past 12-months \u2013 they\u2019re all products I\u2019ve used for years now and couldn\u2019t live without.<\/p>\n

Squirt wax chain lube<\/h2>\n
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I am not sad<\/del> committed enough to immersion wax my chains, so Squirt does me just fine.<\/span><\/figcaption> Simon von Bromley \/ Immediate Media <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

I desperately hope lubricator-in-chief Simon von Bromley<\/a> neglects to read this article \u2013 I already hear enough unsolicited opinions about why wax makes the best chain lube<\/a> in the office without him knowing I\u2019m a convert.<\/p>\n

But, alas, it\u2019s true \u2013 2022 was the year I fully ditched my wet lube habit and waxed myself up.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not quite dedicated enough to go full slow cooker<\/a>, but I\u2019m also not chasing marginal performance gains.<\/p>\n

For me, the attraction of wax lube is its cleanliness \u2013 if applied to a degreased chain, hot soapy water is enough to clean it off. Application is also easy. These are two key benefits because I am very lazy.<\/p>\n

Trust me \u2013 once you go wax, you won\u2019t go back.<\/p>\n