Originally Posted by
velomoover
Just find a can of used motor oil or some soap or anything. Cooking oil, pam. Even a homeless person would be able to scrounge up something to put on a bike chain like that, so saying "oh its just a cheap bike, I dont have money for lube" is just an excuse.
Last year I went on an overnighter that included riding all day in pouring rain. When I broke camp the next morning I checked my chain and it was badly in need of oil. Just rotating the pedals a little bit sounded absolutely awful. I went to grab my lube and found NONE. I scratched my head a bit. Then used some olive oil. 100% better than nothing. In fact it seemed to work quite well.