Originally Posted by cyccommute

Minimize wear based on what measure? People flood their chains with oil because that's what their Daddies did or because they are under the mistaken impression that if the chain isn't dripping oil, it's not lubricated. All that having oil dripping off your chain accomplishes is to make you clean your chain, bike and self much more often which takes away from actually riding a bike. It doesn't make the chain last longer than other chain lubes.