Originally Posted by
corrado33
I never got this, my chain never makes noise (unless it's REALLY lacking lube, then it'll squeak.) What makes noise for me is the jockey wheel and pulley. When those get gummed up and need lubing the chain will make a rhythmic "helicopter noise" which I've been told is "normal." I just lube those every week and don't really worry about it.
On my IGH bike I lubed the chain maybe two or three times in its lifetime before it stretched enough for me to want to replace it. It never made a noise. I only noticed it when I'd have to readjust chain tension because of stretch. At that point I'd clean and lube it again, but that only happened twice. That's one of the things I love about that bike. It's silent, even with a dirty chain.
I agree, if it's lubed properly it shouldn't make any noise regardless of the lube being used, even crappy drip wax lubes will silence a chain for about 60 miles or so. I use Rock & Roll lube and it stays silent and clean for many miles. But regardless what lube I would use, even Chain L which I have tried, I still clean the chain about every 250 to 300 miles because no lube will keep dirt and metal grit from damaging the chain and gears, and the longer the lube is kept on the dirtier it will get and the more it will grind away at your stuff.