Originally Posted by
Scrodzilla
The amount of chains I've installed on people's bikes is uncountable at this point. Every single one of them had lube on it.
Indeed. Having been involved in factory-level bicycle assembly where chains were installed on hundreds of bikes daily, I can concur that I've never seen an un-lubed new chain. The factory will always lube the chain, if only to prevent corrosion during shipping and storage.