Originally Posted by
gauvins
So chain cleaning while traveling simply means carrying the alternate chains in a bottle half-filled with some solvent, placed in the under-the-downtube bottle cage (which I do not typically use). Really not that complicated.
re keeping a chain in a solvent for a long time, a few years ago cyccocommute did an experiment where he was able to show that keeping a chain in X solvent caused the metal to weaken. I dont recall how long ago, or the name of the thread, but it was fairly conclusive.
so check this out, I certainly wouldnt keep the extra chain in something for more than a good clean, then lube.
good luck finding the thread, the search thing on this site never works for me, so Ive given up on it.