chain saw lube/oil is suitable for cycling chains
I tried the chain saw oil - at first it looked like it could work well. I then noticed there was a lot of lube being flung off the chain - my garage floor has splatters from it - i would back pedal etc....even on my indoor trainer bike. I also noticed on a return 60km route that i could hear my chain - i've never heard it before - especially on my road bike without any grime or mud......so the chain was running quite dry. The chainsaw lube does not stay on the chain for long.
I believe the chainsaw lube was designed to be light and to be thrown off a typical chainsaw that would be filling up with saw dust....so the lube cannot be heavy.
Back to the drawing board....i might try good old engine oil or gear oil. I believe gear oil is even thicker.