Originally Posted by
pdlamb
I think this application cries out for Chain-L. Apply it, wipe the chain down, and store the bike. Wipe it down again before you storing it the next time. The stuff should stay on forever.
I second this wholeheartedly. The stuff is tenacious. I haven't seen it lately but it lasts so long I haven't had to think about chain lube in a couple of years.
DON'T abuse yourself and use Cosmoline. I had to get that appalling material off an M39 Mosin that had been put into storage in a Finnish Army arsenal in 1971 according to the hang tag. Not a speck of rust but a nightmare to remove.