Originally Posted by
frogman
I also became obsessed with waxing my chain. Had better results after I started using Mobil One synthetic oil. Squirt on with a fill bottle with a small pointed tip, wipe it
down and ride. Here's an article on this if you are interested. I keep a log of chain life and using synthetic oil has given 30% longer chain life.
https://biketestreviews.com/the-last...n-lubrication/
The problem I've always had with wet lube is the ****** mess it quickly turns into with an open drivetrain. Unless you clean the whole drivetrain thoroughly after every single ride (which isn't happening for me) any initial lubrication advantage is totally lost after a handful of rides. Plus I don't have any excessive wear issues using wax based lubes anyway.
PS. If using engine oil, there's no need to be using anything as expensive as Mobil 1 for this application. Any cheapo engine oil will do the same job on a bicycle chain. Not that I would go down that route in any case.