Originally Posted by
smd4
If you go for a petroleum-based lubricant, just remember to wipe off all the excess lubricant from the outside of the chain. The only oil you want will be inside the rollers. Doing so will result in a perfectly clean chain. I can grab my chain with my bare hand and rotate the cranks, and my hand will come out perfectly clean (i.e., no "chain tattoos.")
Well, you know the old saying. Pics or it didn't happen.
As for chain lube preferences, I don't really have any. I've had plenty of products that worked well - Rock N Roll Gold, Finish Line Dry Lube, even ATF. The worst lube is the one you don't use. How many cyclists have you all ridden by whose chains were squealing like mad? Happens all the time.