Originally Posted by Duragrouch

New lube helps. No question. And versus my old regimen of pulling off the chain and soaking it, putting back on and lubing, simply lubing is a huge timesaver. But now with on-bike chain cleaners, cleaning is really fast and easy, and I think superior to just lubing. I wish I had bought one years ago, but the Park one was $40. Finding one for $5 used at the LBS was a score. And there are cheaper ones now on amazon.