Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Honestly, lubrication does a poor job of reducing wear. Chains wear out at around 3000 miles no matter what you use on them. If there were any one lubricant that did a far better job, we wouldn’t have the endless discussions about which lubricant is better.
Strongly disagree here.
I routinely get over 5000 miles on my chains and replace with < 0.5% wear just because I want a yearly refresh. Maybe you are a lot stronger than me or buy cheap chains. With proper maintenance, chains can last a very long time.