Now this is interesting. I was wondering if there is a generic mixture of readily available products that give me the properties of a bicycle chain lube. Similar to buying a lead additive for an older car fuel - or mixing up a 25:1 Fuel to Oil mixture for a two-stroke lawn mower or yard trimmer.

Avoiding more expensive brand names not necessarily always available to me is an attractive option.
If I'm going to the trouble of regularly getting grubby cleaning a chain - surely the extra effort of mixing up a lube concoction every once in a while is surely of neglible extra hassle.

Do any/many forum readers mix their own ?