Chain Lube Type and Frequency?

[PowerDubs_imp]

I will be the outlier.

While I change my oil religiously- that is because I understand the tight clearances of rings to cyl and cam journals.

I have never and will never lube an O-ring chain. The rollers are the main friction point and are internally lubed and sealed from outside environmental interference. Any friction from the end plates or teeth is only going to be exacerbated by grit stuck into whatever substance you guys are adding.

Please explain to me how externally lubing a roller contacting a sprocket tooth is helping anything?

Any initial speed difference is going to spin the internally lubricated roller. Anything caught between the roller and tooth (your lube and stuck to lube grit) is going to get ground down- removing material from both the tooth and sprocket. Any lube and grit that manages to make it between the outer sideplate and inner link is again only adding friction and wear.

I'm pretty sure all this exists just to sell product, both in lube and chain/sprocket.

If I am wrong- then I only am out by a few thousand miles. Chain and sprockets are easy and cheap.

IMO- a waste of time, money, and mess.... modern marketing..