> 	Brian,
 > 
 > 	After trying many small, expensive squeeze bottles of chain lube
 > 	over the years, I reverted to motor oil (still very messy), then
 > 	to chainsaw oil (not bad, but messy).  A friend recently
 > 	suggested:  one part STP Oil Treatment,  two parts motor oil,
 > 	three parts charcoal starter.  The light charcoal starter
 > 	carries the viscosity-enhanced oil into the chain and evaporates
 > 	or is easily wiped off the outside.  It works well.  After
 > 	riding in the rain and getting a rusty chain, it still
 > 	functioned noiselessly.  The formula seems to last for one week
 > 	of rides, a couple hundred miles or more.
 > 
 > 	Bob Pickett
It sounds like an interesting mix, but I haven't had much trouble with the 
chain rusting (except when I get too lazy to wipe off the water when the snow 
melts).  The trouble seems more to be a viscousity (sp?) problem-- that is, 
the oil becomes too solid at the lower temps.  
I "solved" the problem this past week by driving to work when the wind chill 
dropped below -30 to -40 degrees F.  The weather forecast claims that the 
temperatures will get warm enough that I won't be able to use the wind chill
index as an excuse this coming week, however.
Thanks for the suggestion,
BAS
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