Originally Posted by
billyymc
You ever have a chain break on you while riding? Let me give you a hint - they don't usually break under moderate power. Break a chain at a critical time while standing and putting out a lot of power for a short burst up a hill and let me know how that goes.
I asked because I didn't know. Thanks for the attitude. It wouldn't be bikeforums without it.
As I posted above, long soaking in real mineral spirits will do no harm whatsoever. There have been problems reported on this forum with long term soaking in water based "green mineral spirits". The chain was corroded and embrittled and did break under load. As you noted, you want to avoid that.