guide lubricant to surfaces of the chain in certain embodiments chain lubricant is transferred to the outer part of the chain to lubricate the pins and bushings and not necessarily the rollers note lubricating the outer part of the chain pins and bushings is where the lubricant is needed not the rollers and certainly not the side plates lubricant applicators of the present disclosure are intended to be used with any appropriate roller chain lubricant and in certain embodiments a motorcycle chain lubricant and in certain embodiments a bicycle chain lubricant in general lubricant applicators provided by the present disclosure may be used with low viscosity lubricants for example a useful viscosity range for a mountain bicycle can be from iso vg10 to iso vg32 in certain embodiments a lubricant may have a viscosity less than iso 25 less than iso 50 less than iso 75 less than iso 100 and in certain embodiments less than iso 150 the porosity absorbancy and or other physical features of the fluid transfer pad may be selected to optimize transfer of lubricant from a dispenser to the chain depending on the viscosity of the lubricant being used in certain embodiments a lubricant applicator for applying a fluid to a chain comprises a cavity for retaining a fluid transfer pad and a container interface comprising an internal fluid conduit wherein the container interface is configured to mechanically couple to a fluid container and the internal fluid conduit is configured to fluidly couple a fluid contained in the fluid container to the fluid transfer pad in certain embodiments an applicator comprises a guide extending from sides of the cavity in certain embodiments of an applicator the chain comprises a roller chain in certain embodiments an applicator comprises.