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To be honest I'm hard pressed to think of some fixture on a bicycle that could not use some assembly paste or lube. That includes square tapers, splines, couplings--- including Hirth--- and carbon parts including seatposts. That said not all assembly pastes and thread lubrications are suitable for all materials and applications. That is why specialist lube companies makes such as wide range of products. Luckly bicycles tend to use materials that lets one narrow down the choices considerably. I've found Klueberpaste 46 MR 201 to suitable for almost every screw, bolt and press-fit. There are a few applications where Loctite or beeswax have their place (both are lubes) and a few where I'll use a screw paste such as Klueber Duotempi PMY45 or Weha Keramik Paste.
Chain lubes? How said the original lube found on a virgin chain is optimal? Depends upon for what.. For sprint events on the track there are, I feel, better lubricants about than what I pull out of a Izumi box.