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Lube, Grease, and Whatnot
sheepdog:
--- Quote from: Van Allen;1592927 --- i've used Phil Wood Grease, and Sheep, I actually picked it up after you "praised" it in the last thread like this, unfortunately I'm all out. Should I get more or is the Finish Line Grease I have so much of at work suffictient?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Finish Line is not as good in my opinion. I did my Profile cassette bearings with it, and was not impressed. Seemed awefully thin and did not last.
I would get more if you can. The stuff lasts a long time if you go easy on it. Most people use way too much grease.
Van Allen:
--- Quote from: sheepdog;1594574 ---Finish Line is not as good in my opinion. I did my Profile cassette bearings with it, and was not impressed. Seemed awefully thin and did not last.
I would get more if you can. The stuff lasts a long time if you go easy on it. Most people use way too much grease.
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ok, so i looked into some more Phil Wood Grease. I'll probably use it on bearing applications like the headset and in actual bearings... but as for say, bb assembly and bolts and seat post would you suggest the finishline, which i have more of, or the spray-can of tri-flow?
PaulE:
I agree that finish line grease is a bit thin - washes out of bearings too easily.
I'm currently using MAKT suspension fork grease in everything. Used it in a headest when I ran out of other grease and it worked really well (stays in place and doesn't seem to degrade as badly as finish line). Nice blue colour also, if that matters to you?
Tend to use 3in1 oil in cables, that or finish line XC wet lube, whichever I find first in the cellar. For my chain I go for wet lube and wipe off the excess after it's had a while to seep in. On the mountain bike I tend to do the chain and cables with GT85 before and after a ride because its quick, easy and very cheap.
along:
--- Quote from: sheepdog;1592866 ---You guys make it too complicated.
All you really need is:
White Lightening for chain and cables
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Sheep, which White Ligtning is it? Self-Cleaning Wax Lub, or Epic?
and what does ORM-D mean?
thanks.
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Tubes6al4v:
--- Quote from: along;1609845 ---
--- Quote from: sheepdog;1592866 ---You guys make it too complicated.
All you really need is:
White Lightening for chain and cables
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Sheep, which White Ligtning is it? Self-Cleaning Wax Lub, or Epic?
and what does ORM-D mean?
thanks.
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The regular White Lightinging (self cleaning) is what he was refering to. Epic is a nice chain lube, but stay put as well as the regular.
ORM-D is some sort of classification of lube that (according with federal law) cannot be shipped over air.
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