Derailleur lube

[schizo]

So, after last week researching which lube would be the best to use and going though the Great Chain Lube Debates, This past weekend I did a proper clean of my chain/derailleurs and lubed it all nicely, which then led me to the question of what lube I should be using on the derailleurs and jockey wheels, or am I just being pedantic?

But just wondering what everyone else uses?

[Red Zone]

The way I see it derailleurs use bushings and don't need to be lubed, a jockey wheel runs on either a bearing or bushing and just needs a spot of grease from time to time

[GaryvdM]

I service my jockey wheels every 800km (road.) It's maybe too often, but it's very quick and easy to do.

 

http://techdocs.shim...69830646682.pdf

 

Remove 2 screws (9), clean all parts (10). Bit of grease between bush and wheel, and reassemble.

Edited June 19, 2013 by garyvdm

[Longbarn Killer]

I spray normal Q20 onto the pivots of the derailure and put a drop of Squirt chain lube into the jockey wheel bearings.

[V12man]

I service my jockey wheels every 800km (road.) It's maybe too often, but it's very quick and easy to do.

 

http://techdocs.shim...69830646682.pdf

 

Remove 2 screws (9), clean all parts (10). Bit of grease between bush and wheel, and reassemble.

 

Lots of jockey wheels have actual bearings... - remove jockey, clean, remove seals, clean bearing, regrease, assemble in reverse order.

[schizo]

Thanks for all the advice, I've put abit of Q20 on the pivots and using my chain lube for the jockey wheels, but when I do my next service, I'll do the whole clean and regrease method