Grease me up

[chris_meowzit]

Hi All,

 

can anyone suggest what grease I should using on my bike when I service it? What grease should I be using on my bearings and cranks and head tubes and stuff like that?

 

Thanks

[openmind]

Unless your bike hails from the previous century or from the supermarket, you probably have sealed bearings everywhere. They get replaced, not greased. 

 

If it is a vintage, or if you do have a rare cup and cone bearing somewhere, any old grease will do (seriously) unless you are hoping to win a world-tour level TT, in which case your mechanic will flush your ceramic sealed bearings and lube them with light oil. 

 

I like Finish Line grease FWIW. 

[Dirkitech]

Hi All,

 

can anyone suggest what grease I should using on my bike when I service it? What grease should I be using on my bearings and cranks and head tubes and stuff like that?

 

Thanks

We can't exactly suggest best practice without a specific bike, but in this case, what Openmind said above is relevant and applies.

 

For any other parts that need grease, anything should work really. When I worked on my bikes in PE I used marine grease (waterproof grease) which I bought at a random motorbike dealer, so still using the same tub up in Jhb. Really, any good grease should do and marine grease if you're finicky.

[FC&P2C]

Unless your bike hails from the previous century or from the supermarket, you probably have sealed bearings everywhere. They get replaced, not greased. 

 

If it is a vintage, or if you do have a rare cup and cone bearing somewhere, any old grease will do (seriously) unless you are hoping to win a world-tour level TT, in which case your mechanic will flush your ceramic sealed bearings and lube them with light oil. 

 

I like Finish Line grease FWIW. 

Sealed bearings can be opened, cleaned and re greased. That way, they never ever needs replacing.

And because its a bicycle and not a space shuttle or a submarine you can use any grease

[fanievb]

 

 

it being the cycling industry and all

[BMXER]

Unless your bike hails from the previous century or from the supermarket, you probably have sealed bearings everywhere. They get replaced, not greased.

 

If it is a vintage, or if you do have a rare cup and cone bearing somewhere, any old grease will do (seriously) unless you are hoping to win a world-tour level TT, in which case your mechanic will flush your ceramic sealed bearings and lube them with light oil.

 

I like Finish Line grease FWIW.

I take it you have not heard of dura ace and record. Current generation groupsets?

[dasilvarsa]

Get your grease from the Same LBS where you buy all your spares.

If they don't sell Ask them to give you a small amount from their Large Tin in the Workshop.

I've never been refused yet.

You need to have grease at home even if it is just for fitting spares etc.

Please don't use Vaseline except in an emergency.

[openmind]

I take it you have not heard of dura ace and record. Current generation groupsets?

 

I said probably, not always  

[BMXER]

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[DieselnDust]

ParkTool polylube 1000

It works everywhere