DT SWISS Africa: Tech Q&A

[MarcHD]

49 minutes ago, Mongoose! said:

Where can one buy of the "Special grease" to apply on the ratchet / rear hub.

Or can I just make my own with melted Lip ice; Vaseline and Flora margarine 😜

I was going to reply, but then I remembered I'm not in the cycling industry anymore.

 

Goodluck with that 

[Mook]

1 hour ago, Mongoose! said:

Where can one buy of the "Special grease" to apply on the ratchet / rear hub.

Or can I just make my own with melted Lip ice; Vaseline and Flora margarine 😜

IMHO this "special grease" narrative is like a pyramid scheme 😈

Google will provide hundreds of threads where this very issue is beaten to a pulp, and the overwhelming opinion is that any good low viscosity grease will work perfectly well. You want a light lubrication.

I have personally used White Lightning's wet chain lube on my first set of DT Swiss Rovals for about 6 years without any issues whatsoever. The trick is to clean and re-lube your hubs regularly.

I have not used the special grease and I have not destroyed my hubs as it is punned to happen if you do not use the prescribed stuff.