Originally Posted by
HillRider
... is to buy one sold for bicycle use like Phil's Grease or Park's grease. Yes, there is a cost penalty and yes, these are just regular commercial greases repackaged but they chose suitable grades. The cost is negligible unless you are operating a large fleet of bikes and these products are available in larger containers if you use a lot and that keeps the price per ounce down to a more reasonable level. .
I do the same, mainly for convenience. Sure, it's cheaper by the pound, but I really don't use much. I maintain two bikes, both have sealed cartridge wheel and bottom bracket bearings. Once a year, I repack the headset with grease. I guess I could pop off the covers on the cartridge bearings and repack, but haven't had a need to. Essentially, I have the same four oz tube for over four years, and I'm not even half done with it! I like the squeeze convenience of dispensing just the right amount, and plus, have Park grease tube in my tool box adds street cred.