Background

I repacked my headset with white lithium grease (spray on) two weeks ago. It says on the label waterproof. It says good for vehicles, home and bicycle use. I bought it from Canadian tire. Put it back together and the steering was perfect.

Then I head out for Sunday ride, little dusting of snow on the ground, it was -4C but no big deal. Went for a 50km ride.

The bike got a little dirty so I took a watering can and filled it with water and used it to rinse the crap off the bike and components. No pressure, just good old gravity, and water out the spout. Wiped the bike dry and hung it in the garage.

A week later, I decided to go out again on a Sunday ride, re-lubed the chain and components and I was good to go, went for a shorter ride since it was snowing a little, and bit windy, about 35km ride. I felt that the steering was a little off.

Got home and rinsed the bike again. Hung to dry.

So tonight I decided to bring in the bike and put on the trainer in basement. As I was carrying it down the steps, I noticed the fork remained pointed straight. The steering was tight!

Took the headset apart to see what was going on and his is what I saw.

See link http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/5250162...83267/sizes/m/