Fuji86!
WD 40 is not lubricant it is for wood not steel... see AlphaDogg explanation above so it is not a light lubricant...
Triflo is lubricant good for all occasion when its dry out wipe off the excess when its wet out leave it on. PHILL wood grease is Marine grease (boat trailer bearing grease). I am kinda a maintenance nut so lubricating is something I always think about especially being a Clydesdale... keep it lubed
I still use white lithium grease when I get a new used bike... just to clean out the parts then I degrease with brake cleaner and regrease with Green grease (marine, boat bearing, Phil woods" etc) Not to be done inside and not for the faint of heart brake cleaner will melt your plastic and ruin your paint...
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fuji86
WD 40 has it's place on a bike, like rusty adjusting screws and cables ? Anything with real loads applied though, I agree heavier duty lubricants and grease are the only solutions.