Originally Posted by gmason
Many years ago, on other types of machines, I swore by Li grease. A couple of years ago, a very good bike mechanic told me that it was bad for bikes because it corrodes parts - perhaps only Al, I can't recall.
Is there anything to this idea?
I'm not a mechanic, but i find that extremely hard to believe. I could imagine that white lithium grease doesn't protect parts from wear as much as other greases because it tends to be a bit thinner in consistency, but really, it's the most commonly used grease in the world: i seriously doubt that it corrodes aluminum parts.
Somebody can be a very good bike mechanic while not really knowing what they're talking about when it comes to stuff outside their area of knowledge.