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10-05-05 | 10:54 PM

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Raiyn

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From: St. Petersburg, FL

Bikes: 2003 Specialized Rockhopper FSR Comp, 1999 Specialized Hardrock Comp FS, 1971 Schwinn Varsity

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Originally Posted by froze

Do not use marine grease it's too thick and gummy.

Applesauce. People have been using Marine Trailer Bearing grease for years with no issues, myself included. Phil's is the same stuff just repackaged at substantial profit. A pound of Marine Trailer Grease was $3 a can last time I was at Home Depot.

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Originally Posted by seres

Campy is too small a firm to produce their own grease. I’m sure they have a refinery blend it to their specs, or just buy something “off the shelf” that meets their specs and repackage it.

Voting for option #2 there. Campy's to small to dictate a special formula run

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Originally Posted by seres

But whatever you buy, it’s always best to disassemble, flush and clean everything, and then relube. If you don’t flush out all the old grease, there’s a chance the old has water or other contamination, and that will rust a bearing.

Exactly

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