Thread: how many different kinds of lubricant do you need for typical bike maintenance?
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Old 03-23-14 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by RoadTire
Grease for bearings, overpriced chain lube for ... chains, and thin oil for old STI shifters, and a 50-50 mix of ATF + acetone instead of penetrating oil. Works better - proof was rusted muffler bolts. (beware all the warnings about acetone, sparks, and melting stuff though) and Templeton Rye to get past all these posts.
+1. I'll add Teflon grease foe the S&S couplers and while not a lube certainly on any steel rider's list, Frame Saver. For me it's Belvenie Single Mult, which my great granddad drank in his youth.
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