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Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
As others have noted, any automotive bearing grease ought to be fine. Bicycles don't challenge grease properties the way motor vehicles do. It's probably easier to define the types of grease to avoid; i.e. bacon grease, as when it goes rancid it produces fatty acids that could corrode the balls and races.
How about Vaseline?