Originally Posted by
jralbert
I agonized over this (as I agonize over every bike maintenance procedure I'm not already versed in) when re-packing hubs for the first time. My father in law, mechanic of thirty years, teased me mercilessly for over-thinking it before tossing over the tube of MolySlip grease he'd been using since forever. "Works on just about everything!" And so it did.
++1 on the "moly" based lubricants. That's molybdenum disulfide for the geeky types. I've been sold on the miraculous properties of it for many years since a mechanic once dropped a heaping spoonful into my car's gearbox. It was a night and day difference in how the car shifted.
Two weekends ago I had the opportunity to upgrade the BB bearings on my 2013 Domane because they self-destructed after 5000 miles. I went with Enduro hybrid ceramic BB's stripped and repacked with Jet-Lube Marine Paste (20% MoS2). Now after 200 miles I'm again amazed.