Thread: Grease
View Single Post
Old 11-27-15 | 08:02 PM
  #36  
NukeouT's Avatar
NukeouT
Senior Member
 
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 446
Likes: 3
From: San Francisco, CA

Bikes: 1996 LeMond Yellow Jersey, 2013 Soma Saga, 1980 Zebrakenko Wind, 1980 Nishiki Ultimate

Originally Posted by RoadGuy
The test was prompted after I bought a tube of premium priced Phil Wood grease (like $10 for a small tube). After servicing the bike's bearings, I put the bike on my roof rack, on a day when the temperature was over 90 degrees. The Phil Wood Grease ran out of all of the bearings and made a mess of the bike and the car's roof, before I even had a chance to ride the bike.
You must have gotten a bad batch. I've ridden centuries out here in California in 108-110* weather with no Phil grease leaking anywhere.
NukeouT is offline  
Reply
0