Originally Posted by
HillRider
Very interesting report. I've been using Phil Grease for over 30 years and well over 200,000 riding miles in hubs, bottom brackets, pedals and headsets. It's been exposed to 11ºF in the winter and over 100º F in the summer and has been use on bikes transported thousands of miles on roof racks and rear hitch racks. It has NEVER stiffened or melted and has never run out or left any bearing dry or unprotected. Shimano hubs opened up for routine maintenance after 8,000 miles of all-weather use were still well lubed and running smoothly.
So, based on my experience and the fact that Phil is generally very well thought of in the industry, if somewhat expensive, I have absolutely no idea how what you report occurred.
Maybe temperature has something to do with it. My riding buddy bought a tube of Phil Wood about the same time that I did (from a different source), and suffered the same problems that I did when he used it.
I know I'm not the only one who has seen this problem, occasionally other people write about problems when trying Phil Wood. Phil Wood is advertised as the "Bee's Knees". Imagine the surprise of new users when it doesn't stack up. The OP of this thread suffered a similar problem to what I did, and I recognized it for what it is.
Out here the average temperature on a riding day here in SoCal in the Inland Empire, it's at least 80F-90F. On a hot day it might be 110F-115F in the summer. What's the temperature when you're riding? Phil Wood Grease might work fine at 60F-70F, but not in SoCal in the summer.