Originally Posted by
robo
Dunno about the lockrings, but from what i have gathered, any bicycle application of grease is so 'easy' on the grease compared to various automotive, industrial, and marine applications, which most greases are designed for, that you should have no problem. Just about any grease is already 'overkill' in terms of ability to handle the stresses of being in a bike part.
Bike parts don't experience burning hot temperatures, or RPMs above a few hundred, or salt water (not much, anyway), etc etc.
These threads are full of baseless opinions that lack experience. I have tested many so called bicycle greases, Park Polylube really failed riding in the rain, with me climbing and descending fast in heavy/steady rain for 3 hour rides. What I learned is that Park grease is bottom of the barrel grease no better than Vaseline, it allowed my rear non sealed hub to get scored along with rust, but if I had same type of hub packed with Phil Wood this would have made all the difference in protecting the surfaces and balls in wet weather. Phil Wood oil and grease is top quality and custom formulated for Bicycles and Phils own sealed bearing hubs/components. I have tried a handful of brands and careful when selecting a grease. The bearing stresses are great in bicycle hubs and bottom brackets, needing shear resistance as well.Phil Wood is an old standby you can count on.
Trolls, dont bother giving your 2cents on how this is an old thread, the big bike grease repack inquiries never get old. I hope some out there learn from me not to trust your hubs or BB, headset to just any grease!