Originally Posted by
Slaninar
Dry as degreaser used on the axle and cranks before mounting them?
Are you a heavy rider?
I still see no benefits in mounting them dry. Just (potential) problems. Why they wrote such manual is beyond me, really.
Yes, I use a degreaser on them. I'm a light "spinner". I've never worn out a large chainring in my entire life.
Campy also recommends putting their sealed bearing, square taper BB cups in dry. They come new with some yellow looking compound on them. I tried them dry and after a few hundred miles they start to creak. So, that's one Campy recommendation I don't follow.