Originally Posted by
KerryIrons
To concisely summarize: for a headset, any grease is fine. You're overthinking this, which is a common problem when it comes to lubricants for bicycles.
I'm struggling to agree, as this multipurpose lithium is all leaking around the gaps and spinning the bearing by hand sounds a bit dry. The original grease I replaced it with was very sticky, with a smoother feel and stayed on easily. So it kind of makes sense that, not all grease are the same.