hey,

so it's come time to actually put the bike together, after months of ebay scouring, gosh i hate ebay now.

anyway, i'm wondering, in a perfect scenario what brand of grease would i use for a bottom bracket? i'm in seattle, so we get rain and humidity, i'm not sure if that'll make a difference. any opinions on the subject?

Everbody has a favorite grease, and there's a lot of superstition as well as science, but if water is a real concern the old Mtn. bike standby is Stalube waterproof Marine Bearing grease. Its heavy-bodied, but you can get away with that in a BB, not so happily in hubs. Available in most auto and marine shops.

One tube of Phil grease will go a long way, too.

+1 on using marine grease. I buy the tubes since the grease isn't as thick in order to flow through a grease gun easier. I use a finger or screwdriver to dip it out, then once it gets towards the bottom just pop the tube in a grease gun and use the rest on my cars and trailers. High quality grease at a cheap price.

I just figure "white lithium grease is white lithium grease" and I got a $2 tub that I'll never use up, from the auto supplies shelf at the hardware store. Working great so far, including in my bb.

Rather than a screwdriver, I use a wooden chopstick to dip it out and apply it on the bike. No risk of scratching anything.

I've always used white grease from the auto stores, 35 years now. I just dip my finger in it. I never cared for Phils, seems to break down quickly.

I like Pedro's Grease , they sell a gun with it too

Never tried the cheaper stuff from auto stores but I should

I use it in hubs as well and never found it to be too heavy-bodied. The only other grease I use is in coaster brake hubs. For that I use red colored synthetic disk brake hub automotive grease. It's rated for high temperature use so the grease won't burn off and cause the coaster brake to be destroyed during long steep descents.

I use white lithium grease at work to assemble engines, lube brake caliper contact points, and such. It's good stuff but is too thin in my opinion for ball bearings, particularly in warmer climates where it tends to separate.

another vote for white grease, I use motorex from switzerland, I can get in large containers from the shop I work at though I was using it prior to working there. Way better than park grease. I have never completely built a bike with phil wood though so I haven't really put it through the ringer though I do use that too here and there.

sounds like white lithium grease is it then. thanks for the input!