'Vintage' grease?
10-01-07, 07:19 PM
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'Vintage' grease?
It's me again. I'm getting ready to rebuild that 80's road bike. I'll be repacking the hubs, BB, headset, etc. I'm looking for a good grease for this. And I've gotta say, any of the highfalutin' modern high tech greases I've bought in recent years don't seem to hold a candle to the nice, sticky, yellow grease I've cleaned out of the hubs, BB, headset, etc in question. This classic transparent yellow stuff just seems to hold up way better than anything I've found and I'd like to find out where to get it. Can anyone help me out?
thanks again. DanO
thanks again. DanO
10-01-07, 08:30 PM
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I bought a tube of the Phil Wood green grease for hubs, headsets and BB's on my nicer bikes. Everything else gets Marine Grease from Walmart.
10-02-07, 01:41 AM
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If its yellow in color, its most likely white lithium grease such as lubriplate or Campagnolo that turned yellow from age and use.
I have mentioned in the past that there are super high quality greases such as Kluber Isoflex, but one thing for sure is, new grease is probably better then old grease spooned out of an old tractor wheel.
Don
I have mentioned in the past that there are super high quality greases such as Kluber Isoflex, but one thing for sure is, new grease is probably better then old grease spooned out of an old tractor wheel.
Don
10-02-07, 07:20 AM
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A caution about automotive grease: It's not all created equal. Just last week I ordered a tub for work (I'm a semi-retired auto mechanic) from NAPA and what they delivered was a too thin brown grease, particularly for a hot climate like Texas. On a bicycle with it's generally poor seals it would have leaked out and formed a mess everywhere in short order.
I've also seen red auto grease that is so stiff it wouldn't flow through the bearing packer at work. Sure to cause too much drag in our bike hubs.
My current favorite greases are Lubri-matic blue Marine grease in a tube from Home Depot, and Mystik wheel bearing grease (in the tub, not the sticky stuff in a tube), an excellent red automotive grease I got from Car Quest. Both have the right consistency and offer superior moisture protection.
Btw, the small tub of Walmart Marine Sta-Lube grease I got recently is also too thin for bearings, imo.
I've also seen red auto grease that is so stiff it wouldn't flow through the bearing packer at work. Sure to cause too much drag in our bike hubs.
My current favorite greases are Lubri-matic blue Marine grease in a tube from Home Depot, and Mystik wheel bearing grease (in the tub, not the sticky stuff in a tube), an excellent red automotive grease I got from Car Quest. Both have the right consistency and offer superior moisture protection.
Btw, the small tub of Walmart Marine Sta-Lube grease I got recently is also too thin for bearings, imo.
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10-02-07, 07:22 AM
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I use a big tub of white lithium grease from a local bike shop.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
