I agree with Tim that for the most part "grease is grease". The differentiator for me is smell. Everything I've ever used that was automotive smelled really bad to me. I'm satisfied with the dark green Park brand, which is suspiciously similar to the dark green Phil brand.
I was not pleased at how the Lanolube that Riv sold seemed to get really gummy over time. I had used it for seatpost and stem installation, and it was like tacky glue after 18 months or so. I'm back to grease in those areas. On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:29:07 AM UTC-7, Tim McNamara wrote: > > > > On May 22, 2012, at 5:44 AM, Tim <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm doing my first ever new build this weekend. I have a new blue 52cm > > Sam coming on Wednesday and all the parts and am building it up for my > > girlfriend. So what kind of grease do you guys think is best? And do > > you use the same grease for everything, BBs, stems, seatposts, cranks, > > etc.? I was reading some of the old Peeking Through the Knothole and > > Grant likes the blue, Sta-Lube marine grease. Has anyone tried that. > > BTW, my girlfriend is not an avid rider like me, so I doubt that the > > new Sam will be ridden in the rain and muck, etc., but still, I want > > the good goop, since I only have just your everyday, any ol' grease > > right now. Also any other suggestions for my first build would be > > great. I have had every part of a bike off and on at some time or > > another except deraillers. Thanks all. > > Grease pretty much be grease. Any automotive, marine or "bicycle" grease > is fine. I use Phil because I have a lot of it. I do think that white > greases don't last as long. > > Now that I think of it, I don't grease much stuff any more. I have sealed > bearing wheels, BBs, headsets on most of my bikes. I'd rather ride than > overhaul my bikes. In the old days I overhauled my bikes once a year in > the winter and that was more than often enough. Now my maintenance > schedule is replacing the chain when needed and wiping the crud off the > frame once in a while. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/uqmInm19894J. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
