3 in 1 - White lithium grease

[pes]

Just bought some for garage door motor and it looks like good stuff.

Does anyone know if it is ok for the bike - chain and bits etc?

 

[kfinlay]

should be ideal as it's used on boats, motorbikes etc so good weather beating properties. Wouldn't use on the chain though, a good wet lube for winter and dry lube in summer (supposedly dryer) time

 

[earth]

I found it dries up after a while and turn into high friction white powder. So bear in mind what you put it onto.

 

[MacB]

When I started out I read up about all sorts of lubes, grease, wet and dry, etc. I went to my LBS and started chatting about which was best, I was looking at all the fancy stuff. the mechanic directed me to basic cycle oil and lithium grease by Weldite. The two together cost me £3.50 and I've no complaints a year on.

 

[Millhouse]

Lithium grease does my head in, I dont know why bike shops sell it(Apart from profit that is) Any siezed BB I get in work well 9 out of ten has the stiff white solid rings around it, it looks like compacted ash. I either use copper grease for its anti sieze qualities or some of the yellow/ orange stuff thats name slips my head

 

[kfinlay]

I'd read elsewhere about it being really good so went and bought a tub

Looks like I'll be selling it on ebay if possible and just go buy some grease thats good on cars or similar.

 

[PpPete]

I'd read elsewhere about it being really good so went and bought a tub

Looks like I'll be selling it on ebay if possible and just go buy some grease thats good on cars or similar.

Not sure about that either. I used to use Castrol automotive grease. I recently dismantled a loose bearing BB on my mum's bike that I'd last serviced for her some 20 years ago. The grease has dried out in to a hard waxy substance that provided about as much lubrication as bucket of gravel.

Teflon grease is the thing.... it is expensive per ounce, but servicing & rebuilding a dozen bikes, and any number of wheel hubs, I've gone through a whole £5 tube in a year.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Vasaline.
Used it on all my and the families bikes over the last 25 years. Works a treat on BBs, hubs, nuts and bolts, headsets. What's more you can use it on your chaffed areas.
Bargain.

And no... I'm not joking.

 

[tyred]

I used Vaseline when I rebuilt my Pug last year and so far, so good.

I also rebuilt my Rudge BB and front hub with Vaseline even though they were designed for oil lubrication. Oil runs out...

 

[02GF74]

I used Mobil marine grease.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I used Mobil marine grease.

I use baby oil on Marines...

 

[earth]

Lithium grease does my head in, I dont know why bike shops sell it(Apart from profit that is) Any siezed BB I get in work well 9 out of ten has the stiff white solid rings around it, it looks like compacted ash. I either use copper grease for its anti sieze qualities or some of the yellow/ orange stuff thats name slips my head

I had a BB installed recently by a shop and they used lithium grease on that - I can see it. Surprised they did not know better.

 

[threefingerjoe]

White lithium grease is fine. Heck, it's only a bike! It's not doing 60 mph for 6 hours straight, carrying 2000 lbs in 38 degree weather. Of course, you can pay a lot more, and get specialised bike products if you want, but I see no need to. If you do feel that you need those characteristics, then buy some automotive wheel bearing grease. That will still be cheaper than tiny tubes of special bike lubes.