Recommend me a Grease Gun

[Petrichorwheels]

Plus one for the dualco. I have two with different greases. Tis a wonderful thing. It always reminds me of the rocket ships from the 1930s flash gordon.
So there you are mr skol/ming

 

[tyred]

I must admit that I have never felt the need for a grease gun for my bike either.

I do have a traditional one for my vintage tractors.

Grease guns remind me of crawling around under an AEC 8 wheeler as a youngster greasing the many grease points as my dad did quite have the flexibility required!

 

[I like Skol]

I must admit that I have never felt the need for a grease gun for my bike either.

I do have a traditional one for my vintage tractors.

Grease guns remind me of crawling around under an AEC 8 wheeler as a youngster greasing the many grease points as my dad did quite have the flexibility required!

Don't get me wrong, I do have two full size grease guns used for automotive purposes (been using them for around three decades for my various vans and 4x4s) but never found one necessary or even struggled to manage without one for bicycle tasks.

 

[Distorted Vision]

Plus one for the dualco. I have two with different greases. Tis a wonderful thing. It always reminds me of the rocket ships from the 1930s flash gordon.
So there you are mr skol/ming

The Dualco looks like a unfinished product. The Park Tool one looks like a rebranded Dualco. Does look better painted:

 

[Badger_Boom]

This was the best grease gun I've ever used, but it might be a bit OTT for everyday tasks.

 

[FishFright]

I bought this after finding the syringes didn't quite work.

However I've not got round to doing my speedplays so I can't vouch for how well this works!

I've got a couple of those and they work well enough. Lacks the machismo of using a finger so not for everyone.

 

[Petrichorwheels]

The Dualco looks like a unfinished product. The Park Tool one looks like a rebranded Dualco. Does look better painted:

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Beg to differ. Love the old unpolished retro cool of the dualco. Mine cost about £15 each pre plague, wouldn't be surprised to see hipsters paying a lot more.

 

[Distorted Vision]

Beg to differ. Love the old unpolished retro cool of the dualco. Mine cost about £15 each pre plague, wouldn't be surprised to see hipsters paying a lot more.

You are the hipster!

 

[Petrichorwheels]

You are the hipster!

Also more practical of course. Who wants paint on something you are going to cover in grease? It's a tool. My spanners/hex keys etc etc aren't painted.

 

[Distorted Vision]

Also more practical of course. Who wants paint on something you are going to cover in grease? It's a tool. My spanners/hex keys etc etc aren't painted.

I'm now thinking you're more hippy than hipster.

 

[slowmotion]

I just use a syringe (without a needle).

Yebbut, just getting the grease into a syringe requires a grease gun, doesn't it?

 

[Tom B]

I bought this after finding the syringes didn't quite work.

However I've not got round to doing my speedplays so I can't vouch for how well this works!

I have one of those wedtite jobbies. It's a bit leaky when it gets hot but does the job.

I also have a large syringe with blunt needles. You need the type of syringe that the needles twist on (they're called luer lock or something) else the needles blast off, lubricated by your grease.

 

[Tom B]

Yebbut, just getting the grease into a syringe requires a grease gun, doesn't it?

I have a 100ml syring and just spoon warm soft grease in the back. I once used a filled sandwich bag with the corner cut off. But it was more faff than just spooning it in.

 

[MontyVeda]

Yebbut, just getting the grease into a syringe requires a grease gun, doesn't it?

nope

 

[freiston]

After struggling without a grease gun to grease my drive-side rear wheel bearings with semi fluid grease (I now use SFG there because I had a Shimano freehub seize with grease and I'm hoping to avoid a repeat occurrence), I bought a Neilsen CT 2874 (about £14 now, I think) to make the job easier. I could not get the Neilson to work with the SFG so I cleaned it out and put the cartridge of "regular" grease it came with in it. It works fine now with the regular grease and I do use it with a fine nozzle - much easier, "cleaner" and less wasteful than fingers and a tub.

For the SFG, I bought a hair dye applicator bottle that does a grand job. After buying the hair dye bottle, I discovered exactly the same item much cheaper at Wiggle - a quarter of the price - except it is sold as "specifically designed for use with tyre sealant"