bicycle lubricant?

[simon.r]

Never use std grease on an aluminium seat post going into a steel alloy frame as the grease breaks down over time and actually contributes to seat posts seizing in.
Seat posts should always be lubricated with Copper Slip , copper slip should always be in your maintenance kit.

I've always used any type of grease I have available on seatposts / quill stems and never had any problems with them seizing. But I do make a point of removing and re-greasing every so often, maybe once every year or two. I've never heard of grease contributing to posts seizing, but as always I'll stand correcting if I'm wrong.

I do like copper-slip on BBs and most nuts and bolts tho'.

 

[tyred]

I take my seatposts and quill stems out and re-grease them about once a year.

Half an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.

 

[Ivan Ardon]

Never use std grease on an aluminium seat post going into a steel alloy frame as the grease breaks down over time and actually contributes to seat posts seizing in.

Where did you read that? That doesn't bear any resemblance to what I've observed over the last four decades of working on machinery. Sheldon Brown and Park Tool don't agree with you either.

Copper slip is better though, Alum slip even better than that. But plain old grease works just fine.

 

[DiddlyDodds]

Where did you read that? That doesn't bear any resemblance to what I've observed over the last four decades of working on machinery. Sheldon Brown and Park Tool don't agree with you either.

Copper slip is better though, Alum slip even better than that. But plain old grease works just fine.

Its was a mechanic who gave me that little gem of information, i will stick to Copper Slip then will never find out if i am right or wrong.

 

[JaggyNI]

Sorry to hijack the thread sort of, still along the same subject line! Has anyone ever used White Lightning Epic Ride Lubricant?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Sorry to hijack the thread sort of, still along the same subject line! Has anyone ever used White Lightning Epic Ride Lubricant?

No, but I've used KY Jelly after a few hours ....

 

[tyred]

No, but I've used KY Jelly after a few hours ....

On your cup and cone bottom bracket?

 

[Fab Foodie]

On your cup and cone bottom bracket?

Where-else!

 

[tyred]

Where-else!

Headset?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Headset?

Ah-headset, not forgetting nipples too ....

 

[slowmotion]

Just to return to FiveLeavesLeft's question...... lube the rear mech pivots with GT85? What about the idler wheels? Grease, oil, or GT85?

Thank you