Grease

[mdvineng]

Castrol LM for most in the past but now use Mobil xhp222, the blue goo!
For special stuff, Superlube ptfe grease. Graphite where applicable.
A big fan of Kluber lubrication if you can afford it! At the Uni, I worked on a 100KnF friction welding machine at 2000rpm. I had to re lube and adjust the massive spindle bearings frequently. Which was at least a two day job. The spindle was upgraded by the manufacturer using the Klubergrease, just one light smear application followed by a long running in process to embed the lubricant into the surface of the bearings. After that, my experiments on welding Tank armour plating and Aerospace materials ran without interruption, ever after. The 50 micron end float at cold free play in the spindle never changed and running the spindle at 30°c eliminated the 50 microns. Mind you a 1ltr tub was £1000 around 8yrs ago.

 

[novocaine]

Castrol LM for most in the past but now use Mobil xhp222, the blue goo!
For special stuff, Superlube ptfe grease. Graphite where applicable.
A big fan of Kluber lubrication if you can afford it! At the Uni, I worked on a 100KnF friction welding machine at 2000rpm. I had to re lube and adjust the massive spindle bearings frequently. Which was at least a two day job. The spindle was upgraded by the manufacturer using the Klubergrease, just one light smear application followed by a long running in process to embed the lubricant into the surface of the bearings. After that, my experiments on welding Tank armour plating and Aerospace materials ran without interruption, ever after. The 50 micron end float at cold free play in the spindle never changed and running the spindle at 30°c eliminated the 50 microns. Mind you a 1ltr tub was £1000 around 8yrs ago.

but can you imagine how many bikes you could get all slippy with a litre of the stuff

 

[mdvineng]

The bedding in process would be for years though

 

[FluffyChicken]

If you're going superlube, then just use a thin* oil.
That's the retro way. It helped my ball bearing M900 tension guide give me more power, for further pully power gains, rip the two seals out.
It'll gain so much power you'll not need to look at these E-bikes.

*3in1 or any better recommendations?

 

[trailwright]

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€155 for 5 bearings!!! And virtually non-existent friction

Yep, contradiction there!

 

[FluffyChicken]

It's for people that are on thier modern trainers and their virtual races.

 

[racer x]

If you're going superlube, then just use a thin* oil.
That's the retro way. It helped my ball bearing M900 tension guide give me more power, for further pully power gains, rip the two seals out.
It'll gain so much power you'll not need to look at these E-bikes.

*3in1 or any better recommendations?

hi What does it look like in the tube. im after some grease I run out the other week