wallymann
05-13-2016, 08:53 AM
i've always used heavy greases, but as i've gotten older i'm interested in marginal gains from using somewhat lighter greases where it makes sense.
just fitted up some new UT cranks and grabbed my SuperLube syn grease (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083R1FME), which is pretty thin stuff, thinking i'd appreciate the reduction in drag. well, these UTs developed an immediate, constant and very faint creak -- something i've *never* experienced in UTs before!
i went back to using my stiff pro-gold EPX cycle grease (https://progoldmfr.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=79)...and i'm back to blissful silence.
so i'm thinking (fairly obvious thoughts):
- headsets, BBs -- use the stiffest grease you can muster!
- pedals, hubs -- using something lighter is OK.
ps. what's the technical term for a particular grease's "stiffness"? what is the measurement scale?
edit: here's all you'd want to know about "NLGI consistency" -- http://www.skf.com/group/products/lubrication-solutions/lubricants/understanding-grease-technical-data/index.html
whats strange is that both of these greases are NLGI #2, but progold is substantially stiffer than superlube in the real world!
just fitted up some new UT cranks and grabbed my SuperLube syn grease (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083R1FME), which is pretty thin stuff, thinking i'd appreciate the reduction in drag. well, these UTs developed an immediate, constant and very faint creak -- something i've *never* experienced in UTs before!
i went back to using my stiff pro-gold EPX cycle grease (https://progoldmfr.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=79)...and i'm back to blissful silence.
so i'm thinking (fairly obvious thoughts):
- headsets, BBs -- use the stiffest grease you can muster!
- pedals, hubs -- using something lighter is OK.
ps. what's the technical term for a particular grease's "stiffness"? what is the measurement scale?
edit: here's all you'd want to know about "NLGI consistency" -- http://www.skf.com/group/products/lubrication-solutions/lubricants/understanding-grease-technical-data/index.html
whats strange is that both of these greases are NLGI #2, but progold is substantially stiffer than superlube in the real world!